14 September 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011
PO Box 805, Wellington
Phone 04 495 7200
John Luke
Em
ail [email address]
[FYI request #20350 email]
dia.govt.nz
Dear John,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA 21/22-0171
Thank you for your email of 26 August 2022 requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the OIA):
“I would like to request a list of vacancy (ministerial appointment only, e.g. board
member, Lay member, Trustee etc) that the nomination period has been closed but still
under consideration by the DIA or the relevant Minister.
In your list, can you please included the date that vacancy been advertised, what
method you have used to publicly advertise the position and when the vacancy been
closed as well.
Also, I would like to know if you have any future opening in late 2022 or early 2023. e.g.
the position that will call for nomination or in the process of obtaining Minster
approval to start the recruitment process.”
In response to your request, please find attached a list of appointment vacancies with the
nomination period closed and still under active consideration as
Appendix A.
Please also find attached a list of the upcoming nominations that are scheduled to begin in
late 2022 or early 2023 as
Appendix B. We have interpreted this to mean up to 31 March
2023.
We intend to publish our response to your request on www.dia.govt.nz. This letter, with
your personal details removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses
increases the availability of information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s
purpose of enabling more effective participation in the making and administration of laws
and policies and promoting the accountability of Ministers and officials.
Nāku noa, nā
Anita Balakrishnan
Tumuaki | Director
Ministerial, Monitoring, and Capability
Appendix A: Current appointment processes
Entity
Number of
Nomination period
Method to publicly advertise
vacancies
(dates inclusive)
Community Trusts
17
19 May 2022 –
DIA website, NZ Govt Jobs Online,
12 June 2022
LinkedIn, Kumera Vine, Mahi.co.nz,
Institute of Directors, Seek, Inspiring
Communities, Hui E! Community
Aotearoa, nominating agencies
Film and Literature
4
5 September 2022 –
DIA website, NZ Govt Jobs Online,
Board of Review
26 September 2022
LinkedIn, Kumera Vine, Mahi.co.nz,
Institute of Directors, New Zealand Law
Society, New Zealand Psychology
Society, Seek, nominating agencies
Guardians of the
1
27 July 2022 –
DIA website, NZ Govt Jobs Online,
Alexander Turnbull
19 August 2022
LinkedIn, Kumara Vine, Mahi.co.nz,
Library
nominating agencies, Museums
Aotearoa, Professional Historians'
Association of New Zealand Aotearoa,
Council of New Zealand University
Librarians, Archives Records Association
of New Zealand, Library and Information
Association of New Zealand Aotearoa,
Publishers Association of New Zealand,
National Digital Forum, Digital Inclusion
Alliance Aotearoa e-newsletter
Library and
1
27 July 2022 –
DIA website, NZ Govt Jobs Online,
Information Advisory
19 August 2022
LinkedIn, Kumara Vine, Mahi.co.nz,
Commission
nominating agencies, Museums
Aotearoa, Professional Historians'
Association of New Zealand Aotearoa,
Council of New Zealand University
Librarians, Archives Records Association
of New Zealand, Library and Information
Association of New Zealand Aotearoa,
Publishers Association of New Zealand,
National Digital Forum, Digital Inclusion
Alliance Aotearoa e-newsletter
Chief Gambling
1
22 July 2022 – 26
DIA website, NZ Govt Jobs Online,
Commissioner
August 2022
LinkedIn, Kumara Vine, Mahi.co.nz,
Seek, NZ Law Society
Charities Registration
1
3 August 2022 – 12
Not required due to reappointment
Board
August 2022
Lottery Distribution
19
4 May – 29 May 2022 DIA website, NZ Govt Jobs Online,
Committees
LinkedIn, Kumara Vine, Mahi.co.nz,
nominating agencies,
Institute of
Directors, Seek, Inspiring Communities,
Hui E! Community Aotearoa
Racing Integrity
1
10 June – 24 June
DIA website, racings codes, TAB,
Board
2022
Treasury, MPI, nominating agencies
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Appendix B: Planned future appointments to begin by 31 March 2023
Entity
Portfolio
Number of roles
Development Contribution Commission
Local Government
20
Library and Information Advisory Commission
Internal Affairs
1
Community Trusts
Finance
33
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Community and
2
Voluntary Sector
Archives Council
Internal Affairs
2
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
Internal Affairs
1
Lotteries Distribution Committees
Internal Affairs
20
Pacific Development and Conservation Trust
Disarmament
4
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