56198 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology

Written Question
Published date: 15 Dec 2025
56198 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology: For what reasons, if any, have Non-Disclosure Agreements been used in each of the entities for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, broken down by category of issue (such as conduct, grievances, employment disputes, whistleblowing, or other)?
Hon Dr Shane Reti: As Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, I have no responsibility for any government departments or ministries. Regarding agencies, for Bioeconomy Sciences Institute, Public Health and Forensic Science, and Callaghan Innovation, no NDAs were completed during the period. For Earth Science New Zealand, the categories of issue were Employment dispute, Grievance, and Early exit. For REANNZ categories of issue were Redundancy and Settlement.