11 June 2021
John Luke
[FYI request #15469 email]
Tēnā koe John
I refer to your request received on 17 May 2021, which has been considered under
the Official Information Act 1982, for the following information:
1.
A list of vacancy (ministerial appointment only, e.g. board member, Lay
member, Trustee etc) that the nomination period has been closed but still under
consideration by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage or relevant Minister. In
your list, can you please include the date that vacancy been advertised, what
method you have used to publicly advertise the position and when the vacancy
been closed as well.
2.
Also, I would like to know if you have any future opening in 2021. E.g. the
position that will call for nomination in the year of 2021.
Regarding both parts of your request, we do not have the information in the exact form
you have requested. Manatū Taonga accepts expressions of interest for any of the
Crown entities and other organisations we manage in the arts, culture, heritage,
broadcasting and sports sectors at any time. A list of appointments to be made is also
available continuously on our website.
We have, therefore, decided to advise you of the information publicly available to
cover, to the farthest extent possible, both parts of your request.
Information publicly available
The following information is covered by your request and is publicly available on the
Manatū Taonga website:
Item Document Title
Document Description Link
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‘Appointments to be
This was published on
https://mch.govt.nz/wh
made by the Minister
our website in
at-we-do/agency-
and Associate Ministers
December 2020. It lists
boards-nominations
for Arts, Culture and
the terms of board
Heritage, Minister for
members which have
Broadcasting and Media either expired or will
and Minister for Sport
expire in 2021.
and Recreation in 2021’
If you are interested in being considered for appointment to a board, you can complete
an expression of interest form, available on our website at:
https://mch.govt.nz/what-
we-do/agency-boards-nominations, and send it to us.
If you wish to discuss this decision, please feel free to email:
[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.
Ngā mihi nui
Louise Lennard
Pou Arataki o Te Pae Mātai
Manager, Sector Performance
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