1337081 OIA Decision Letter.pdf

10/12/2024
K Jack
[FYI request #28585 email]
Tēnā koe K Jack
OIA: 1337081 – Information about University Advisory Group
Thank you for your email of 30 September 2024 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry)
requesting the following information:
1.  A full overview and breakdown of all costs associated with the University Advisory
Group (UAG), including member fees and remuneration, administrative/secretariat
costs, hosting, etc.
2.  Al  communications (email, text, phone, etc.) between the Ministry and the chair of the
UAG Sir Peter Gluckman.
3.  Any and all communications to or from the Ministry regarding the UAG’s initial report.
4.  A copy of all submissions received by the UAG during phases one and two of
consultation.
On 18 October 2024, you clarified part two of your request as follows:
2.  Al  communications (email, text, phone, etc.) between the Ministry and the chair of
the UAG Sir Peter Gluckman - I'm happy for you to exclude incidental/administrative
communications such as arranging meeting times and other logistics. I am particularly
interested in communications relating to the membership selection process
including selection and acceptance of the chair as well as discussion of costs
associated with the UAG, but also wish to receive any advice, policy considerations,
briefings, notes, opinions or options under consideration that fall outside of these
incidental communications.
We responded to parts one and four of your request on 29 October 2024.
In accordance with section 15(1) of the Act, this letter is to advise you that a decision has been
made to provide grant the remainder of your request in part.
We have identified 127 documents within scope of part two of your request, comprising 63 email
threads with attachments. We are currently finalising the documentation for release, and our
substantive response wil  be with you without undue delay.
Some information wil  be withheld under the following sections of the Act:
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000

•  9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons.
•  9(2)(b)(ii) to protect information where the making available of the information would be
likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who
is the subject of the information
•  9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the
confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials
•  9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or members of an
organisation or officers and employees of any public service agency or organisation in the
course of their duty.
•  9(2)(i) to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service agency or organisation
holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial
activities.
I am refusing some information under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information requested is or
will soon be publicly available. These documents are set out in the Document Table below. Where
possible, links have been provided to the publicly available information in the Document Table.
I am refusing part three of your request under section 18(a) of the Act, since, by virtue of section
9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act, there is good reason for withholding the information in full on the basis that
this report is stil  under active consideration by the Minister.
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review the decision on your request, in accordance
with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to [email address] or to
Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10-152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā

James Campbell
Senior Manager Tertiary Policy
Te Pou Kaupapahere | Policy

OIA: 1337081

Document Table
#
Date
From
To
Subject
Decision on release
1
6
Donna
Catherine
FW: UAG names

March  McKenzie  Ryan

2024
Clara Rowe

2
7
Andy
Katrina
RE: UAG names

March  Jackson
Sutich

2024

3
7
MEMO: University Advisory Group – approval

March  to begin the appointment process
Refused under section 18(d)
2024
of the Act.
Information is publicly
4
7
MEMO: University Advisory Group –
available.
March  agreement to delegate the management and
https://web-
2024
appointment of the UAG
assets.education.govt.nz/s3fs-
public/2024-10/1333318-
5
14
MEMO: UAG Membership and Probity Checks  Appendix-
March
A.pdf?VersionId=9T_RBLLxTT
2024
PpR9QFmtNgpecK7YtYQdJ4
6
15
Andy
James
Ministers’ view of
March  Jackson
Campbell
panel – confidential
2024
7
3 April

FW: AUG
2024
members –
candidates for
feedback
8
4 April

FW: UAG – Weekly
2024
Meeting
13f
Refused under section 18(d)
Attachment: 4.1 International Education .pdf
of the Act. Information is
publicly available at

https://web-
assets.education.govt.nz/s3fs-
Education Report: Growing the number or International  public/2024-
Students in New Zealand METIS 1319472
11/3.%201319472%20ER%20
-
%20Growing%20the%20numb
er%20of%20international%20s
tudents%20in%20New%20Z_
Redacted.pdf?VersionId=G5X
nvRhRGDlpiPYZSvG.cViVL2L
GYvk.
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13g  Attachment: 1.1 TEC BIM.pdf
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act.
Information is publicly
available at
https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/
Ministerial-papers/Briefing-for-
the-Incoming-Minister-for-
Tertiary-Education-and-
Skil s.pdf
13h
Refused under section 18(d)
Attachment: 1.2 ER
of the Act.
Information is publicly
Tertiary education and skil s BIM redacted.pdf
available at
14.-1319031-Tertiary-
education-and-skills-for-
release_Redacted.pdf
13j
Attachment: 2.1 Challenges and opportunities in HE.pdf  Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act.
Information is publicly
available at
https://assets.education.govt.n
z/public/Documents/our-
work/information-
releases/Advice-Seen-by-our-
Ministers/November-2023/1-.-
Challenges-and-opportunities-
in-higher-education-
funding.pdf
22a  Attachment: The performance based research fund in
Refused under section 18(d)
New Zealand taking stock and looking forward. New
of the Act. Information is
Zealand Economic Papers.pdf
publicly available at
https://www.tandfonline.com/d
oi/full/10.1080/00779954.2022.
2156382
22b  Attachment: Sources of PBRF convergence.
Refused under section 18(d)
Scientometrics 2022.pdf
of the Act. Information is
publicly available at
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192
-022-04376-9
22c  Attachment: An evaluation of metrics used the
Refused under section 18(d)
Performancebased Research Fund process in New
of the Act. Information is
Zealand – NZ Economic Papers.pdf
publicly available.
https://www.tandfonline.com/loi
/rnzp20
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22d  Attachment: Fifteen years of a PBRFS in New Zealand.  Refused under section 18(d)
Australian Economic Review.pdf
of the Act. Information is
publicly available.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
doi/abs/10.1111/1467-
8462.12415
22e  Attachment: Buckle and Creedy Submission to UAG
Refused under section 18(d)
2024.pdf
of the Act. Information wil
soon become publicly
available at https://uag.org.nz/
24c  Attachment: FULL-TES-2020.pdf
Refused in full. Information is
publicly available at
https://www.education.govt.nz/
our-work/strategies-policies-
and-programmes/tertiary-and-
further-education/tertiary-
education-strategy-tes
25a  Attachment: 60_-_rise_value_of_research-june15_1.pdf  Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act.
Information is publicly
available at
https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/e
n/system/files/ged/60_-_rise-
value_of_research-
june15_1.pdf
26
24
James
Peter
RE: Please
Refused under section 18(d)
June
Campbell  Gluckman
circulate to SSAG
of the Act. Information wil
2024
and UAG
soon be publicly available at
https://uag.org.nz/
26a  Attachment: Sources of PBRF convergence.
See Document 22b
Scientometrics 2022.pdf
26b  Attachment: The performance-based research fund in
See Document 22a
New Zealand taking stock and looking forward. New
Zealand Economic Papers.pdf
26c  Attachment: An evaluation of metrics used the
See Document 22c
Performancebased Research Fund process in New
Zealand – NZ Economic Papers.pdf
26d  Attachment: Buckle and Creedy Submission to UAG
See Document 22e
2024.pdf
26e  Attachment: Fifteen years of a PBRFS in New Zealand.  See Document 22d
Australian Economic Review.pdf
26f
Attachment: 170 MPI_Phase1_UAG submissions.pdf
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act. Information will
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soon be publicly available at
https://uag.org.nz/
42a  Attachment: UAG report 2.docx
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act. Information wil
soon be publicly available at
https://uag.org.nz/
55a  Attachment: universities-for-the-future.pdf
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act. Information is
publicly available at
https://ufm.dk/en/publications/2
023/files/universities-for-the-
future.pdf
60a  Attachment: UAG report Final draft nt.docx
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act. Information wil
soon be publicly available at
https://uag.org.nz/
60b  Attachment: UAG report Final draft tc.docx
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act. Information wil
soon be publicly available at
https://uag.org.nz/

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