20 July 2023
Mr Maddison
[FYI request #23222 email]
Dear Mr Maddison
Official Information Request
Our Ref: OIA 2023-0124
I refer to your official information request received on 22 June 2023 where you have asked for:
“Information on your website is somewhat limited to the CE's of central agencies, however
within your scope is the appointments of a far wider set of organisation types, as per this page:
https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/system/central-government-organisations/ , along with the
many Board appointments within your purview.
I stumbled upon a list here:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govt.nz%2Forgan
isations%2Fmail-
merge%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccommission%40publicservice.govt.nz%7C1a88fa5a75ce4266d
49208db72f4e3ae%7C41e14a91587d4fbf8dead6aea7148019%7C0%7C0%7C638230168356002
536%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haW
wiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kd6ccnNgEjiLkY5guKbCuHv1xz1wiQcGEzH
Aa8WhFJU%3D&reserved=0 but it only includes the Chair, CE, or Mayor, plus there are many
entities that appear to be government entities that are not listed in the PSC page above.
Therefore, it appears that a comprehensive list of statutory organisations and their leaders is
not readily available. Thus I request the following lists of information in XLSX format:
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All organisation names
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Their sector and type
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Their common name
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Their Chief Executive's name or leadership role equivalent's name
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Al Tier 2 and Tier 3 job titles, and names
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Al Board Chairs names
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Al Board members titles and names
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Oversight agencies, if applicable
If you use them, please also include the unique identifiers that link the organisations, types,
people, etc... together.
Our Response Please find outlined in the table below the information that is held by Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service
Commission (the Commission). Where the information has been noted as publicly available, this can
be found on the
Commission’s
website at the fol owing link:
Level 10, RBNZ Building | 2 The Terrace | PO Box 329
Wel ington 6140 | New Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 6600
https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/system/central-government-organisations/#public-service-
departments. Where the information is noted in the table as publicly available, we are refusing this part of your
request under section 18(d) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) on the grounds the information
is publicly available.
Where the information in the table is noted as not held, we are refusing this part of your request under
section 18(g) of the OIA on the grounds the information is not held by the Commission and we have
no grounds for believing that the information is held in totality by another agency.
Name
Sector
CE
Board Chair
Public Service Departments
Publicly
Publicly
Publicly
NA
Available
Available
Available
Departmental Agencies
Publicly
Publicly
Publicly
Publicly
Available
Available
Available
Available
Interdepartmental executive boards
Publicly
NA
NA
NA
Available
Non-Public Service departments
Publicly
Publicly
Publicly
NA
Available
Available
Available
Statutory Entities – Crown Agents
Publicly
Publicly
Released in
Publicly
Available
Available
attached table
Available
Independent Statutory Entities
Publicly
Not Held
Released in
Released in
Available
attached table
attached table
Crown Research Institutes
Publicly
Not Held
Released in
Released in
available
attached table
attached table
Public Finance Act 1989 Schedule 4
Publicly
Not Held
Released in
Released in
Organisations
Available
attached table
attached table
Schedule 4A Companies and State-
Publicly
Not Held
Released in
Released in
owned enterprises.
Available
attached table
attached table
Information being released
Please find outlined in the table below the list of monitoring agencies. Where information regarding
the entities and boards that each agency has responsibility for, can be found on individual agencies
website, we have provided the link in the table below.
Monitoring Agency Name
Website Link
Ministry of Health
Crown entities and statutory boards | Ministry of
Health NZ
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Agency boards & nominations | Ministry for Culture
and Heritage (mch.govt.nz)
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
What we do - Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of
Housing and Urban Development (hud.govt.nz)
The Treasury
Portfolio of companies and entities | The Treasury
New Zealand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Legislation we administer | New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (mfat.govt.nz)
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Board appointments | Ministry of Business,
Innovation & Employment (mbie.govt.nz)
Department of Internal Affairs
About Internal Affairs - Ministers and governance -
Statutory Bodies - dia.govt.nz
Ministry of Transport
Managing board appointments | Ministry of
Transport
Ministry for the Environment
About the Ministry for the Environment | Ministry for
the Environment
Ministry of Primary Industries
Legislation, standards, and reviews | NZ Government
(mpi.govt.nz)
Ministry of Social Development
Ministerial appointments - Ministry of Social
Development (msd.govt.nz)
Ministry of Education
Crown entity and other statutory board
appointments – Education in New Zealand
Te Puni Kōkiri
Governance (tpk.govt.nz)
Please find outlined in the attached spreadsheet the names of Chief Executives and Board Chairs
(where applicable) for Crown Agents, Autonomous Crown Entities, Independent Crown Entities
Crown Research Institutes, Crown Entity Companies, Tertiary Education Institutions, Public Finance
Act Schedule 4 Organisations, Public Finance Act Schedule 4A Companies as held by the Commission
at the time of your request.
It is important to note that our records (which is collated for the purposes of the Commission) are only
updated when information is provided to us by Crown Entities and therefore may not be up to date
as at the time of your request.
Tier two and three roles
Please find outlined in the attached spreadsheet a list of tier two and tier three position titles and the
organisation’s they belong to. This information is held for the purpose of the Public Service Leaders
Group (PSLG). All tier two level positions are a part of PSLG, but only some tier three roles are. For a
complete list of tier three roles, you would need to obtain this information from each individual
agency.
It is important to note that our records (which is col ated for the purposes of PSLG) are only updated
as and when information is provided to us. It is also worth noting that we are currently in the process
of moving to a new digital platform and therefore there may be some inconsistencies.
We are withholding the individual names of people in these positions under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA
in order to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that we intend to publish this letter (with your personal details removed) on the Te Kawa
Mataaho Public Service Commission’s website.
Yours sincerely
Nicky Dirks
Manager – Ministerial and Executive Services
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
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