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26OIA2019 & 26OIA2027
24 March 2026
T Hayden
[FYI request #33901 email]
Dear T Hayden
Thank you for your requests made under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), received on
28 February 2026 and 4 March 2026. You requested the following:
I would like to request the number of staff in public relations or communications roles at
the Department of Inland Revenue for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
I would also like to request the number of contractors in public relations or communications
roles at the Department of Inland Revenue for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
Inland Revenue records workforce data by financial year periods. Accordingly, the data provided
in this response is presented in financial year periods rather than in calendar years.
Information publicly available
Your requests for the number of staff in public relations or communications roles at Inland
Revenue for the 2020/21 to 2023/24 financial years, are refused under section 18(d) of the OIA,
as the information is publicly available. This information can be found in Inland Revenue’s Annual
Review written responses through the link in the table below, on pages 121 - 122:
Item Date
Document
Website address
1.
16/12/2024 Inland Revenue Annual Review
2023/24 Annual review of the
written responses 2023/24
Inland Revenue Department -
Inland Revenue Department
(Written response to questions 1
- 207)
Please note that fixed-term (non-contractor) staff were recorded under the column titled ‘Staff
(Temporary)’ in the
2023/24 Annual Review of the Inland Revenue Department.
Information Released
For consistency, we have used the same definition of communications staff to determine what
Inland Revenue roles were in-scope for inclusion in the 2024/25 to 2025/26 financial years. The
definition is based on that for communications staff adopted by the public sector from the
2021/22 year, per
Guidance: Communications function definition - Te Kawa Mataaho Public
Service Commission.
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The number of staff in public relations or communications roles at Inland Revenue for the
2024/25 and current financial year to date is detailed in the following table:
Permanent and contractor staff in Public Relations or Communications roles
Financial Year
Staff (Permanent)*
Staff (Contractors)
2024/2025
18.4
1
2025/present
**
18.7
0
* The ‘Staff (Permanent)’ column in this table includes both permanent and fixed-term (non-
contractor) staff. If a staff member works full-time they are counted as 1 full-time equivalent.
If they work part-time hours it is recorded as a decimal value.
** We cannot provide the full data for the 2025/26 financial year as this period has yet to finish.
Right of review
If you disagree with my decision on your OIA request, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
to investigate and review my decision under section 28(3) of the OIA. You can contact the office
of the Ombudsman by email at:
[email address].
Publishing of OIA response
We intend to publish our response to your request on Inland Revenue’s website
(ird.govt.nz) as
this information may be of interest to other members of the public. This letter, with your personal
details removed, may be published in its entirety. Publishing responses increases the availability
of information to the public and is consistent with the OIA's purpose of enabling more effective
participation in the making and administration of laws and policies and promoting the
accountability of officials.
Thank you again for your request.
Yours sincerely
Kirsty Gemmill
Enterprise Leader - Executive Services & Communications
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