Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I am writing to submit a request under the Official Information Act 1982 for information related to any communications, agreements, or collaborations between the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the United States military regarding the recent document titled "Joint-Chiefs-UAP-Directive-May-2023 [made available through a FOI request in the USA by a Douglas Johnson, dropbox link below]". Specifically, I am seeking information on the following points:

1. Has the NZDF received the document titled "Joint-Chiefs-UAP-Directive-May-2023" [made available through a FOI request in the USA by a Douglas Johnson, dropbox link below] from the United States military or any affiliated agencies? If not, please answer the following:
1.1. Was there any representative associated with/on behalf of the NZDF present in Washington when the document was made available?
1.2. If so, did this representative obtain a copy of the document?
1.3. If a representative obtained a copy of the document, was it subsequently provided to the NZDF or briefed to NZDF officials?
1.2. If a representative from the NZDF was present in Washington, did they obtain a copy of the document?
1.3. If a representative obtained a copy of the document, was it subsequently provided to the NZDF or briefed to NZDF officials?

2. Does the NZDF have any formal agreements or arrangements with US military agencies operating in New Zealand regarding the exchange of information, intelligence, or collaboration on matters related to UAP or similar phenomena?

3. If there have been any sightings, engagements, or retrievals related to UAP or similar phenomena involving the NZDF and US military agencies in New Zealand, please provide details of such incidents.

I understand that certain information may be sensitive or classified, and I request that any redactions or restrictions on disclosure be clearly indicated. If possible, please provide the requested information in electronic format to the email address provided above.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to receiving your response within the statutory timeframe as outlined in the Official Information Act 1982.

Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qst16gwqm...

Yours faithfully,

N. S. Hudson

Dear Ministerial Services,

With absolute due respect, I am seriously doubting this response. The Joint Chiefs Directive 2023 that was issued/talked about at that meeting clearly states 5EYES as an avenue of information sharing which NZ is apart of, and as is the Australian Defence S&T under Professor Tanya Munro. Whether we are playing "word games" regarding to the information, the "US military" and UAP/AAV/UCT, whatever they are getting called, or having no information about UAP at all is either a lie or DST is keeping the Office of Chief of Defence Force out of the know for plausible deniability purposes.

Documents from the DoD/Pentagon are being dropped/leaked and 5EYES keeps getting mentioned in them, along with a very present and real investigation into UAP/Advanced Aerial Vehicles that they have no idea about, as well as retrieval and reverse engineering programs regarding them.

Please widen your search to include the NZDF Department of Science and Technology, they are involved.

Yours sincerely,

N. S. Hudson