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26 June 2020 
Shane Gibson 
[FYI request #13075 email] 
Dear Mr Gibson 
Official Information Request 
Our Ref:  SSCOIA 2020/0051 
I refer to your official information request received on 10 June 2020 where you asked: 
“Please provide the total cost that was spent producing the Machinery of Government 
Events dataset available at https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/mog-events.” 
Information being released 
In response to your request, I can advise that the production of the Machinery of Government 
events dataset was undertaken by the State Services Commission (SSC) as part of our 
business as usual work programme and contained no additional cost.  As a result, it is not 
possible to identify the cost of individual staff involved in the work associated. 
Production of the dataset involved consolidating information, that was already in the public 
domain, into a standardised dataset that is in a single resource and easily reusable format. This 
work fell within SSC’s baseline of business as usual activity.  
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact 
[email address]. 
You have the right to seek an investigation and 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. 
Please note that we intend to publish this letter (with your personal details removed) on the 
State Services Commission’s website. 
Yours sincerely 
Nicky Dirks 
Managing Principal – Ministerial Services 
State Services Commission 

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