27 July 2023
Mr Shane Gibson
[email address]
Tēnā koe Mr Gibson
Thank you for your email of 29 June 2023 to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
(Oranga Tamariki), requesting information relating to the annual spend on external
suppliers. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act).
You initially requested:
An extract of the annual amount spent with all suppliers where the Supplier name
begins with the letter A for the 2021/2022 financial year.
I would like the following details provided:
•
Supplier Name
•
Suppliers NZBN number (if available)
•
Total Amount Spent
•
GST Exclusive amount
On 30 June 2023, we requested that you narrow the scope of your request to provide
specific suppliers to enable Oranga Tamariki to respond. You confirmed you would like
to receive the requested information for Recruitment suppliers.
Information showing recruitment fees paid to external firms for the 2021/22 financial year
(1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022) is available in the following table.
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GST Exclusive
Supplier Name
Total Spend
Spend
Advanced Personnel
$303.92
$349.51
Beyond Recruitment
$19,287.64
$22,180.79
Career Options Limited
$24,147.75
$27,769.91
H2R Consulting
$49,220.26
$56,603.30
Haines Attract
$141,830.84
$163,105.47
Hays Specialist Recruitment (Aust) Pty Limited
$8,740.88
$10,052.01
Hudson Global Resources (NZ) Limited
$14,630.50
$16,825.08
Momentum Consulting Group Limited
$62,980.63
$72,427.72
Niche Consulting Group Limited
$12.861.41
$14,790.62
Randstad Limited
$29,141.49
$33,512.71
Robert Walters NZ Limited
$23.751.83
$27,314.60
Taska 360
$5,156.85
$5,930.38
Oranga Tamariki are declining the request to include the company NZBN in the
information as this information is not recorded in our system. As such this part of your
request is refused under section 18(g) of the Act. Information about companies, including
their NZBN, is publicly available on the New Zealand Companies Register website
here.
I trust this information is helpful. I encourage you to raise any concerns about the
response with
[email address]. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to
also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman by contacting them on 0800
802 602 or a
t [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Cassandra Anderson
Deputy Chief Executive
People, Culture and Enabling Services
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