Hon Todd McClay
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Forestry
Minister for Trade and Investment
Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
0 4 MAR 2025
OIA130
Matthew Hooton
By email: fyi-request-29851-b658f2c2(@requests. fyi. org. nz
Dear Matthew,
Official Information Act Request
Thank you for your email of 23 January 2025 to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC) which was transferred to my office on 3 February 2025. You requested under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Under the OIA, please may I have all Cabinet and Cabinet Committee papers
and minutes concerning Invest New Zealand.
The relevant cabinet papers are
Driving Economic Growth through Science, Innovation and
Technology and
Further decisions to drive economic growth through science, innovation and
technology. These cabinet papers and their minutes were released on the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment's (MBIE) website on 23 January 2025. You can find the documents
at the following link:
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/document-
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As these documents are publicly available, your request is declined pursuant to section 18( d)
of the Act.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Warm regards,
Hon Todd McClay
Minister for Trade and Investment
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand I +64 4 817 6810 I [email address]