New Zealand Ministry of 
 
Foreign Affairs and Trade 
Manatū Aorere   
 
30 July 2024 
195 Lambton Quay 
Private Bag 18−901 
 
Wellington 6160 
 
New Zealand 
 
James Webb 
T    +64 4 439 8000 
F    +64 4 472 9596 
[FYI request #27355 email] 
 
OIA 29518 
 
Tēnā koe James Webb 
 
We refer to your request to the Office of the Prime Minister, transferred in part to the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Ministry) on 2 July 2024, in which you request the following under 
the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): 
How were the NZ delegation to Japan in June 2024 chosen? Please provide any criteria that 
was used and/or considered. 
This response is for information held by the Ministry. For information held by New Zealand Trade 
and Enterprise, we refer you to their response.  
 
The Ministry works with Te Matatini to identify kapa haka representatives for Prime Minister-led 
delegations.  Selection is based on the purpose, priorities, and objectives of the mission. 
 
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information requests 
where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your personal information removed) 
may be published on the Ministry website: www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-us/official-
information-act-responses/  
 
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at: 
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman 
of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
Sarah Corbett 
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
 
e   [email address]  
w   www.mfat.govt.nz 

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