In the first four months of its existence, the ministry responsible for KiwiBuild has spent just shy of $5 million on external consultants and contractors. That equates to half of what the Housing Ministry paid its actual employees. Nearly $3.3 million was paid to 73 individual contractors but there was no breakdown of the services they provided. In the first four months of its existence, the ministry responsible for KiwiBuild spent just shy of $5 million on external consultants and contractors. He said the money was being spent not just on KiwiBuild, but on the entire Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 28, 2019 19:52 UTC