Kia ora Sarah,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 request (the Act) to NZTE, received 13 May 2024 requesting:

Of the taxpayer funded annual NZTE budget allocated to international Trade Commissioner roles and Regional Director roles, please provide detail for the below costs, by region:

1 All NZTE funded private accommodation costs (rent/leases and or property purchases), including living costs (electricity, water, broadband, telephony, food).
2. All NZTE funded private vehicle costs per role - lease/rent of vehicles, gasoline, maintenance, taxes.
3. All NZTE funded school education costs - including fees, travel, equipment, computers, and extracurricular activities.
4. All NZTE funded private staff at accommodation - cleaners, maids, gardeners, chefs/cooks, drivers.
5. All NZTE funded flights, both international & domestic - for all family members.
6. All NZTE funded insurances for health, life, property, contents/assets, and income.
7. All NZTE funded reimbursements or cover for any personal tax costs or payments.
8. All NZTE funded costs per role not listed above.

Salaries & names obviously cannot be provided, so these are not requested.

In accordance with the Act, NZTE will make a decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and within 20 working days of 13 May 2024. The latest date for a decision on your request is 11 June 2024.

Kind regards,
Maya.

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Kia ora Sarah,

You requested:
Of the taxpayer funded annual NZTE budget allocated to international Trade Commissioner roles and Regional Director roles, please provide detail for the below costs, by region:

1 All NZTE funded private accommodation costs (rent/leases and or property purchases), including living costs (electricity, water, broadband, telephony, food).
2. All NZTE funded private vehicle costs per role - lease/rent of vehicles, gasoline, maintenance, taxes.
3. All NZTE funded school education costs - including fees, travel, equipment, computers, and extracurricular activities.
4. All NZTE funded private staff at accommodation - cleaners, maids, gardeners, chefs/cooks, drivers.
5. All NZTE funded flights, both international & domestic - for all family members.
6. All NZTE funded insurances for health, life, property, contents/assets, and income.
7. All NZTE funded reimbursements or cover for any personal tax costs or payments.
8. All NZTE funded costs per role not listed above.
Salaries & names obviously cannot be provided, so these are not requested.

We ask that you please clarify your request. Do you mean of the taxpayer funded annual NZTE budget in the year ending 2023? We would like to make sure we are providing you with the accurate data to respond to your request.

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response-see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act.

Yours sincerely,
Maya.

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