James Shaw: Philathropy or Political Interference?
Revanche Tapp made this Official Information request to James Shaw
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From: Revanche Tapp
Dear James Shaw,
I was very concerned to read about the sort of behaviour (yours) that led to the establishment of the Green School in Taranaki. It was nothing less than swaggering gansterism.
I became concerned about who you might really be, or who you might really be working for; this did not seem like a typical Green Party initiative, or the sort of initiative that had caused me to sign up to the Green Party at its Inception, now many moons ago.
I was disturbed, then, to come across, in my review of your credibility, an Official Information Act (OIA) request that provided another example of your apparently easy recourse to lies.
On April 27 2019, your team responded to an OIA request headed on FYI: "Green Party and the Omidyar Network" that "Hon James Shaw has not met Pierre Omidyar, the Omidyar Network, or any other body funded by Silicon Valley billionaire Pierre Omidyar since the 2017 general election."
However, I contend that you have known and met with lobbyists for Pierre Omidyar frequently, before and after the request to which I refereed. In fact, Agents of Pierre Omidyar, or those who work for organizations funded by him, have been at your side at many crucial political moments, since: Leroy Beckett, by your side when you met for a silver service breakfast with United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres; and Laura O'Connell Rapira, at your side when the Black Lives Matter rallies came to Parliament in Wellington.
I request a list of all philanthropic and advocacy organizations that you have met with personally, or in your capacity as a Minister, or in the capacity of some other role, since the 2017 General Election.
And I also ask why you lied in response to the April 27 2019 OIA request made via FYI.
Yours faithfully,
Revanche Tapp
From: J Shaw (MIN)
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Tēnā koe,
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Ngā mihi
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Dear Revanche
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on Thursday 4 September in which you requested the following information:
·all philanthropic and advocacy organizations that you have met with personally, or in your capacity as a Minister, or in the capacity of some other role, since the 2017 General Election.
Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.
Yours sincerely
The office of Hon James Shaw
Sedef Duder-Özyurt | Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister for Climate Change | Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance
Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
P: 04 817 6663 M: 021 842 583
E: [email address]
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Dear Rich
Please find the response to your OIA request of 03 September 2020 attached.
Should you have any queries regarding this request, please respond to this email.
Best regards
Sedef Duder-Özyurt (she/her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister for Climate Change | Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance
Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
P: 04 817 6663 M: 021 842 583
E: [email address]
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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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From: Sedef Duder-Ozyurt
Dear Revanche
Please excuse my error in the previous email in which I addressed you as 'Rich'.
All the best,
Sedef Duder-Özyurt (she/her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister for Climate Change | Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance
Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
P: 04 817 6663 M: 021 842 583
E: [email address]
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