The Ministry of Maori Development's Te Tai Hauauru region has been enlarged - though there have been some job losses.
The new structure has been in place since November 3, according to Maori Development Ministry/Te Puni Kokiri chief executive Michelle Hippolite.
Te Tai Hauauru now includes offices in Nelson and Lower Hutt, with eight staff between them.
Those offices were previously in the Te Whanganui a Tara region.
Staff numbers across Wanganui, Manawatu, Taranaki and Ruapehu have been cut from 14 to nine.