[24/02/2023]
File Ref: OIA 46458
John Luke
[FYI request #21641 email]
Tēnā koe John
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your information request dated
2 February 2023.
You asked for the following
information:
“I noted you have a nomination service and I have made a similar request same time
last year, reference number "File Ref: OIA 44841" May I get an update for the below:
•
May I ask how is your process of nominating people and how many people
registered within your registry. Also, how many people you have successfully
nominated to a position from the past two year, If possible, may I also get the list
of positions that you have nominated people to from your registry in the past two
year”.
Response Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). The
document and my decision regarding the release of the information is set out in
Appendix
A. In addition, I have addressed below the points you raised in your request.
“How is your process of nominating people?” Te Puni Kōkiri’s nomination process remains the same as previously outlined to you in our
response of 30 March 2022. Te Puni Kōkiri helps ensure that individuals with a commitment
to Māori development are considered for appointment to public bodies, in part by inviting
people to register their interest. Te Puni Kōkiri follows the following process:
1. We receive a request for nominations from an agency managing the process of
appointments to a public sector entity.
2. We review the requirements for the position.
3. We search our database for individuals who match the requirements for the position
and seek their agreement to be nominated.
4. We send a list of matching individuals to the responsible agency.
5. The responsible agency considers the nominations as part of their appointment
process
There are some public bodies to which the Minister for Māori Development makes
appointments or recommends that the Governor-General do so. Te Puni Kōkiri manages
these appointment processes on the Minister’s behalf.
“How many people registered within your registry?” Te Puni Kōkiri has a database of approximately 1,260 registered persons which we draw on
when nominations are requested.
“How many people you have successfully nominated to a position from the past two
years?” “May I have all the name of successful applicant and the position they have
been successful on?”
Te Puni Kōkiri receives numerous requests for nominees from across the public sector.
Appointments are made when a board member’s term expires, or a member resigns.
We will rarely be advised of successful or non-successful appointments for those nominees
or the positions they may or may not have been appointed to.
Accordingly, I refuse this part of your request under Section 18(g) of the Act as the information
requested is not held by Te Puni Kōkiri.
With respect to appointments made by the Minister for Māori Development, I have previously
provided you with appointments made in 2021. I have provided the names and positions of
those
appointed
in
2022.
Appointments are made when members term expires, resigns, or needs to be replaced as
such only one appointment was made in 2022. Please see
Attachment 1 “May I also get a list of positions that you have nominated people to from your registry
in
the
past
two
year?”
Te Puni Kōkiri has provided nominations from its database for appointments to the following:
• Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori
• Te Māngai Pāho
• Māori Television Service
• Te Tumu Paeroa Trustee
• Te Mātāwai
• Waitangi Tribunal
• Poutama Trust
• Māori Land Court Judges
• Te Ariki Trust
• Crown Infrastructure Partners Ltd
• Valuers Registration Board
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
• Broadcasting Standards Authority
• Archives Council / Te Rua Wānanga
• Conservation Boards
• Māori Soldiers Trust
• Game Animal Council
• Queen Elizabeth II National Trust
• Chair Te Puia NZMACI Management Limited
• Te Pou Tupua
• Kaupapa Māori Expert Advisory Panel
• The Army Leadership Board
• Oil Pollution Advisory Committee
• District Health Boards
• New Zealand Meat Board
• Human Rights Commission Audit Committee
• University Councils
• Waka Kotahi & City Rail Link
• Milford Opportunities Board
• Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa – Creative New Zealand
• Takeovers Panel
• ACC Board
• Agricultural Marketing and Research
• Accreditation Council
• Marsden Fund Council
• NZ Media Council Public
• Ministerial Advisory Committee – Public Media Entity
• Related Product Appeals Committee (Vaping)
• Remuneration Authority
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this response.
Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Te Puni Kōkiri publishes some of its OIA responses on its website, after the
response is sent to the requester. The responses published are those that are considered to
have a high level of public interest. We will not publish your name, address or contact details.
I trust my response satisfies your request, if you wish to discuss any aspect of your request
with us, including this decision, please feel free to contact us at
[TPK request email]. Ngā mihi
Grace Smit
Haut
ū, Te Puni Whakahaere Tikanga | Deputy Secretary, Strategy, Finance & Performance
Appendix A – documents OIA request from John Luke dated 2 February 2023
Item
Date
Document description
Decision
1.
20 02 2023
Attachment One –
Appointments made by the Minister for Māori Development, Released
or recommended to be made by the Governor-General for Year 2022.
