28 November 2023
By email:
[FYI request #24300 email] Official Information Act 1982 request – Board papers
Dear T Murray
This letter responds to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request received by Sport New
Zealand (Sport NZ) on 2 October 2023 requesting the below information:
Can you please provide the Board papers presented to the Board for the approval of
Community and High Performance Sport investment for the most recent investment
rounds.
2022-2024 HPSNZ
Community Sport current investment (you only have 2020/2021 on website).
Please find attached as Appendix One the requested information.
A large portion of the requested information related to the performance, investment and support
recommendations for Olympic athletes and teams. This Information has been withheld in its
entirety under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA to protect the privacy of natural person. The information is
also withheld under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the OIA as the release of the information would be likely
unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who is the subject of the
information.
In accordance with section 9(1) of the OIA, I have considered whether there are countervailing
public interest considerations in favour of releasing this information. I do not believe such
considerations exist in this instance.
We publish our Partnership Investment and investment decisions on our website. You can find
these here
https://sportnz.org.nz/resources/partnerships-investment/ and the High Performance
Sport New Zealand here:
HPSNZ announces $131 million direct investment in sports - HPSNZ .
P +64 4 472 8058 Level 1, Harbour City Centre, 29 Brandon Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 2251 Wellington 6140, New Zealand
sportnz.org.nz
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Please note that if you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint
to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the OIA. Information about how to contact the
Ombudsman is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or you can phone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards,
Katy Cook Group Policy Manager
Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa