Sarah M
[FYI request #23041 email].
25 July 2023
Dear Sarah,
OIA 22-23-66: GM Investment travel - further information Thank you for your email of 7 June to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), making a
request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You requested the following
information:
- please confirm Dylan Lawrence did not travel in January 2021 - this seems an anomaly?
- how much money has been spent on flights for Dylan Lawrence since January 2021?
- how many days has Dylan Lawrence spent in Queenstown since January 2021?
- has Dylan Lawrence taken as annual leave during work trips?
- if so, how many days leave has he taken (as a proportion of overall days)
Answers to your questions are as follows:
Please confirm Dylan Lawrence did not travel in January 2021- this seems an anomaly?
Dylan Lawrence travelled twice in January 2021. Please refer to Table One for his travel in
January 2021.
Table One: Travel January 2021
Departure Date
Return Date Itinerary Summary
Itinerary Summary Names
Reason for Travel
28/01/2021
29/01/2021
AKL-WLG-AKL
Auckland - Wellington - Auckland
NZTE Lead Team Meeting
19/01/2021
23/01/2021
AKL-ZQN-AKL
Auckland - Queenstown - Auckland
HNWI Event
How much money has been spent on flights for Dylan Lawrence since January 2021?
The total cost of flights that Dylan Lawrence has taken in his role as General Manager of
Investment since January 2021 (to 7 June 2023) is $55,564.60.
How many days has Dylan Lawrence spent in Queenstown since January 2021?
Dylan Lawrence has spent 20 days in Queenstown since January 2021 (to 7 June 2023) in his
role as General Manager of Investment.
Has Dylan Lawrence taken as annual leave during work trips? If so, how many days leave has
he taken (as a proportion of overall days)
Details of personal annual leave taken are private and therefore NZTE are refusing this part of
the request under section s(9)(2)(a) of the Official Information Act (to protect the privacy of
natural persons).
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.govt.nz or freephone: 0800 802 602.
T: +64 4 816 8100
F: +64 4 816 8101
W: nzte.govt.nz
W: newzealand.com/business
Level 15, The Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, PO Box 2878, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Yours sincerely
Melissa Trochon
Director – Board & Ministerial