54478 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 07 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	54478 (2025)
Question asked:	19 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Arena Williams
Portfolio:	Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Scott Simpson
Answer received:	01 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_54478_2025
Document guid:	86d8c544-0475-47ce-8651-66183f23838d

54478 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What advice, if any, has the Minister asked for, or received, about the ages of the "more than 830,000" New Zealanders who "experienced financial losses through online scams, at an average cost of NZD $1,260 per attack" in 2025?

Hon Scott Simpson: I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on MBIE's website (https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/commerce-and-consumer-affairs).