Ministerial Staff Numbers

NZPA compares numbers between and :

  • 15% reduction in number of staff in Ministerial offices from 176 to 150
  • 29% reduction in number of staff in the PM's Office from 34 to 24
  • 30% reduction in number of press secretaries from 47 to 33

That's a big reduction considering there are just as many . It is unclear how much the total cost of offices has declined, because the staff are getting paid more than previously:

  • Seven staff paid more than $150,000 (two previously)
  • 28 staff paid under $50,000 (41 previously)

The hours are bloody long in the , which gets reflected in the salaries. Very few of the senior staff would ever get home in time to see the news – sometimes not even home in time to see the late news!

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