6 November 2024
HUD2024-004580
Alex Olsen
[email address]
[FYI request #25805 email]
Tēnā koe Alex
The Ombudsman has advised us that there are stil outstanding items from your earlier requests
under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act). I wil respond to each of these in turn.
Budget for al costs associated with the Sir Bil English review of Kāinga Ora
As per our email on 1 July 2024, the budget for the review was up to $500,000. In our 2023/24
Annual Report, we reported we had spent $283,000 on the Independent Review of Kāinga Ora
(page 114). The Ministry’s annual report is available at:
www.hud.govt.nz/news/te-tuapapa-kura-
kainga-annual-report-202324-released.
Dates and attendees of meetings Sir Bil English had during the review
A table of all the external meetings held by the review panel (not just Sir Bil English) is attached.
Note this does not capture all the meetings the review panel had with Secretariat member/s or
other advisors to the reviewers, as this would involve significant collation or research and is
therefore refused under section 18(f) of the Act.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by the Ombudsman, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the Ombudsman’s
website at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Nāku noa, nā
Glenn Phillips
Head of Crown Entity Monitoring
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Annex A: Meeting table
Date
Meeting
Attendees
10 January 2024
Ockham Residential Mark Todd (Ockham Residential), Sir Bil English,
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
10 January 2024
Helen O’Sullivan
Helen O’Sullivan, Sir Bill English, Ceinwen McNeil,
Simon Al en, and Secretariat member/s
10 January 2024
Registered Master
David Kelly (Registered Master Builders Association),
Builders Association Sir Bill English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Allen, and
Secretariat member/s
11 January 2024
NZ Living
Shane Brealey (NZ Living), Sir Bil English, Ceinwen
McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat member/s
11 January 2024
The Salvation Army Greg Foster (The Salvation Army), Sir Bil English,
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
11 January 2024
Andrew Crisp, Brian Andrew Crisp, Brian Donnelly, Andrew Boyd, Sir Bil
Donnel y, and
English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
Andrew Body
member/s
11 January 2024
Accessible
Greg Orchard (Accessible Properties), Sir Bil English,
Properties
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
19 January 2024
Kāinga Ora Board
Vui Mark Gosche, John Duncan, Robin Hapi, John
Bridgeman, Distinguished Professor Phil ippa Howden-
Chapman, Major Campbel Roberts, Sir John Hansen
and Nicole Anderson (Kāinga Ora Board), Andrew
McKenzie, Greg Groufsky and Gareth Stiven (Kāinga
Ora), Sir Bil English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and
Secretariat member/s
19 January 2024
Kāhui Tū Kaha
Barbara Browne (Kāhui Tū Kaha), Sir Bil English,
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
19 January 2024
Community Finance James Palmer (Community Finance), Sir Bil English,
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
23 January 2024
Auckland Council
Megan Tyler and Barry Pot er (Auckland Council, Sir Bil
English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
23 January 2024
Community Housing Paul Gilberd and Chris Glaudel (Community Housing
Aotearoa
Aotearoa), Sir Bil English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon
Al en, and Secretariat member/s
23 January 2024
Hastings District
Nigel Bickle (Hastings District Council), Sir Bill English,
Council
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
23 January 2024
Toitu Tairawhiti
Annette Wehi and Wil ie Te Aho (Toitu Tairawhiti), Sir
Bil English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and
Secretariat member/s
29 January 2024
Kay Savil e-Smith
Kay Savil e-Smith, Sir Bill English, Ceinwen McNeil,
Simon Al en, and Secretariat member/s
29 January 2024
Leon Grandy
Leon Grandy, Sir Bil English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon
Al en, and Secretariat member/s
29 January 2024
Helmut Modlik
Helmut Modlik, Sir Bil English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon
Al en, and Secretariat member/s
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Date
Meeting
Attendees
29 January 2024
Ministry of Social
Viv Rickard (MSD), Will Barris (HUD), Sir Bill English,
Development and
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
Ministry of Housing
member/s
and Urban
Development
29 January 2024
Ministry of Housing
Claire Leadbetter, Nick McNabb, Rob Murray, Fiona
and Urban
Fitzgerald and John Larner (HUD), Sir Bil English,
Development
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
29 January 2024
Te Matapihi
Jen Deben and Ali Hamlin-Paenga (Te Matapihi) Sir Bil
English, Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and Secretariat
member/s
31 January 2024
Emerge Aotearoa
Hope Simonsen, Materoa Mar, Jason Kereama Rogers
and John Cook (Emerge Aotearoa), Sir Bil English,
Simon Al en, and Secretariat member/s
31 January 2024
Fletchers
Steve Evans (Fletchers), Sir Bil English, Simon Allen,
Residential
and Secretariat member/s
31 January 2024
Tāmaki
Shel ey Katae and Evan Davies (TRC), Sir Bil English,
Regeneration
Simon Al en, and Secretariat member/s
Company (TRC)
31 January 2024
Meeting with
Robin Hapi (Kāinga Ora Board), Ceinwen McNeil, Simon
individual Kāinga
Al en, and Secretariat member/s
Ora Board member
2 February 2024
Housing Australia
Jon Ross (Housing Australia), Paul Gilberd (CEO,
(formerly NHFIC)
Community Housing Aotearoa), James Palmer (CE,
Community Finance), Andrew Al an (CFO, Community
Finance),
Ceinwen McNeil, Simon Al en, and and Secretariat
member/s
7 February 2024
Meeting with
Nicole Anderson (Kāinga Ora Board), Ceinwen McNeil,
individual Kāinga
and Secretariat member/s
Ora Board member
7 February 2024
Meeting with
Major Campbel Roberts (Kāinga Ora Board), Ceinwen
individual Kāinga
McNeil, and Secretariat member/s
Ora Board member
7 February 2024
Kāinga Ora Board
Vui Mark Gosche and John Duncan (Kāinga Ora Board),
presents its proposal Andrew McKenzie and Gareth Stiven (Kāinga Ora), Sir
to reviewers
Bil English, Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and
Secretariat member/s
7 February 2024
Offsite NZ
Scott Fisher (Of site NZ), Ceinwen McNeil, and
Secretariat member/s
8 February 2024
Meeting with
Sir John Hansen (Kāinga Ora Board), Ceinwen McNeil,
individual Kāinga
and Secretariat member/s
Ora Board member
8 February 2024
Meeting with
Fiona Mules (Kāinga Ora Board), Ceinwen McNeil, and
individual Kāinga
Secretariat member/s
Ora Board member
8 February 2024
Meeting with
Distinguished Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman
individual Kāinga
(Kāinga Ora Board), Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat
Ora Board member
member/s
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Date
Meeting
Attendees
22 February 2024 Kāinga Ora
Andrew McKenzie and Matt Hulett (Kāinga Ora), Sir Bil
Maintenance
English, Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat
Review and Housing member/s
Delivery System
(HDS)
22 February 2024 Kāinga Ora
Andrew McKenzie (Kāinga Ora), Sir Bil English, Simon
Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat member/s
22 February 2024 Height PM
Warner Cowin, Claire McCarthy and Kel McBeath
(Height PM), Sir Bil English, Simon Al en, Ceinwen
McNeil, and Secretariat member/s
22 February 2024 EY and Of ice of the Stuart Mutch and Kieron Wright (EY), Greg Goulding
Auditor-General
(OAG), Sir Bill English, Simon Allen, Ceinwen McNeil,
(OAG)
and Secretariat
27 February 2024 Murihiku
Bobby Brown (Great South), Margeret Cook (Southand
Regeneration, Great Community Housing Group), Jannete Malcolm (Grace
South, and
Street Project), Mervyn English (Murihiku Regeneration),
Invercargil City
Anna Stevens (Presbyterian Support Project), Lesley
Council
Soaper (Invercargil City Council, Community Housing
Trust), Terry Nichols (Ngai Tahu), Michael Day (Chief
Executive, Invercargil City Council), Patricia Christie
(housing portfolio, Invercargil City Council), Keri Young
(Kāinga Ora regional director, South), Sir Bil English,
Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat
member/s
27 February 2024 Queenstown Lakes
Julie Scott (Queenstown Lakes Community Housing
Community Housing Trust), Sir Bill English, Simon Allen, Ceinwen McNeil,
Trust
and Secretariat member/s
4 March 2024
Habitat for Humanity Alan Thorp (Habitat for Humanity): Sir Bil English,
Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat
member/s
4 March 2024
Jennian Homes
Al en Westbrook (Jennian Homes): Sir Bil English,
Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat
member/s
4 March 2024
Kāinga Ora
Caroline Butterworth, Daniel Soughtton, Paul Commons,
Nick Maling, Caroline McDowall, Andrew Booker
(Kāinga Ora),
Sir Bil English, Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and
Secretariat member/s
4 March 2024
Kāinga Ora
Matt Harker, Peter Alexander, Peter Neven and Chris
construction
Aiken (Kāinga Ora), Sir Bil English, Simon Al en,
programme advisory Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat member/s
panel
4 March 2024
PSA National
Brodie Croucher (PSA Organiser),12 Kāinga Ora PSA
Delegates
National Delegates (names not recorded), Sir Bill
English, Simon Al en, Ceinwen McNeil, and Secretariat
member/s
Note: This table is in date order but not necessarily time order.
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