58935 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 19 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	58935 (2025)
Question asked:	15 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	21 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_58935_2025
Document guid:	e8f39ff5-ef23-4a20-870f-e08db6fc52ea

58935 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education: What specific indicators or evidence, if any, has the Minister asked the Ministerial Advisory Group to use when assessing the impact of possible funding changes on teacher pay and conditions, workforce retention, and service quality?

Hon David Seymour: The Ministerial Advisory Group’s Terms of Reference outline my expectations for the Early Childhood Education Funding Review. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2025-09/ECE%20Funding%20Review%20Terms%20of%20Reference%20-%20Updated%20September%202025.pdf The Ministerial Advisory Group’s Terms of Reference outline my expectations for the Early Childhood Education Funding Review. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 58936 (2025) .