Valerie Morse
[FYI request #13110 email]
26 February 2020
Dear Valerie Morse
RE: OIA 2019-20-18 NZTE Engagement with NZDIA
Thank you for your email of Friday 3 July requesting the following information under the
Of icial Information Act (the Act):
1.
Any information about the NZTE relationship with the New Zealand Defence
Industry Association from 2017-2020.
2. Any information about overseas defence industry conferences where NZTE
had speaking engagements or operated/shared trade booths, including but not
limited to, the Land Forces Australia, CANSEC or IMDEX Asia conferences.
As previously provided, below is a summary in answer to Question One and Two to give
context while we continue to prepare information for release.
Question One: As an industry body, NZDIA is an organisation which facilities networking
throughout the sector. NZTE regularly engages with industry bodies across the breadth of
New Zealand’s business sectors. By working with these organisations NZTE can connect
with a range of New Zealand exporters.
NZTE is not a member of NZDIA and does not fund them. NZTE employees have at ended
NZDIA members meetings and presented at NZDIA events. These presentations have been
on the topic of the challenges and opportunities in the international defence sector. NZTE
developed and delivered a New Zealand Stand at Land Forces 2018 and PACIFIC 2019.
NZDIA purchased space on this stand.
Question Two: The only conferences where NZTE had a speaking engagement or booth
were Land Forces 2018 and PACIFIC 2019. As mentioned above, NZTE developed and
delivered a New Zealand stand at these conferences. While attendance at Land Forces
2020 was planned for, these plans have been put on hold due to COVID-19 and the
deferment of that conference. NZTE activities taken at Land Forces 2018 and PACIFIC 2019
included hosting networking functions and facilitating introductions to potential business
partners.
As stated in our previous email correspondence from 11 September, NZTE has been
identifying and compiling information within scope of your above requests. The information
you have requested when compiled is well over 1000 pages. At ached as Appendix One,
Appendix Two and Appendix Three, the third tranche of emails is 260 pages. We have
compiled these into three documents and have grouped emails into email chains for ease of
reading and to remove unnecessary duplication. Some duplicates have been maintained in
instances where their exclusion would have made an email responding or forwarding
unclear. They have been organised chronologically from date of last email, most recent to
oldest. Any attachments to emails are attached in their place in the thread.
After weighing against public interest, we have chosen to redact some information on the
following grounds:
• Section 6(a): prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the
international relations of the Government of New Zealand.
• Section 6(d): endanger the safety of any person.
• Section 9(2)(a): protect the privacy of natural persons.
• Section 9(2)(ba)(i): prejudice the supply of future similar information.
• Section 9(2)(b)(i ): unreasonably prejudice a commercial position.
• Section 9(2)(g)(i) free and frank expression by officials in the course of their
duty
• Section 9(2)(g)(ii) the protection of members of an organisation from improper
pressure or harassment
• Section 9(2)(k): prevent the disclosure of of icial information for improper
gain.
The next tranche of approximately 300 pages will be provided to you no later than 26
March.
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.
Yours sincerely
Melissa Trochon
Director – Board and Ministerial
Encl. List documents enclosed
Appendix One: Tranche Three - Correspondence between NZTE and NZDIA – Part One
Appendix Two: Tranche Three - Correspondence between NZTE and NZDIA – Part Two
Appendix Three: Tranche Three - Correspondence between NZTE and NZDIA – Part Three
