Dear Alex,

 

I refer to your request for information dated 22 December 2020.

 

The University of Auckland is a member of the New Zealand Initiative. No
decision was made to become a member of the New Zealand Initiative – the
University became a member of the New Zealand Initiative on 1 April 2012,
at the time the New Zealand Institute (of which the University was a
member) merged into the New Zealand Initiative. The University has paid no
fees to be a member of the New Zealand Initiative.

 

Yours sincerely

Rebecca Ewert

University of Auckland

 

From: Alex Harris <[FOI #14354 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 22 December 2020 11:05 AM
To: legal <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Membership of the New Zealand
Initiative

 

Dear University of Auckland,

The New Zealand Initiative is described by the media as a "libertarian
think-tank" ("Ratepayers pay $92,000 for membership of libertarian
think-tank", Stuff, 22 December 2020). According to its website, your
agency is a member. I would like to request the following information
under the OIA:

* When did your agency join the New Zealand Initiative? Is it still a
member?
* Who approved joining? Was there any formal analysis of the compatibility
of membership with your agency's purposes and functions? (if so, I would
like a copy)
* How much membership has cost your agency since joining.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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