Tēnā koe T Hayden, Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested: I would like to request the number of staff in public relations or communications roles at the Ministry of Justice 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 Ministry of Justice for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021. This has been forwarded to the relevant business unit to respond to. The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website. You can expect that if the response is to be published that this will take place at least 10 working days after the response has been sent you. Your name and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect the privacy of natural persons) of the Act. You can expect a response by 31/03/2026. Ngā mihi Ministerial Services [cid:image001.jpg@01DCABBD.48FB4E30] Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington www.justice.govt.nz -----Original Message----- From: T Hayden <[email address]> Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2026 10:12 am To: [Ministry of Justice request email] Subject: Official Information request - Number of Staff in Public Relations or Communications Roles at the Ministry of Justice Tēnā koutou, I would like to request the number of staff in public relations or communications roles at the Ministry of Justice 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 Ministry of Justice for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021. Ngā mihi nui, T Hayden ------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website. Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [email address] Is [Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form: https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?body=ministry_of_justice Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page. -------------------------------------------------------------------