30 October 2018
Douglas Lloyd Jenkins
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Tēnā koe Douglas
Official information request for Prime Minister’s Award for Literature raw figures (ref. 217)
I refer to your official information request dated 9 October 2018 regarding the nomination figures for
the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. Your request is being addressed under the
provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). The Act is based on the concept that
information held by government agencies should be made available on request unless there is good
reason for withholding it.
You requested the raw figures that made up the nominations received by Creative New Zealand for
the 2018 Prime Minister’s Awards.
The number of nominations received for each nominee in the three categories of fiction, non-fiction
and poetry is
attached as Appendix 1. Please note that the number of nominations received is not
determinative of the final award winners.
In order to protect the privacy of individuals, we have made the decision to withhold the names of
nominees under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. We considered whether releasing individuals’ names was
in the public interest when making our decision.
If you wish to discuss this information request with us, please feel free to contact Charlotte McKay at
[email address] or on (04) 473 0193.
You have the right to seek a 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.
Yours sincerely
David Pannett
Senior Manager, Planning, Performance and Advocacy Services
Appendix 1: Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2018 – nominations
Fiction
Non-fiction
Poetry
Nominee
No. of
Nominee
No. of
Nominee
No. of
nominations
nominations
nominations
Nominee 1
1
Nominee 1
2
Nominee 1
1
Nominee 2
13
Nominee 2
1
Nominee 2
1
Nominee 3
2
Nominee 3
1
Nominee 3
1
Nominee 4
1
Nominee 4
14
Nominee 4
13
Nominee 5
1
Nominee 5
1
Nominee 5
2
Nominee 6
2
Nominee 6
1
Nominee 6
2
Nominee 7
1
Nominee 7
2
Nominee 7
1
Nominee 8
1
Nominee 8
1
Nominee 8
27
Nominee 9
7
Nominee 9
1
Nominee 9
4
Nominee 10
4
Nominee 10
1
Nominee 10
1
Nominee 11
1
Nominee 11
1
Nominee 11
2
Nominee 12
1
Nominee 12
1
Nominee 12
1
Nominee 13
1
Nominee 13
1
Nominee 13
1
Nominee 14
2
Nominee 14
1
Nominee 14
1
Nominee 15
1
Nominee 15
1
Nominee 15
1
Nominee 16
1
Nominee 16
9
Nominee 17
1
Nominee 17
2
Nominee 18
1
Nominee 18
1
Nominee 19
1
Nominee 19
13
Nominee 20
1
Nominee 20
1