24 November 2025
E Parks
[FYI request #32666 email]
Kia ora
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-043998
Thank you for your email of 25 October 2025, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
All consultancy spending and consultant contracts that have been approved by Stuart [sic]
McRobie, Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Finance (CFO), from 1 July 2024 to the date of
this request.
For each individual approval, please provide:
1. Approval date
2. Vendor/Consultancy provider
3. Total approved cost (and budget type if held: Opex/Capex)
4. Scope of engagement, including:
Description of services
Business area being supported
Duration/term of engagement (start and end dates)
5. Approval reference or contract identifier (if held)
6. Any contracted deliverables stated in the agreement or approval documentation
Our response
Between 1 July 2024 and 25 October 2025, there have been two consultant contracts approved by DCE
Corporate & Finance, Stewart McRobie, both were All of Government Contracts. The details about
these contracts are provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this letter.
If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch
You can email me at [email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Ngā mihi
Christopher Johnston
Manager Official Information Act Services Government Engagement
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Appendix 1: Details about the contracts
Contract one
Contract two
Contract name
ACC Costing Programme
Financial Sustainability Plan
Programme Management
Approval Date
24 April 2025
29 April 2025
Vendor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
MARTIN JENKINS & ASSOCIATES
CONSULTING (NZ) LP
LTD
Total approved cost
$742,350.00
$341,040.00
Start date
3-Mar-2025
22-Apr-2025
End date
8-Aug-2025
16-Dec-2025
Approval reference
103832
103964
Contract deliverables
Includes a range of tasks related to Provision of programme
the Rehabilitation Performance
management support for Financial
Improvement Programme.
Sustainability Plan
Specifically, the supplier is tasked
with:
• developing a proof of
concept intervention logic
model
• establishing performance
measures and targets
• creating a framework for a
top-down cost
improvement programme
and providing independent
advice to the newly
formed governance group
• system commissioning
discovery
• development of a simple
reporting dashboard
specifically for the
Rehabilitation
Performance
Improvement Programme.
Business area supported
• System Commissioning
Office of the Chief Executive
and Performance
• Service Delivery
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