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Dear R S Grant

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

“In March 2023 the RBNZ responded to an OIA request that I had submitted
regarding changes in staffing levels between December 2017 and December
2022. In this response they advised that during that five-year period
their “People & Capability” and “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Wellbeing” directorates combined had increased their headcount from 4.0 to
30.4 FTEs. During the same period, their Communications staff had
increased from 10.6 to 34.9 FTEs.

 

Please provide any information that you have received regarding these
increases, including any justifications that you have been provided for
such a growth in headcount.”

 

We received your request on Tuesday 5 March 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Thursday 4 April 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

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Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac)

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
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-----Original Message-----
From: R S Grant <[FOI #26006 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:38 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Finance - RBNZ staffing levels

 

Dear David Seymour,

 

This request is addressed to you in your capacity as Associate Minister of
Finance.

 

In March 2023 the RBNZ responded to an OIA request that I had submitted
regarding changes in staffing levels between December 2017 and December
2022. In this response they advised that during that five-year period
their “People & Capability” and “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Wellbeing” directorates combined had increased their headcount from 4.0 to
30.4 FTEs. During the same period, their Communications staff had
increased from 10.6 to 34.9 FTEs.

 

Please provide any information that you have received regarding these
increases, including any justifications that you have been provided for
such a growth in headcount.

 

Please note that I am specifically requesting any information that has
been provided to Ministers on this topic, and so this request should not
be transferred to the RBNZ. If no information has been provided to you on
this topic, then please state that, or transfer the request to another
Minister if you have reason to believe that they may have been provided
advice on this matter.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

R S Grant

 

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Dear R S Grant

 

Further to my acknowledgment below, your OIA request falls within the
portfolio responsibilities of the Minister of Finance, Hon Nicola Willis. 
Your request has been transferred to their office for consideration.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

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Description
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Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac)

 

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Wing, Parliament Buildings

 

 

From: David Seymour (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 8:27 AM
To: 'R S Grant' <[FOI #26006 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Finance - RBNZ staffing levels

 

Dear R S Grant

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

“In March 2023 the RBNZ responded to an OIA request that I had submitted
regarding changes in staffing levels between December 2017 and December
2022. In this response they advised that during that five-year period
their “People & Capability” and “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Wellbeing” directorates combined had increased their headcount from 4.0 to
30.4 FTEs. During the same period, their Communications staff had
increased from 10.6 to 34.9 FTEs.

 

Please provide any information that you have received regarding these
increases, including any justifications that you have been provided for
such a growth in headcount.”

 

We received your request on Tuesday 5 March 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Thursday 4 April 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour
[2]A pink and
white emblem Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
with two
women holding Minister for Regulation
flags Associate Minister of Education (Partnership Schools)
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice (Treaty Principles Bill)
generated
Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac)

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: R S Grant <[3][FOI #26006 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:38 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Finance - RBNZ staffing levels

 

Dear David Seymour,

 

This request is addressed to you in your capacity as Associate Minister of
Finance.

 

In March 2023 the RBNZ responded to an OIA request that I had submitted
regarding changes in staffing levels between December 2017 and December
2022. In this response they advised that during that five-year period
their “People & Capability” and “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Wellbeing” directorates combined had increased their headcount from 4.0 to
30.4 FTEs. During the same period, their Communications staff had
increased from 10.6 to 34.9 FTEs.

 

Please provide any information that you have received regarding these
increases, including any justifications that you have been provided for
such a growth in headcount.

 

Please note that I am specifically requesting any information that has
been provided to Ministers on this topic, and so this request should not
be transferred to the RBNZ. If no information has been provided to you on
this topic, then please state that, or transfer the request to another
Minister if you have reason to believe that they may have been provided
advice on this matter.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

R S Grant

 

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Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis

Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for
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Associate Minister of Climate Change

Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 
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-----Original Message-----
From: R S Grant <[3][FOI #26006 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:38 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Finance - RBNZ staffing levels

 

Dear David Seymour,

 

This request is addressed to you in your capacity as Associate Minister of
Finance.

 

In March 2023 the RBNZ responded to an OIA request that I had submitted
regarding changes in staffing levels between December 2017 and December
2022. In this response they advised that during that five-year period
their “People & Capability” and “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Wellbeing” directorates combined had increased their headcount from 4.0 to
30.4 FTEs. During the same period, their Communications staff had
increased from 10.6 to 34.9 FTEs.

 

Please provide any information that you have received regarding these
increases, including any justifications that you have been provided for
such a growth in headcount.

 

Please note that I am specifically requesting any information that has
been provided to Ministers on this topic, and so this request should not
be transferred to the RBNZ. If no information has been provided to you on
this topic, then please state that, or transfer the request to another
Minister if you have reason to believe that they may have been provided
advice on this matter.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

R S Grant

 

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