New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
15 July 2022
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
Harold
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #19445 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 28119
Tēnā koe Harold
I refer to your request transferred from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on
1 June 2022 in which you request the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
Regarding the inter-agency Pacific Geostrategic and Security Governance Group, I would
like to request the following information:
-The group’s membership list
-A copy of the group’s terms of reference
-A copy of the group’s current work programme
On 1 July 2022, the deadline to respond to your request was extended to 15 July 2022.
The objectives of the Pacific Geostrategic and Security Governance Group are to monitor
changes in the strategic environment in the Pacific, and to facilitate coordination among
agencies in order to pursue the Government’s broader priorities in the Pacific, including under
the Pacific Reset and Pacific Resilience approach.
The following agencies are members of the Pacific Geostrategic and Security Governance Group:
•
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
•
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
•
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
•
Ministry of Defence
•
New Zealand Defence Force
•
New Zealand Customs Service
•
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
•
Government Communications Security Bureau
•
Ministry for Primary Industries
•
New Zealand Police
•
The Treasury
I am withholding the remainder of your request for a copy of the group’s term of reference and
work programme in full under section 6(a) of the OIA, to avoid prejudicing the security or
defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the New Zealand Government.
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Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
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Nāku noa, nā
Jule-Anne Lee
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade