23 May 2025
Ainslie Smith
FYI Website
[FYI request #30831 email]
Official information request
Our ref: R00932
Tēnā koe Ainslie
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request received on 26 April 2025.
You requested:
Please provide me with the number of domestic and international trips undertaken
by staff since the establishment of the Ministry.
Please provide the breakdown of expenditure on domestic travel and international
travel, including transportation, accommodation, meal al owance etc.
For travel, please provide the quantity of flights to each destination and breakdown
for airline (e.g. (x) flights to Auckland on Air NZ, (y) flights to Christchurch on Jetstar.
Information released
Please note that all data is presented by financial year, and as at 31 March 2025.
Item 1
The table below displays the number of domestic flights undertaken by the Ministry for
Regulation (the Ministry) staff since its establishment on 1 March 2024. There have been no
international flights/trips undertaken by Ministry staff since its establishment.
Type
2023/24
2024/25
Total Flights
Domestic Flights
1
101
102
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Item 2
The table below provides a breakdown of the Ministry’s expenditure on staff travel,
including transportation, accommodation, meal allowance for staff since its establishment
on 1 March 2024. It is reiterated that this data displays only domestic travel expenses as
there have been no international flights trips undertaken by Ministry staff since its
establishment.
Vendor Type
2023/24
2024/25
Total
Flights
$166
$23,471
$23,637
Transport
$347
$6,082
$6,429
Accommodation, Meals and
-
$4,078
$4,078
Incidentals
Travel Agency Fees
-
$1,164
$1,164
Total
$513
$34,795
$35,308
Item 3
The table below shows the quantity of flights taken by Ministry staff, along with a
breakdown by destination and airline since the Ministry’s establishment as at 31 March
2025.
Route
Air New Zealand
Jetstar
Total
Auckland - Wellington
22
2
24
Wellington - Auckland
21
2
23
Wellington -
15
1
16
Christchurch
Christchurch -
16
1
17
Wellington
Wellington - Nelson
7
-
7
Nelson - Wellington
7
-
7
Auckland - Palmerston
2
-
2
North
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Route
Air New Zealand
Jetstar
Total
Palmerston North -
2
-
2
Auckland
Queenstown -
1
-
1
Wellington
Wellington -
1
-
1
Queenstown
Wellington - Dunedin
1
-
1
Dunedin - Wellington
1
-
1
Total
96
6
102
Right of review
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please contac
t [Ministry for Regulation request email].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that we may publish this response (with your details removed) on the Ministry
for Regulation website.
Ngā mihi
Aisling Risdon
Head of Ministerial Services
Ministry for Regulation
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