1 February 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 805, Wel ington
Phone 04 495 7200
Email
[email address]
John Luke
dia.govt.nz
[FYI request #25431 email]
Tēnā koe John,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA 23/24-0428
Thank you for your email of 18 January 2024 to Te Tari Taiwhenua | the Department of
Internal Affairs (the Department) requesting the fol owing under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
“o The date, time and location of your initial meeting with the new minister of internal
affairs for your department;
o A list of attendees at this meeting
o The cost of any flights and accommodation for staff who reside outside of wel ington
to attend this meeting
o Any documentation provided at the meeting
o Al notes (including handwritten notes) taken at the meeting by department staff;
o A copy of any emails sent by department attendees or all staff communications
regarding the meeting with the new Minister.
o your initial briefing document sent to the new Minister.”
In response to the first six points of your request, please find
below the details of the initial
meeting the Department had with each of the new Minister of Internal Affairs.
•
Date, time and location of meeting
28 November 2023, 2:30pm to 3:00pm
•
Attendees
Paul James, Chief Executive
•
Cost of any flights and accommodation for staff
None – all attendees are Wellington based
•
Documentation provided at the meeting
None
•
Al notes by department staff
None
•
Copy of any emails sent by department attendees or al staff communications
regarding the meeting with the new Minister
None
I am refusing point seven of your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information
requested is or will soon be publicly available.
Access to the Ombudsman
If you are dissatisfied with our decision on your request for information, you have the right,
under section 28 of the Act, to make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman. The
Office of the Ombudsman can be contacted by phone on 0800 802 602, via post at PO Box
10152 Wellington or via email t
o [email address].
Proactive release of our response
We intend to publish our response to your request on www.dia.govt.nz. This letter, with
your personal details removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses
increases the availability of information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s
purpose of enabling effective participation in the making and administration of laws and
policies and promoting the accountability of Ministers and officials.
Nāku noa nā
Jeremy Cauchi
Director Ministerial, Monitoring, and Capability
