Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing to request public knowledge of the NAMES of the charitable organisations you personally donate to. I believe this information needs to be in the public domain and have been unable to access it through my research.

To that end, there should be a record of all such charitable donations made by ALL Members of Parliament.

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Margaret Colegrove

Dear J Key (MIN),

Thank you for your immediate response, however this hasn't answered my question. I am happy to wait for the information I requested to be sent to me, either electronically or by post. My address is:

13 Willerton Avenue,
New Lynn,
Auckland 0600.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Colegrove

Dear Sarah Boyle,

Thank you for your response to my request.

It strikes me that given the position of the Rt Hon John Key as Prime Minister of New Zealand, I would have thought that any information regarding both his professional and personal capacity as donator to any charitable organisation would be open to public scrutiny. It should be irrelevant whether this is in his capacity as Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, or simply Mr John Key. Should not his integrity and transparency as Prime Minister be paramount in a democratic society?
Given your acknowledgement that your Office does not hold this information, imploring the Ombudsman to review this response under Section 28(3) of the Official Information Act would clearly appear to be a futile exercise - however, one that I may do anyway.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Colegrove