23 February 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011
PO Box 805, Wellington
Phone 04 495 7200
John Luke
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[email address]
dia.govt.nz
Tēnā koe John,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA 21/22-0455
Thank you for your email of 7 December 2021 requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“May I request full copy of the following documents
Appointments to the Oranga Marae Committee: decision briefing and draft Cabinet
paper
Talking points for Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee 27 October 2021:
Appointment of the Chair of the Library and Information Advisory Commission Ngā
Kaiwhakakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board / Te Puna Tahua Appointments: Adjusted
Appointment Documents
Film and Literature Board of Review: appointment documents
Appointments to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board: Draft Cabinet paper for
the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee.”
In response to your request, please find attached five documents that fall within the scope
of your request:
1. Appointments to the Oranga Marae Committee: decision briefing and draft Cabinet
paper, dated 22 October 2021
2. Talking points for Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee 27 October 2021:
Appointment of the Chair of the Library and Information Advisory Commission Ngā
Kaiwhakakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero, dated 21 October 2021
3. New Zealand Lottery Grants Board / Te Puna Tahua Appointments: Adjusted
Appointment Documents, dated 12 October 2021
4. Film and Literature Board of Review: appointment documents, dated 12 October
2021
5. Appointments to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board: Draft Cabinet paper
for the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee, dated 14 October 2021
You will note that some information in these documents is withheld under the following
section of the Act:
• 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons.
As required under section 9(1) of the Act, we have considered the public interest in the
information we have decided to withhold. We have identified no public interest that
outweighs the withholding grounds we have decided to apply.
We intend to publish our response to your request on www.dia.govt.nz. This letter, with
your personal details removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses
increases the availability of information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s
purpose of enabling more effective participation in the making and administration of laws
and policies and promoting the accountability of Ministers and officials.
Nāku noa, nā
Steve Cutting
Acting Tumuaki / Director Ministerial, Monitoring, and Capability Group
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