New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
18 September 2024
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
Cooper O’Neil
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #27630 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 29594
Tēnā koe Cooper O’Neil
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request to the Office of the Prime Minister,
transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Ministry) on 6 August 2024, in which
you request the following:
1)
All documents (including, but not limited to: itineraries, communications e.g emails,
texts) relating to the visit of Apple Inc.
2)
All travel documents (including, but not limited to: itineraries, communications e.g
emails, texts).
On 13 August 2024, we contacted you requesting a refinement of your request to the below:
All formal documents predominantly relating to the PM’s meeting of Apple Inc. of 12 July
2024. Please note the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade defines something as
“predominantly relating” to a topic if 50% or more of the item is on the topic or, the title of
the item includes the term that was asked for.
You accepted this refinement on the same day.
The information relevant to your request is attached. We have withheld some information under
the following sections of the OIA:
6(a): to avoid prejudicing the security or defence of New Zealand or the international
relations of the New Zealand Government;
6(b)(i): to protect the passing of information from another government on a confidential
basis;
6(c): to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and
detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial;
9(2)(ba)(i): to protect the supply of confidential information by another party where
disclosure would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information, or information from
the same source;
9(2)(b)(ii): to avoid prejudice to the commercial position of another party;
9(2)(g)(i): to protect the free and frank expression of opinions by departments; and
9(2)(i): to avoid prejudice commercial activities.
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Where the information has been withheld under section 9 of the OIA, we have identified no public
interest in releasing the information that would override the reasons for withholding it.
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
