59021 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Digitising Government

Written Question

Published date: 21 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	59021 (2025)
Question asked:	16 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister for Digitising Government
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	15 Jan 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_59021_2025
Document guid:	e54a79e9-571d-4a8b-aa24-0aed914decad

59021 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Digitising Government: What is the overall cost of the Government app programme?

Hon Judith Collins: The Government App programme has a budget of $5 million for the financial year 2025/26. This is to cover the programme costs to deliver an initial Govt.nz app release, Credential Issuance Platform, Digital Wallet and Notification / Messaging service.