R001009 James Webb OIA Response.pdf

8 July 2025

James Webb
[FYI request #31181 email]

Oﬀicial information request
Our ref: R001009

Tēnā koe James

Thank you for your Oﬀicial Information Act 1982 (OIA) request received on 2 June 2025.
You requested:
1.  The total number of staﬀ currently working at the Ministry of Regulation, including:
- Total number of permanent staﬀ
- Total number of fixed-term staﬀ
- Total number of seconded staﬀ
2.  The total number of staﬀ that hold management positions and number of staﬀ per
management tier.
3.  Salary bands and the total number of staﬀ in each salary band.
4.  The position titles associated with each salary band.
5.  The payment arrangement for staﬀ seconded to the Ministry of Regulation. Who pays
for them?
6.  Employee demographics
a.  Workforce ethnicity by percentage
b.  Workforce gender by percent
c.  workforce ethnicity and gender by percent
d.  management ethnicity by percentage
e.  management gender by percent

The information you requested is enclosed. This information is accurate as at 23 June 2025
and does not include staﬀ in seconded roles except where specified.

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Item 1 – Total staﬀ at the Ministry for Regulation
Employment type
Number of staﬀ
Permanent
74
Fixed-term
12
Seconded
1
Total
87

Item 2 – Total staﬀ that hold management positions
Tier level
Number of staﬀ
Tier 1
1
Tier 2
3
Tier 3
13
Total
17

The roles of Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive and Executive Assistant to the Chief
Executive also report to the Chief Executive, however, are not considered managerial
positions and have not been included in this table.

Items 3 and 4 – Positions and salary bands
The table below displays the Ministry for Regulation staﬀ salary bands, positions that are
included in each band, and the number of staﬀ within each band. This includes staﬀ on
fixed-term contracts.
Salary bands
Position titles
Number of
Range (90% - 100% - 120%)
staﬀ
$62,867 – $69,201 – $83,041
Graduate Advisor, Reviews and System
10
Capability
Ministerial Services Coordinator
People Coordinator
Programme Co-Ordinator
Submissions Analyst
Team Coordinator
$79,078 – $87,406 – $104,887
Advisor, Ministerial Services
10
Advisor, Reviews and System Capability
Executive Assistant
Advisor, Policy
$90,791 – $100,420 – $120,504 Executive Assistant to Chief Executive
1
$108,126 – $119,681- $143,618 Senior Advisor, Digital Channels & Design
19
Senior Advisor, Engagement
Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Senior Advisor, People
Senior Advisor, Policy
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Salary bands
Position titles
Number of
Range (90% - 100% - 120%)
staﬀ
Senior Advisor, Reviews and System
Capability
$127,142 - $140,812 - $168,973  Senior Advisor, Legal
20
Principal Advisor, Digital & Insights
Principal Advisor, Engagement and
Communications
Principal Advisor, Finance
Principal Advisor, Planning and
Performance
Principal Advisor, Policy
Principal Advisor, Reviews and System
Capability
Project Lead, Regulatory Practice &
Essentials
Project Manager
$145,563 - $161,280 - $193,287  Principal Advisor, Legal
9
Lead Advisor, Economics
Lead Advisor, Policy
Lead Advisor, Reviews and System
Capability
$169,590 - $187,900 - $224,313  Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive
13
Head of Digital and Insights
Head of Engagement
Head of Ministerial Services
Head of People and Operations
Head of Regulatory System Capability
Manager, Regulatory Management
System
Manager, Regulatory Policy Design
Manager, Regulatory Reviews
Manager, Regulatory Stewardship
$196,028 - $216,764 - $257,941  Chief Economist
1
$272,725 - $303,028 - $348,482  Deputy Chief Executive - Policy
3
Deputy Chief Executive, Reviews and
System Capability
Deputy Chief Executive - Organisational
Enablement

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link to page 4 Item 5
Staﬀ who are seconded to the Ministry for Regulation remain employees of their home
organisation for the duration of their secondment and will continue to be paid by their
original employer. The employer will then invoice the Ministry for Regulation to recover
the associated costs.

Item 6
Parts (a) (b) and (c)
While we are committed to transparency and to providing information where possible,
some parts of the requested data relate to small groups or individuals, and releasing this
information could lead to the identification of specific staﬀ members. Rather than refuse
this part of your request, we have provided you this information in the following groups
similar to how it is published on the Public Service Commission website and using the
Stats NZ classifications1: European, Māori & Pacific, Asian, MELAA (Middle Eastern/Latin
American/African) and Other.

The tables in response to item 6 of your request contain self-selected data. Staﬀ that have
not declared their ethnicity information are listed as “Unknown”. Staﬀ who have not
declared their gender information or who identify with a gender outside the traditional
binary are listed as “Other”.

The table below details all staﬀ broken down by ethnicity group and gender.
Ethnicity
All Staﬀ
% Female
% Male
% Other
Asian
12.79%
8%
3%
1%
European
58.14%
36%
16%
6%
Māori and
5.81%
5%
1%
0%
Paciﬁc
Unknown
23.26%
5%
5%
14%
Total
100%
53%
25%
21%

Part (d) and (e)
The table below details management staﬀ broken down by ethnicity group and gender.
Ethnicity
Percentage
% Female
% Male
% Other
European
71%
58%
33%
8%
Unknown
29%
20%
40%
40%

1Statistical standard for ethnicity:
https://aria.stats.govt.nz/aria/#StandardView:uri=http://stats.govt.nz/cms/StatisticalStandard/vv0ovwUo
TSSVDhpt
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You may be aware that the 2025 Te Taunaki Public Service Census results were published
today, 8 July 2025. The census ran from 3–21 March 2025 and gathered insights from
public servants across New Zealand to inform improvements in public service
performance and culture. This included self-selected responses for gender and ethnicity.
You can read more about the Public Service Census, and access the results on the Public
Service Commission’s website2 .
The Ministry’s report can be found here:
https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/assets/Census/Min_for_Regulation_agency_report.pdf.
Right of review
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please contact [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

2 https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/data/public-service-census-2
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