9 June 2020
Cody C
[FYI request #12631 email]
Dear Cody
Thank you for your email of 16 April 2020 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities
requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please supply the standard form First Home Loan agreement / MoU with
lenders.
I have considered your request under the Act and am withholding the information requested
under section 9(2)(ba)(i ) of the Act “[to] protect information which is subject to an obligation
of confidence…where the making available of the information would be likely otherwise to
damage the public interest” and section 9(2)(b)(i) of the Act as “making available the
information would disclose a trade secret”.
You can find the relevant information regarding the First Home Loan product, including an
overview of the eligibility criteria, the list of lenders and the application process, on the
Kāinga Ora website at: https://kaingaora.govt.nz/home-ownership/first-home-loan/.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by the Ombudsman,
in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the
Ombudsman’s website www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Rachel Kelly
Manager Government Relations