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Kia ora Chris McCashin

Thank you for your OIA request received on 31 August 2023 for:

- Total spend in excel format and who that was sent to and what it was for - eg - Fiji government, NGO's, consultants, individuals, who and where the money has been paid and what it was for - eg invoice comment - or is money paid in lump sum to somebody and they administer it - please provide information
- Project scope, deliverables, outcomes / reports (if any), completed construction projects (if any)
- Compliance with AML - alternatively are MFAT exempt from compliance of the AML laws, or have there been Ministerial Exemptions for any of the projects

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s website.

Ngâ mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McCashin <[FOI #24003 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2023 9:45 am
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Billion Dollar Climate Fund per OIA 28736 - Additional Request

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

Per a response previous completed by MFAT I request some additional information around the projects funded by the Climate Change Fund. Some interesting reading - anybody would think we weren't $73B dollars in debt the way we throw around money. Are you able to provide a response to the following for each individual project.

- Total spend in excel format and who that was sent to and what it was for - eg - Fiji government, NGO's, consultants, individuals, who and where the money has been paid and what it was for - eg invoice comment - or is money paid in lump sum to somebody and they administer it - please provide information
- Project scope, deliverables, outcomes / reports (if any), completed construction projects (if any)
- Compliance with AML - alternatively are MFAT exempt from compliance of the AML laws, or have there been Ministerial Exemptions for any of the projects

Can you also provide total funding for MFAT since 2010 per annum.

Can you also outline requirements for any of the funds NZ is contributing and what NZ's obligations are notably the world bank, pacific community etc etc. Any and all obligations that NZ has being part of these funds.

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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Tēnā koe Chris McCashin,

I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to you by 15 working days, to 19 October. This is because the consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers); and responding to your request necessitates review of a large quantity of information, and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Ministry (section 15A(1)(a) of the OIA refers).

However, if this process is completed before 19 October, the response will be sent to you as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at: DM [email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand
www.mfat.govt.nz | www.safetravel.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McCashin <[FOI #24003 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2023 9:45 am
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Billion Dollar Climate Fund per OIA 28736 - Additional Request

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

Per a response previous completed by MFAT I request some additional information around the projects funded by the Climate Change Fund. Some interesting reading - anybody would think we weren't $73B dollars in debt the way we throw around money. Are you able to provide a response to the following for each individual project.

- Total spend in excel format and who that was sent to and what it was for - eg - Fiji government, NGO's, consultants, individuals, who and where the money has been paid and what it was for - eg invoice comment - or is money paid in lump sum to somebody and they administer it - please provide information
- Project scope, deliverables, outcomes / reports (if any), completed construction projects (if any)
- Compliance with AML - alternatively are MFAT exempt from compliance of the AML laws, or have there been Ministerial Exemptions for any of the projects

Can you also provide total funding for MFAT since 2010 per annum.

Can you also outline requirements for any of the funds NZ is contributing and what NZ's obligations are notably the world bank, pacific community etc etc. Any and all obligations that NZ has being part of these funds.

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #24003 email]

Is [MFAT request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Tēnā koe Chris McCashin,

Please see the attached information concerning your OIA request received on 31 August 2023.

Ngā mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand
www.mfat.govt.nz | www.safetravel.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: ESD <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2023 12:03 pm
To: [FOI #24003 email]
Subject: OIA 28795 - Your Request for Information - Extension Required

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Chris McCashin,

I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to you by 15 working days, to 19 October. This is because the consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers); and responding to your request necessitates review of a large quantity of information, and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Ministry (section 15A(1)(a) of the OIA refers).

However, if this process is completed before 19 October, the response will be sent to you as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at: DM [email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand www.mfat.govt.nz | www.safetravel.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McCashin <[FOI #24003 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2023 9:45 am
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Billion Dollar Climate Fund per OIA 28736 - Additional Request

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

Per a response previous completed by MFAT I request some additional information around the projects funded by the Climate Change Fund. Some interesting reading - anybody would think we weren't $73B dollars in debt the way we throw around money. Are you able to provide a response to the following for each individual project.

- Total spend in excel format and who that was sent to and what it was for - eg - Fiji government, NGO's, consultants, individuals, who and where the money has been paid and what it was for - eg invoice comment - or is money paid in lump sum to somebody and they administer it - please provide information
- Project scope, deliverables, outcomes / reports (if any), completed construction projects (if any)
- Compliance with AML - alternatively are MFAT exempt from compliance of the AML laws, or have there been Ministerial Exemptions for any of the projects

Can you also provide total funding for MFAT since 2010 per annum.

Can you also outline requirements for any of the funds NZ is contributing and what NZ's obligations are notably the world bank, pacific community etc etc. Any and all obligations that NZ has being part of these funds.

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #24003 email]

Is [MFAT request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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