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Ref: 207858
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
John Luke
By email to [FYI request #15399 email]
Tēnā koe John,
Final response to your request for Official Information
On 13 April 2021, you requested from the Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) the
following information:
1.
For the 2017-2021 financial year, the total amount spent by the Office on koha, the names
of those who received it,
2.
the amount spent on any other donations and the names of those who received these
donations; and
3.
The events current commissioner Meng Foon attended since he took the office.
On 4 June 2021, we provided our response to your first two question.
On 9 July 2021 we provided a partial response to your last request, namely events attended by Race
Relations Commissioner Meng Foon between January 2021 – June 2021.
On 19 July 2021 we provided a further response to your last request, namely events attended by
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon between August 2019 – December 2019.
Please see below a table on the public events Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has
attended between January 2020– December 2020.1
Alternative avenues
If you are unhappy with this response, under the Official Information Act you are entitled to complain
to the Ombudsman’s Office. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or on freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries about this response, please feel free to contact me directly.

Nāku noa, nā

Jaimee Paenga
Legal Adviser

1 Please note in this and the last response, some information was denoted as ***. Where this appears, the
Commission does not hold the information.

Date of Event
Location
Meeting/Event
Description/Invitation received from
Sat, 11 Jan
Auckland
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple NZ Annual Reunion Dinner
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple NZ
Sat, 18 Jan
Auckland
Invitation to Opening of Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day
Auckland Chinese Community Centre Inc
Thurs, 23 Jan to
Sat, 25 Jan
Ratana
Ratana Celebrations
Annual Celebration of Founder's birthday
Speaking invitation at Makara Cemetery event, invite to attend at Holocaust
Mon, 27 Jan
Wel ington
Memorial Stone and Parliament Reception for United Nations International
Holocaust
Holocaust Centre of NZ and Wel ington Regional Jewish Council
Remembrance Day
Mon, 27 Jan
Wel ington
National Day Reception in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary
of the Republic Day of India
High Commission of India
Weds, 29 Jan
Auckland
Give Nothing to Racism Stakeholder meeting
Human Rights Commission organised meeting
Fri, 31 Jan
Wel ington
Opening of Aotea Col ege new school buildings
Principal and BOT of Aotea Col ege
Australian Bushfire Relief Concert in Auckland to raise funds and awareness for the
Sat, 2 Feb
Auckland
victims of the fires in Australia. Funds wil  be raised for the Australian Redcross and
Neralcm
the Wildlife Emergency Fund
Tues, 4 Feb to
Thurs, 6 Feb
Paihia
National Iwi Chairs Forum and Waitangi Day Celebrations
National Iwi Chairs, Waitangi National Trust etc
Weds, 5 Feb
Paihia
Opening of new museum at Waitangi that commemorates
the service of Māori in the NZ Armed Forces
Waitangi National Trust
Weds, 5 Feb
Paihia
Dinner to celebrate the opening of a new museum at Waitangi that commemorates
the service of Māori in the NZ Armed Forces
Trustees of the Waitangi National Trust
Thurs, 6 Feb
Paihia
Dawn Service and Flag Raising Ceremony
Waitangi National Trust
Fri, 7 Feb
Wel ington
THE SWING - a Theatre Marae project
Te Rākau Theatre
Sat, 8 Feb
Wel ington
Celebrating the Year of the Rat on Matiu/Sommes Island
NZ Chinese Association
Sat, 15 Feb
Christchurch
Anti Workplace Bul ying Public Meeting
Culture Safe Christchurch
Sun, 16 Feb
Auckland
Auckland Connecting Faith | Interfaith Communities Hui
Minister for Ethnic Communities
Tues, 18 Feb
Auckland
Speaking invitation at Selwyn Community Education 2020 Think Talks
Selwyn Community Education
Weds, 19 Feb
Auckland
Guest speaker at West Auckland community meeting
Waitakere Ethnic Board
Thurs, 20 Feb
Auckland
Keynote Speaker at Book Launch Identity and Involvement Volume II  Auckland Jewry
into the 21st century
Hughes Publicity
Tues, 25 Feb
Gisborne
White Ribbon Youth Ambassador programme in Schools at Gisborne Girls' High
School
Family Violence Response Coordinator, MSD

Date of Event
Location
Meeting/Event
Description/Invitation received from
Weds, 26 Feb
Napier
White Ribbon Youth Ambassador programme in Schools at Tamatea High School
Family Violence Response Coordinator, MSD
Fri, 28 Feb
Tauranga
Guest Speaker at LGNZ Zone Two February Meeting
Local Government New Zealand
Sat, 29 Feb
Auckland
Speaking invitation at 4th New Zealand Hindu Youth Conference
President, Hindu Youth New Zealand
Sun, 1 Mar
Wel ington
Invitation to moderate a panel at NZ Festival Writers' event
Manager, Writers programme for the 2020 NZ festival
Sun, 1 Mar
Wel ington
Speaking invitation at Connecting Faith & Interfaith communities hui
Principal Advisor Events, Office of Ethnic Communities
Sat, 7 Mar
Hastings
Speaking invitation at International Cultures Day
President, Multicultural Association Hawkes Bay
Sat, 14 Mar
Whanganui
Race Unity Day event
Multicultural Council of Rangitīkei/Whanganui
Sun, 15 Mar
Christchurch
National Remembrance Service
Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, the NZ Government and Christchurch
City Council
Tues, 17 Mar
Wel ington
Thai Pongal (Harvest Festival)
Michael Wood, MP for Mt Roskil  and Chief Government Whip
Sat, 21 Mar
Auckland
Te Tiriti Based Futures and Anti-Racism 2020 event for Race Relations Day
Senior Lecturer, Taupua Waiora Research Centre, Auckland
University of Technology
Mon, 23 Mar
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 3

Weds, 25 Mar
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 4

Tues, 21 Apr
Online - Zoom
NZCA Core Education meeting
NZ Chinese Association
Tues, 21 Apr
Online - Zoom
Multicultural New Zealand Covid-19 meeting
Multicultural New Zealand
Thurs, 23 Apr
Online - Zoom
Online meeting with Facebook
Facebook
Fri, 24 Apr
Online - Zoom
Behind the Mask Session
Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business
Mon, 27 Apr
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 3

Tues, 28 Apr
Online - Zoom
Multicultural New Zealand Covid-19 meeting
Multicultural New Zealand
Tues, 12 May
Online - Zoom
Multicultural New Zealand Covid-19 meeting
Multicultural New Zealand
Thurs, 14 May
Online - Zoom
Anti Racism Strategy Korero Fono
Department of Social and Community Health, University of
Auckland
Weds, 13 May
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 2

Sun, 17 May
Online - Zoom
Race Unity Speech Awards Regional Heats
Baha'i Faith New Zealand
Fri, 22 May
Online - Zoom
Brave conversations about cultural stigmatisation and respectful behaviour webinar
Cultureworks
Sat, 23 May
Online - Zoom
Eid online programme
Voice of Islam NZ
Tues, 26 May
Online - Zoom
Speaking invitation at U3A Wel ington City meeting
U3A Wel ington City
Tues, 26 May
Online - Zoom
Multicultural New Zealand Covid-19 meeting
Multicultural New Zealand
Thurs, 28 May
Online - Zoom
East Coast Town Hall - Thinking Big
Labour List MP
Fri, 29 May
Online - Zoom
Karearea Institute for Change
Karearea Institute for Change
3

Date of Event
Location
Meeting/Event
Description/Invitation received from
Mon, 8 Jun
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 1

Tues, 9 Jun
Online - Zoom
Multicultural Council Wel ington June meeting
Multicultural Council Wel ington
Fri, 12 Jun
Online - Zoom
Championing Superdiversity session
Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business
Tues, 16 Jun
Online - Zoom
Speaker invitation for Give Nothing to Racism
The New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria
University of Wellington
Tues, 23 Jun
Wel ington
World Refugee Day event
Hon Iain Lees-Gal oway, Minister of Immigration in association
with NZ Red Cross
Hon Damien O'Connor, Minister of State for Trade and Export
Weds, 24 Jun
Wel ington
2020 Global Enterprise Experience Award Ceremony
Growth in association with Victoria University of Wel ington,
University of Otago Business School and Te Kaihau Education Trust
Tues, 30 Jun
Online - Zoom
Invitation to moderate online Religious Attitudes to Racism discussion
Wel ington Abrahamic Council
Weds, 1 Jul
Online - Zoom
Speaker invitation at Unity in Diversity online event
Future Dragonz
Fri, 3 Jul
Gisborne
Invitation to attend 10 year celebration semi open day
Tauawhi Tairawhiti Men's Centre
Mon, 6 Jul
Wel ington
Launch of community-led family violene prevention frameworks (2019-2023)
Chief Executive, MSD
Tues, 7 Jul
Wel ington
Te Awe Wel ington Māori Business Network & Wel ington Pasifika Business Network
Te Awe Wel ington Māori Business Network & Wel ington Pasifika
Post Budget Breakfast
Business Network
Weds, 15 Jul
Wel ington
Keynote speaker at a dinner celebrating Matariki
Royal NZ Police Col ege
Thurs, 16 Jul
Online - Zoom
Online NZCA meeting re Ventnor
NZ Chinese Association
Tues, 21 Jul
Online - Zoom
Te Tairawhiti Regional Hui on Trade
Te Taumata
Weds, 22 Jul
Online - Zoom
Speaker invitation for Maori Representation Workshop
Northland Regional Council
Weds, 22 Jul
Gisborne
Invitation to attend Gisborne Lions meeting
Gisborne Lions
Mon, 27 Jul
Online - Zoom
Facilitation discussion meeting
New Plymouth District Council
Tues, 28 Jul
Wel ington
Reception to acknowledge Sir Derek Arana Te Ahi Lardel i ONZM
Hon Meka Whaitiri, MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti
Thurs, 30 Jul
New Plymouth
Invitation to facilitate meeting for Taranaki Iwi Leaders and New Plymouth District
Council re Long Term Plan
New Plymouth District Council
Fri, 31 Jul
Wel ington
Powhiri for Andrew Coster, Police Commissioner
NZ Police
Fri, 31 Jul
Auckland
NZ Chinese Culture exchange
***
Sat, 1 Aug
Auckland
Rarotonga language week launch
***
Sun, 2 Aug
Auckland
Invitation to Butterfly Lovers Musical Showing
Renee Liang
Mon, 3 Aug
Auckland
Speaking invitation at Combined Probus club of Epsom
Speaker Organiser, Combined Probus Club of Epsom
Tues, 4 Aug
Auckland
Pacific Advance Secondary School
***
Tues, 4 Aug
Online - Zoom
Unity in Community leads meeting
***
4

Date of Event
Location
Meeting/Event
Description/Invitation received from
Weds, 5 Aug
Online - Zoom
Refugee resettlement in a time of international change
RAS NZ
Thurs, 6 Aug
Otaki
National Iwi Chairs Forum meeting
National Iwi Chairs Forum
Fri, 7 Aug
Omapere
Invitation to attend Manea Footprints of Kupe meeting
Manea Footprints of Kupe
Sat, 8 Aug
Auckland
Spaking invitation at Social Innovation NZ Cultural Diversity session
Social Innovation NZ Cultural Team 2020
Weds, 12 Aug
Auckland
Covid-19 Alert Level 3

Weds, 12 Aug
Rest of country
Covid-19 Alert Level 2

Tues, 18 Aug
Online - Zoom
Refugee resettlement in a time of international change
RAS NZ
Weds, 19 Aug
Gisborne
NZ Trade & Enterprise & Trust Tairawhiti Regional Networking event
NZ Trade & Enterprise
Sun, 23 Aug
Wel ington
Keynote speaker at Wel ington Interfaith Council AGM
Chair, Wel ington Interfaith Council Inc
Mon, 24 Aug
Online
15 March Terrorist Sentencing hearing
***
Tues, 25 Aug
Online
15 March Terrorist Sentencing hearing
***
Tues, 25 Aug
Online - Zoom
Refugee resettlement in a time of international change
RAS NZ
Thurs, 27 Aug
Online - Zoom
Human Rights Centre Webinar on Victims' Rights in the United Nations
Auckland Law School
Sun, 30 Aug
Online - Zoom
B'nai Brith Zoom Event - Facing the Nazi Beast Today
Holocaust Centre of NZ
Sun, 30 Aug
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 2

Fri, 4 Sept
Tokomaru Bay
Speaker Invitation to Hatea-a-Rangi School Funtastic Day re new mahi and the
consequences of Racism
Principal, Hatea-a-Rangi School
Tues, 8 Sept
Wel ington
Attend Multicultural Council of Wel ington AGM
President, Multicultural Council of Wel ington
Tues, 8 Sept
Online - Zoom
Special Guest Speaker Invitation to Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc webinar re
'Human Rights: Racial Discrimination & Related Intolerance'
Director, Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc
Weds, 9 Sept
Christchurch
Christchurch Multicultural meeting
Christchurch Multicultural
Weds, 9 Sept
Online - Zoom
Multicultural NZ Covid-19 Meeting
Community Relationship Advisor, Multicultural NZ
Mon, 14 Sept
Auckland
Invitation to visit Tirimoana School for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Tirimoana School
Tues, 15 Sept
Online - Zoom
Invitation to speak on panel to discuss different perspectives regarding people
Asylum Seekers Equality Project, a group based in Victoria
seeking asylum in New Zealand
University’s Law School
Weds, 16 Sept
Auckland
Diversity Works of NZ awards
CEO, Diversity Works
Weds, 16 Sept
Online - Zoom
Speaking Invitation to Rotary Harbourside Club
Club Service Director, Rotary Harbourside Club
Sat, 19 Sept
Online - Zoom
Invitation to summarise and make closing remarks on ARCC Webinar: Hear from us,
Community Engagement & Relationship Coordinator, Aotearoa
Not about us
Resettlement Community Coalition
Mon, 21 Sept
Auckland
Covid-19 Alert Level 2

Mon, 21 Sept
Rest of country
Covid-19 Alert Level 1

Tues, 22 Sept
Wel ington
Invitation to attend Wel ington Chinese Garden Society meeting
Wel ington Chinese Garden Society
5

Date of Event
Location
Meeting/Event
Description/Invitation received from
Thurs, 24 Sept
Wel ington
Invitation to speak at Rotary/ANZ Business Breakfast in Karori
Rotary/ANZ Business Breakfast programme convemor
Sat, 26 Sept
Wel ington
Invitation to attend Multicultural New Zealand Powhiri and AGM
National President, Multicultural New Zealand
Sat, 26 Sept
Wel ington
Black-Tie Community Awards Night
Executive Committee of Multicultural New Zealand
Sun, 27 Sept
New Plymouth
Invitation to attend a panel and workshop about confronting racism and finding ways  Assistant Curator, Public Programmes - Govett-Brewster Art
to support targeted communities in times of COVID-19
Gal ery
Mon, 28 Sept
Auckland
Invitation as Guest Speaker at Diversity Workshop
Post Production Tutor, South Seas Film School
Tues, 29 Sept
Wel ington
Invitation to attend NZ Police Remembrance Day Service
Commissioner Andrew Coster, NZ Police
Sat, 3 Oct
Online - Zoom
National Cultural Diversity Summit
Asian Australian Lawyers Association
Weds, 7 Oct
Aotearoa NZ
Covid-19 Alert Level 1

Sat, 10 Oct
Invercargil
Murihiku Islamic Awareness Week event
Murihiku Islamic Trust
Mon, 19 Oct
Wel ington
Wel ington Col ege Board meeting
Chairperson, Wel ington Col ege Board of Trustees
Tues, 20 Oct
Christchurch
11th Annual Refugee Regional Forum - "Safer Communities" Theme
Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resource Centre
Tues, 20 Oct
Auckland
Connecting a Community event. Focus: Recognising, & Acting Positively To Address
Unconscious Bias in Schools
NZ Educational Administration & Leadership Society
Thurs, 30 Oct
Online - Zoom
Invitation to Aotearoa Poster Competition prize-giving ceremony - Kiwis together -
2020
Aotearoa Poster Competition project team
Sun, 1 Nov
Auckland
Opening of "Toi ō tēnei ao & Toi tuku iho—Contemporary and Traditional Māori Art
Exhibition"
AI International Art Gal ery
Tues, 3 Nov
Wel ington
Powhiri for Glenis Philip Barbara as Assistant Maori Commissioner for Children
Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Mon, 9 Nov
Auckland
Guest Speaker and Presentation at Spirit of Work function
Spirit of Work
Weds, 11 Nov
Nelson
Anne Frank New Zealand Travel ing
Chairman, Anne Frank NZ Travel ing Exhibition and CEO of
Launch of the Anne Frank NZ Travel ing Exhibition
Motueka District Museum
Fri, 13 Nov
Auckland
Pacific Business Awards 2020
CEO, Pacific Business Trust
Sat, 14 Nov
Auckland
Auckland International Centre for Law & Religion Luncheon
Auckland and Northland Regional Delegates of Auckland
International Centre for Law & Religion
Sat, 14 Nov
Auckland
Keynote speaker at 2020 NZ Leadership Programme graduation ceremony
Marketing, Communications & Events Manager, Leadership NZ
Tues, 17 Nov
Hamilton
Guest speaker at Ministry of Education's Te Ara Whiti PLD Session
Strategic Advisor Maori - Waikato
Weds, 18 Nov
Hamilton
Guest speaker at Family Start multicultural social workers meeting
Meeting invite sought by HRC staff to Family Start
Weds, 18 Nov
Hamilton
Meeting with University of Waikato's Muslim student representatives
Meeting invite sought by HRC staff to student representatives
Thurs, 19 Nov
Hamilton
Meeting with members of the University of Waikato's Taskforce and a presentation
to staff
Office of the Vice Chancellor, The University of Waikato
Fri, 20 Nov
Rotorua
Guest at Ahuwhenua Maori Horticulture Awards 2020
Wright Whanau
Sat, 21 Nov
Auckland
Pakistan Association of NZ 2020 Community Awards
President, Pakistan Association of NZ
6

Date of Event
Location
Meeting/Event
Description/Invitation received from
Mon, 23 Nov
Auckland
Superdiversity Institute End of Year Celebration
Superdiversity Institute
Fri, 27 Nov
Wel ington
NZ National Refugee Association Meeting
***
Sat, 28 Nov
Auckland
Friendship of Peace Association Annual Board Meeting & AGM
Friendship of Peace Association
Weds, 2 Dec
Wel ington
Support Handover of Petition for Māori Wards and the change of Māori Wards
legislation to Tamati Coffey
Representative of Te Rōpū Tautoko Māori
Weds, 2 Dec
Wel ington
Launch of 2020 Child Poverty Monitor
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern in association with the Office of the
Children’s Commissioner, JR McKenzie Trust and Otago University
Thurs, 3 Dec
Auckland
Auckland Grammar School Prize Giving
Headmaster, Auckland Grammar School
Fri, 4 Dec
Auckland
Welcoming address to open Epsom Normal Primary School's Cultural Festival
Principal, Epsom Normal Primary School
Sun, 6 Dec
Wel ington
Ngati Porou ki Poneke bbq
Ngati Porou ki Poneke
Sun, 6 Dec
Wel ington
Seyip Association of NZ Inc Dinner
Seyip Association of NZ Inc
Mon, 7 Dec
Auckland
Talanoa Paper Launch
Human Rights Commission event
Office of the Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic
Mon, 7 Dec
Wel ington
Parliamentary Diwali Celebration
Communities and the Office of Ethnic Communities –
Department of Internal Affairs
Weds, 9 Dec
Opononi
Opening of Manea Footprints of Kupe
General Manager, Manea Footprints
Thurs, 10 Dec
Wel ington
Homeward Christmas Bal
British High Commission
Sat, 12 Dec
Auckland
APNA Network with APNZ TV and Radio APNA 990 Networking Event
CEO, Apna Network Radio Apna & Apna TV
Sun, 13 Dec
Auckland
Hanukkah Jewish Festival of Lights
President, Zionist Federation of New Zealand and President of
Jewish National Fund New Zealand
Tues, 22 Dec
Wel ington
Christmas Party
Kathy Parkin

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