Foreign Donations & Transactions to Political Parties & Politicians
Adam Irish made this Official Information request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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      From: Adam Irish
      
    
    Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
I request under the Official Information Act the following information.
What safeguards are in place to protect political parties and politicians from foreign undue influence.
Does the Prime Minister receive security briefing and information on donations or transactions from foreign countries to politicians and public figures.
What safe gaurds are in place to ensure political parties and politicians across the political spectrum are not receiving funding or benefit from foreign governments or entities or individuals with close ties foreign governments. That create undue influence on those individuals.
Has the Prime Minister received any briefing on donations or transactions made from individuals close to the Chinese Communist Party to the Rt Hon John Key. Has his property sales and business dealings been evaluated to ensure he is not beholden to foreign interests.
What risk management framework is in place to ensure public figures that influence the public have not been compromised.
Yours faithfully,
Adam
        From: Information [DPMC]
        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
      
    
    Tēnā koe 
 
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        From: Information [DPMC]
        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
      
    
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Kia ora,
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
 received on 20 December 2022, copied below. We will respond to your
 request within the statutory timeframes set out in the Act. If we are
 unable to meet these timeframes we will notify you.
 
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 December 2022 through to 15 January 2023, are not counted as working days.
 
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Ngā mihi,
 
Ministerial Coordinator
 Ministerial Services
 Strategy, Governance and Engagement
 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
      
    
     
 
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Kia ora koe,
 
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
 
Ngā mihi,
 
Ministerial Coordinator
 Ministerial Services
 Strategy, Governance and Engagement
 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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        From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
      
    
    Kia ora Adam,
 
The Ministry of Justice has accepted partial transfer of your Official
 Information Act request submitted to DPMC.
 
The Ministry of Justice will be responding to the below part of your
 request:
 
What safe guards are in place to ensure political parties and politicians
 across the political spectrum are not receiving funding or benefit from
 foreign governments or entities or individuals with close ties foreign
 governments. That create undue influence on those individuals.
 
The Ministry of Justice may publish the response to your request on our
 website, you can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will
 take place at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name
 and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
 (protect the privacy of natural persons).
 
You can expect to hear from Justice by 15/02/2023.
 
 
Ngā mihi,
 
Ministerial Relations and Services
Governance and Assurance
Strategy, Governance and Assurance
04 918 8800 | Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
 [1]www.justice.govt.nz
 
 
 
 
 
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      From: Adam Irish
      
    
    Dear [email address],
Can you please advise when a response will be provided.
Yours sincerely,
Adam Irish
        From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
      
    
    Kia ora,
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Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Relations and Services
Governance and Assurance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
Justice Centre I Aitken Street
DX Box SX 10088 I Wellington
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        From: Fauvel, Katarina
      
    
    Kia ora Adam,
 
Attached is the Ministry of Justice response to your OIA request for
 information on political foreign interference.
 
Ngā mihi,
Katarina
 
Katarina Fauvel (nee Williams) (she/her)
 Senior Advisor, Media | Communication Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
M 027 390 2703
E: [email address] | [1]justice.govt.nz
 
 
 
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        From: C Hipkins (MIN)
      
    
    Tēnā koe,
 
On behalf of Raj Nahna, I attach a letter in response to your OIA request.
 
Ngā mihi,
 
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
 
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