9 April 2024
File Ref: OIA 48351
R S Grant
[FYI request #26112 email]
Tēnā koe
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your information request dated
16 March 2024.
You asked for the following
information:
“1) How many of your staff work from home on a permanent basis.
2) Approximately what proportion of your staff are in the office each day, on average.
If you do not have the above information, please provide any information you have
created within the last 12 months (including but not limited to internal emails) discussing
the extent to which Ministry staff attend the office versus working from home.”
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).
Background
Te Puni Kōkiri has a
Flexible Working Arrangements Policy which provides guidance for
flexible working at Te Puni Kōkiri. There is an established practice of enabling kaimahi to
work flexibly, in accordance with the Public Service Commissions flexible-work-by-default
approach. For your information, our
Flexible Working Arrangements Policy has been
previously released and is available on our Official Information Act responses webpage
(refer to OIA response 47787 dated 5 October 2023) at:
www.tpk.govt.nz/en/mo-te-puni-kokiri/corporate-documents/official-information-act
Te Puni Kōkiri does not hold records centrally for working from home. Agreements for
working from home, consistent with the guidance, are made between a staff member and
their manager.
Response to your request
“1) How many of your staff work from home on a permanent basis.
Te Puni Kōkiri are aware of two employees who work from home on a permanent basis.
2) Approximately what proportion of your staff are in the office each day, on average.
As Te Puni Kōkiri does not hold records centrally for working from home arrangements,
we are unable to provide an approximate proportion of staff in the office each day.
Therefore, this part of your request is refused under section 18(g)(i) of the Act as the
information requested is not held and we have no grounds for believing the information is
held by another department.
If you do not have the above information, please provide any information you have
created within the last 12 months (including but not limited to internal emails) discussing
the extent to which Ministry staff attend the office versus working from home.”
No information has been created within the last 12 months which specifically discusses
the extent to which Te Puni Kōkiri staff attend the office versus working from home.
However, in an effort to assist we can confirm that information has been provided to the
Māori Affairs Select Committee about working from home. This information is publicly
available at the following links.
• 2023/24 Estimates for Vote Māori Development (Pages 40-41, Question 69 refers)
www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-
advice/document/53SCMA EVI f52fc806-3ade-4095-da53-
08db57de42b0 MA14716/minister-for-m%C4%81%C5%8Dri-development-
responses-to-written-questions
• 2022/23 Annual review of Te Puni Kōkiri (Page 68, Question 122 refers)
www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-
advice/document/54SCMAOC EVI 6f37a59f-5a11-4faf-933d-
08dc17a169c8 MAOC791/te-puni-k%C5%8Dkiri-responses-to-written-questions
I trust my response satisfies your request.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
response.
Information
about
how to make
a
complaint
is
available
at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Te Puni Kōkiri publishes some of its OIA responses on its website, after
the response is sent to the requester. The responses published are those that are
considered to have a high level of public interest. We will not publish your name, address
or contact details.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please
feel free to contact us at [TPK request email].
Ngā mihi
Manaia King
Hautū, Te Puni Tautoko Whakahaere | Deputy Secretary, Organisational Support
