20 March 2024
Jorja
[FYI request #25485 email]
DOIA 2324-1586
Tēnā koe Jorja
Thank you for your email of 23 January 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing:
I would like to request the fol owing information under the Official Information Act 1982:
Copies of any briefings, reports, memos, or aides-memoire that have been commissioned by
the Minister in relation to the conflict in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Copies of any briefings, reports, memos, or aides-memoire that have been provided to senior
Ministry officials in relation to the conflict in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Copies of any meeting agendas, minutes, or notes regarding meetings that have been
attended by the Minister in relation to the conflict in Gaza since 7 October 2023, including
Agency and Officials meetings.
Copies of any meeting agendas, minutes, or notes regarding meetings that have been
attended by senior Ministry officials in relation to the conflict in Gaza since 7 October 2023,
including Agency and Officials meetings.
For the purposes of processing this request, you can interpret senior Ministry officials to mean
the Secretary and Deputy Secretaries.
On 5 February 2024, we transferred the fol owing parts of your request to the Minister of
Immigration’s office:
Copies of any briefings, reports, memos, or aides-memoire that have been commissioned by
the Minister in relation to the conflict in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Copies of any meeting agendas, minutes, or notes regarding meetings that have been
attended by the Minister in relation to the conflict in Gaza since 7 October 2023, including
Agency and Officials meetings.
On 21 February 2024, we advised you that we had extended the period of time available to make a
decision on your request to 13 March 2024.
Our Response
We are sorry for the delay in responding to your request and any inconvenience this may have caused.
We have identified seven documents in scope of your request, which are set out below, including our
decision on each document. The three documents that are released with redactions can be found in
the attached appendix.
No Document Date
Title
Decision
Type
1
Agenda
13/10/2023 Cross-agency discussion with
Withheld in ful under
community representatives on
sections:
Israel and Palestine
• 6(d)
• 9(2)(a)
• 9(2)(ba)
• 9(2)(g)(ii)
2
Minutes
19/10/2023 Israel/Hamas Conflict Watch Group Released with
#1 Minutes
redactions under
sections:
• 6(a)
• 6(b)(i)
• 9(2)(g)(i)
• 9(2)(g)(ii)
3
Agenda
05/12/2023 Cross-agency discussion with
Withheld in ful under
community representatives on
sections:
Israel and Palestine
• 6(d)
• 9(2)(a)
• 9(2)(ba)
• 9(2)(g)(ii)
4
Notes
06/12/2023 Cross-agency discussion with
Withheld in ful under
(email)
community representatives on
sections:
Israel and Palestine
• 6(d)
• 9(2)(a)
• 9(2)(ba)
• 9(2)(g)(ii)
5
Notes
06/12/2023 Cross-agency discussion with
Withheld in ful under
(email)
community representatives on
sections:
Israel and Palestine
• 6(d)
• 9(2)(a)
• 9(2)(ba)
• 9(2)(g)(ii)
6
Agenda
24/01/2024 Officials’ Meeting Agenda
Released (redactions
for out-of-scope
material)
7
Agenda
19/02/2024 Officials’ Meeting Agenda
Released (redactions
for out-of-scope
material)
In accordance with section 9(1) of the Act, I do not consider that the withholding of any information
under section 9(2) is outweighed by public interest considerations in making the information available.
In the interests of accuracy, there is one correction to note at paragraph 11 on page 3 of the appendix.
The Ministry for Ethnic Communities has advised that this paragraph should have read:
MEC’s chief executive is preparing messaging for other public service chief executives….
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.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Debbie Te Awhe
Acting Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment