New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
27 February 2023
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
John Luke
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #21661 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 28490
Tēnā koe John Luke
I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 30 January 2023. You requested:
‘… a list of vacancy (ministerial appointment only, e.g. board member, Lay member, Trustee etc)
that the nomination period has been closed but stil under consideration by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade or relevant Minister.
In your list, can you please included the date that vacancy been advertised, what method you have
used to publicly advertise the position, how many application you have received and when the
vacancy been closed as wel .
Also, I would like to know if you have any future opening in 2023. e.g. the position that wil call for
nomination in the year of 2023.’
As of the date of your request, there are no current vacancies for Crown and other associated
entities monitored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, where the nomination period has
closed and the nominees are under active consideration by the relevant Minister. This part of
your request is therefore refused under section 18(e) of the OIA, as the information does not
exist.
We can advise that the process of appointing new members to the boards of the Pacific
Cooperation Foundation, and the Niue International Trust Fund, will be running later in 2023.
Please note that we may publish this letter (with your personal details redacted) on the
Ministry’s website.
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz
