MPP seeks to promote the status of Pasifika peoples in New Zealand by keeping them informed of the issues, then acting as an advocate in dealing with other state sector organisations.

[9] On 17 August, two men were removed from the Ministry's headquarters after attempting to film staff and seeking comment in relation to sensitive expenditure.

[10] Later that day, ACT Party leader David Seymour joked about sending "someone like Guy Fawkes" to bomb the Ministry during an interview with Newstalk ZB.

[13] [10][14][15] In mid–September 2023, the National Party's public service spokesperson Simeon Brown disclosed that the Ministry had spent NZ$52,587.76 on four post-budget breakfasts this year in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Hawke's Bay.

"[16][17] In late March 2024, the Public Service Association (PSA) confirmed that the Ministry was considering a proposal to cut 63 of its 156 jobs, roughly 40% of its workforce.

The Ministry's proposed job cuts were criticised by PSA national secretary, the Green Party's Pacific peoples spokesperson Teanau Tuiono, and Labour's Pacific peoples spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni, who said that it would hurt the Ministry's ability to support impoverished Pasifika communities.