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Kia ora Harry

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which
was received on 23 June 2024. A response will be provided in accordance
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George

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Kia ora Harry,

Please find attached a letter regarding a partial transfer of your
Official Information Act request. Please note it was signed out
electronically and so does not have a physical signature.

Kind regards
George

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Dear Harry

 

Treasury reference: 20240444

Your reference: [1][FOI #27347 email]

 

Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act,
received by Treasury on 23 June 2024. Under section 14(b)(i) of the
Official Information Act, Treasury has transferred part B of your request
to Quotable Value Ltd (QV).

 

Part b of your question is:

“What is the spend in current FY (to 30.06.24) of each State Owned
Enterprise that you monitor on Maori cultural competency, engagement,
work, Miki whataku (and anything similar) and costs of those staff who
have been recruited into Maori focused roles (salary, expenses etc) and
consultants engaged to in relation to anything related to the above. How
are those costs projected to change next FY for each organisation?”

 

QV’s response to part b above is:

FY2024 $4,065

FY2025 $2,800

 

Kind regards

Gary

 

 

 

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Hi Harry,

 

Part of your OIA request has been transferred to us by the Treasury to
respond.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible but in
any event no later than 5 August 2024 (being 20 working days after the day
your request was transferred to us) under the Official Information Act. If
we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any other queries, please feel free to contact me directly.

 

Thank you.

 

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Dear Mr Chan,

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Act request made to The
Treasury and part transferred to AsureQuality

 

Kind regards

 

Jeremy Hood

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Dear Mr Chan,

 

I refer to your OIA request of the Treasury dated 23 June.  The Treasury
has transferred part of that request to Landcorp Farming Limited (Pâmu)
under s14 of the OIA.  The transferred portion is:

 

What is the spend in current FY (to 30.06.24) of each State Owned
Enterprise that you monitor on Maori cultural competency, engagement,
work, Miki whataku (and anything similar) and costs of those staff who
have been recruited into Maori focused roles (salary, expenses etc) and
consultants engaged to in relation to anything related to the above.  How
are those costs projected to change next FY for each organisation?

 

I am providing a response to your request on behalf of, and relating to,
Pâmu as one of the SOEs in scope.

 

Given Pâmu’s workforce composition and business activity we have a need
for cultural understanding as we seek to: connect with and develop our
staff, recognise waahi tapu on land which we farm, occasionally assist
with resource consenting and assist in Crown settlement of historic Treaty
of Waitangi claims.   We have no specific ‘Mâori focused roles’, nor do we
monitor Mâori cultural competency. 

 

Over the FY24 year we spent $2,509 on consultants for strategic advice and
translation related activities.   We have an internal staff-led group to
assist us with cultural uplift and use free resources provided by Mâori
Language Commission to support staff with te reo pronunciation and pepeha
development.  During FY24, the internal group held a hui at a marae in
close proximity to one of our farming complexes the cost of which was
approximately $3,000 (koha, catering and accommodation). 

 

We do not foresee our approach changing in FY25 – in particular Pâmu has
no plans to recruit specific Maori focussed roles.

 

In addition, during FY24, some staff may have engaged in Te Reo and
cultural competency courses as part of their personal professional
development plans agreed with their managers.  The number of staff and the
specific nature of any courses attended are not kept in Pâmu records.

 

 

Regards,

Alistair

 

Alistair McMechan

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Kia ora Harry,

Please find attached the reply to your Official Information Act request
that has been signed out electronically and not by physical signature.

Kind regards
Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ôhanga – The Treasury
Email: [email address]
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Hi Harry,

 

Please find attached our response.

 

Thank you.

 

 

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Kia ora Harry

 

Kordia received the partial transfer of your OIA request below.

 

In relation to your question (b), we can confirm that Kordia Group’s spend
in these areas for the period 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was approximately
$185,000. This consists of external spend and internal resourcing on
relevant matters. These costs are projected to be slightly decreased for
the next FY.

 

Kind regards

Emily

 

 

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Subject: RE: Official Information request - Funding of Maori cultural
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Kia ora Harry,

Please find attached a letter regarding a partial transfer of your
Official Information Act request. Please note it was signed out
electronically and so does not have a physical signature.

Kind regards
George

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Kia ora Harry,

 

As you will be aware, part of your Official Information Act request has
been transferred from Treasury.

 

Please find attached response from MetService.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Nick Fagerlund

Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

MetService – Te Ratonga Tirorangi

 

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Level 2, 110 Featherston Street, Wellington 6011

PO Box 722, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

 

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Kia ora,

 

On Friday, 5 July the Treasury transferred part of your OIA request to
Transpower. You requested:

 

What is the spend in current FY (to 30.06.24) of each State-Owned
Enterprise that you monitor on Mâori cultural competency, engagement,
work, Miki whataku (and anything similar) and costs of those staff who
have been recruited into Mâori focused roles (salary, expenses etc) and
consultants engaged to in relation to anything related to the above.  How
are those costs projected to change next FY for each organisation?

 

The spend for the financial year to 30 June 2024 is $1,622,218. This
includes our cultural competency programme within the organisation, staff
huis, consultant costs, plus iwi engagement in support of projects /
consenting / heritage authorities needed as part of access and operation
of our grid on the whenua.  

 

The salary for staff recruited into Mâori focused roles is a rounded
figure to protect privacy $195,000 with expenses of $19,136.

 

We do not have a forecast for costs because these expenses are tied to
projects or circumstances that are currently not budgeted for or are
unknown at this stage. However, given the expected activity of increasing
electrification and the need to build out the transmission grid, we can
expect an increase in iwi engagement, as we expect an increase of
engagement with all our audiences. Staff salaries may change subject to
Transpower’s Remuneration policy; however, this is yet to be confirmed for
this financial year.

 

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The office of
the Ombudsman may be contacted by email to [1][email address]
or by phone on 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards,

Transpower’s OIA team

 

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Hi Harry,

 

On 8 July 2024 NZ Post received from Treasury a partial transfer of your
request under the Official Information Act (OIA). I’m emailing to inform
you that under Section 15A of the OIA we are extending by five working
days the time for responding to your request. A response will be sent to
you by Monday 12 August. The reason for the extension is the time needed
to consult on the information you have requested.

 

You have the right to complain to an Ombudsman about the extension
decision, under section 28(3) of the OIA.

 

Regards

 

Matthew

 

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nzpost.co.nz

 

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Hi Harry,

 

I am responding to your Official Information Act request that was
partially transferred to NZ Post on 8 July. This request was for the
following information.

 

What is the spend in current FY (to 30.06.24) of each State Owned
Enterprise that you monitor on Maori cultural competency, engagement,
work, Miki whataku (and anything similar) and costs of those staff who
have been recruited into Maori focused roles (salary, expenses etc) and
consultants engaged to in relation to anything related to the above. How
are those costs projected to change next FY for each organisation?

 

Within NZ Post in the financial year ending 30^th June 2024 expenditure in
categories specified with external partners and vendors was $132,440.

 

This expenditure was partly offset by subsidy received from Te Puni Kôkiri
in support of our Mâori Leadership Development Programme – Te Hononga – of
$60,800, giving net expenditure for the period of $71,640.

 

The combined employee cost supporting NZ Post’s Culture and Inclusion
portfolio in this period was $377,371, noting that this resource supports
our entire Culture and Inclusion portfolio, not just our Te Ao Mâori
workplan.

 

We anticipate a similar staff cost in FY25, and as at date of reply have
not finalised projected vendor spend.

 

You have the right to complain to an Ombudsman about our response, under
section 28(3) of the OIA.

 

Cheers

 

Matthew

 

Matthew Kenning

Government Relations Advisor

 
Mobile +64 27 3645594

Level 1, 7 Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington
nzpost.co.nz

 

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