R00638 Response.pdf

17 December 2024

David Adamson
[FYI request #29247 email]

Oﬀicial information request
Our ref: R00638

Tēnā koe David

Thank you for your request made under the Oﬀicial Information Act 1982 (OIA) received on
19 November 2024. You requested:
1.  Can you provide any information/documentation held that discusses (internal y) or directs
the Ministry regarding regulations involving iwi/Māori engagement or consultation.
2.  Can you also provide any communications (emails, letters, reports only) with ministers that
specifically discusses iwi/Māori engagement.
We have interpreted your request as it pertains to our work where we have engaged or consulted
with iwi or Māori groups and representatives.
Information released
Some of the material in scope of your request is published on the Ministry for Regulation website,
and we have listed the relevant weblinks where applicable.
Where material is not publicly available, we have enclosed the requested information. Below are
the key sections of the OIA under which some information has been withheld:
•  9(2)(a) - to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons
•  9(2)(f)(iv) - to maintain the current constitutional conventions protecting the
confidentiality of advice tendered by ministers and oﬀicials.
As required by section 9(1) of the OIA, I have considered whether the grounds for withholding the
information requested is outweighed by the public interest. In this instance, I do not consider that
to be the case.

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Part one of your request
The below table lists the papers in scope of your request, which are publicly available on the
Ministry for Regulation website – https://www.regulation.govt.nz/about-us/our-publications/.
We therefore refuse this part of your request under section 18(d) of the OIA as information is
publicly available.
Date
Document title
28/08/2024  Regulatory Impact Statement: Providing certainty on the Treaty Principles
•  Refer to the Quality Assurance section on page 4.
13/09/2024  2024-064: Agreeing to a consultation approach on the Regulatory Standards Bil
•  Refer to page 4, para 12, and pages 5-7, paras 16-31.
13/09/2024  2024-103: The Regulatory Standards Bil  and the Treaty of Waitangi
25/10/2024  2024-145:  Feedback from departmental consultation on the draft Regulatory
Standards Bil  Cabinet paper and discussion document
•  Refer to the overview of feedback from agency consultation on pages 4-6.
Undated
Information release: Cabinet Paper CAB 24-SUB-0437 Approval to consult on a
proposed approach to the Regulatory Standards Bil
•  Refer to page 60, para 10 on targeted agency consultation.

Part two of your request
The Ministry is currently conducting regulatory reviews into the early childhood education and
agricultural and horticultural products sectors.
The below tables outline the documents in scope of your request as they pertain to each review.
Early Childhood Education Sector Regulatory Review
Date
Document title / Comment
03/05/2024  2024-017: ECE sector review engagement approach
[*Part of Information release: Information release: Cabinet paper SOU-24-SUB-
0050 - Terms of Reference for the ECE regulatory review]
•  Please refer to page 11, para 29-31 on ‘Engagement with Māori’.
08/05/2024  Briefing 2024-018: Updated ECE regulatory sector review Cabinet paper for
ministerial and coalition consultation – Appendix 1: Draft Cabinet Paper and Terms
of Reference
[*Part of Information release: Information release: Cabinet paper SOU-24-SUB-
0050 - Terms of Reference for the ECE regulatory review]
•  Refer to page 25, para 40 of the Cabinet paper on ‘Population implications’.
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Date
Document title / Comment
02/08/2024  See attached paper - 2024-088: Approach to engaging in diﬀerent languages
•  The paper discusses using an engagement approach tailored to diﬀerent
audiences, including Māori.
09/09/2024  See attached paper - MFR2024-113: Early Childhood Education Sector Review
Update
•  Some information is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA.
•  Refer to attachment mentioning Puna Reo and Kōhanga Reo site visits.
20/09/2024  MFR2024-121: Early Childhood Education Regulatory Review Themes from direct
engagement
•  Paper contains references to engagement with Māori providers and
representatives.
27/09/2024  MFR2024 132: Weekly Report 27 September
•  Refer to updates about the Early Childhood Education Regulatory Review,
referring to Kōhanga Reo and Puna Reo engagement.
04/10/2024  MFR2024 135: Weekly Report 4 October
•  Refer to updates about the Early Childhood Education Regulatory Review,
referring to Kōhanga Reo and Puna Reo engagement.
18/10/2024  MFR2024 144: Weekly Report 18 October
•  Refer to updates about the Early Childhood Education Regulatory Review,
referring to Kōhanga Reo and Puna Reo engagement.
07/11/2024   See attached paper - 2024-153: Early Childhood Education Sector Review
September Update
•  Some information is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA.
•  Refer to attachment mentioning Te Kōhanga Reo and Puna Reo site visits.

Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review
Date
Document title
24/06/2024
2024-059: Draft terms of reference and Cabinet paper for the Agricultural
Products Regulatory Review
[*Part of Information release: Cabinet paper EXP-24-MIN-0033 - Terms of
Reference for the approval path for agricultural and horticultural products
regulatory review]
•  Refer to page 35, Cabinet paper section on ‘Stakeholder engagement’,
discusses targeted engagement with selected stakeholders, including
Māori.
•  Refer to page 45, Terms of Reference sub-section on ‘Other stakeholder
interests’, on cultural perspectives and potential impacts on Māori.
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20/09/2024
2024-106: September update on Agricultural and Horticultural Products
Regulatory Review for 24 September Joint Ministers Meeting
•  Withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA.
31/10/2024
2024-107: October update on Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory
Review
•  Withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA.

Right of review
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please contact [Ministry for Regulation request email].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that we may publish this response (with your details removed) on the Ministry for
Regulation website.

Ngā mihi

Aisling Risdon
Head of Ministerial Services
Ministry for Regulation
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