Revanche Tapp
By email: [FYI request #13663 email]
01 October 2020
Dear Revanche,
I refer to your official information request dated 03 September 2020:
I contend that you have known and met with lobbyists for Pierre Omidyar
frequently, before and after the request to which I refereed. In fact, Agents of
Pierre Omidyar, or those who work for organizations funded by him, have been
at your side at many crucial political moments, since: Leroy Beckett, by your
side when you met for a silver service breakfast with United Nations Secretary
General, António Guterres; and Laura O'Connell Rapira, at your side when the
Black Lives Matter rallies came to Parliament in Wellington.
I request a list of all philanthropic and advocacy organizations that you have
met with personally, or in your capacity as a Minister, or in the capacity of some
other role, since the 2017 General Election.
I have decided to refuse your request under the following sections of the Official
Information Act:
• 18(f):
the information requested cannot be made available without substantial
collation or research.
• 18(h):
the request is frivolous or vexatious or that the information requested is
trivial.
You have the right to seek a review of this decision by the Ombudsman. Information
on how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you wish to discuss this decision, please feel free to contact Lachlan Rule at
[email address].
Yours sincerely,
Hon. James Shaw
Associate Minister for Finance