Communications on Stefan Sunde & EY

John Luke made this Official Information request to Simon Watts

The request was successful.

From: John Luke

July 13, 2024

Dear Minister,

I am requesting:

all correspondence with Stefan Sunde (Sunde is a member of the National party board of directors)
all correspondence mentioning Stefan Sunde or "Stefan"

Plus, all correspondence about EY (Ernst & Young or Ernst and Young) including:
any mention of their 'scandal'
'secret drinking club'
'PR nightmare'
'sexual harassment'

The above mentioned terms are related to recent articles on EY and their 'probe' into misconduct. The probe investigated numerous staff members, with resignations as a result.

Sunde has worked at EY for four years, covering the period being investigated.

He leaves EY in July, with no job other job to step into, and has requested people contact him with help for a new role. Please refer to LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-su...

His post has no 'likes' from directors or partners, in what one can assume is an attempt to distance themselves and not be affiliated him Sunde.

Regards.
John Luke

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From: Simon Watts (MIN)
Simon Watts

July 13, 2024

Thank you for contacting Hon Simon Watts, Member of Parliament for North
Shore, Minister of Climate Change and Minister of Revenue.

The Minister considers all correspondence important but as he receives a
large amount of correspondence, it is not always possible to provide a
personal response.

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appreciated.

The Office of Hon Simon Watts

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From: Simon Watts (MIN)
Simon Watts

July 15, 2024

Kia ora John,

On behalf of Hon Simon Watts, thank you for your email.

Can you please clarify if by all correspondence mentioning "Stefan", you mean only in relations to Stefan Sunde only, and not any correspondence where the name Stefan is mentioned but in relation to or from individuals unrelated to Mr Sunde.

If it is the latter, this request may capture a large amount of correspondence and communication related to other individuals, and as such it may require substantial collation.

Please note, this is an official acknowledgment to your request.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simon Watts

Minister of Climate Change
Minister of Revenue

Email: [Simon Watts request email] | Website: www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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From: Simon Watts (MIN)
Simon Watts

August 09, 2024

OIA084 24 Response John Luke.pdf
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Appendix 1 John Luke.pdf
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Kia ora John,

Please find attached a letter from Hon Simon Watts in response to your OIA request on 13 July 2024.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simon Watts

Minister of Climate Change
Minister of Revenue

Email: [Simon Watts request email] | Website: www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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