16 February 2023
John Luke
[FYI request #21707 email]
Tēnā koe John
Official Information Act 1982 request – Board member Appointment
This letter responds to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request received by Sport New
Zealand (Sport NZ) on 3 February 2023 via www.fyi.org.nz. Your request was for the following
information:
“I noted you have an ad on Appoint website for a while now,
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.appointbetterbo
ards.co.nz%2Ffind-a-board-
position%3Fapp%3D7%26sort%3D1%26page%3D2&data=05%7C01%7Cpolicy%40sportn
z.org.nz%7C740dafb3a80d4ba30c5e08db05079f22%7C9d5ca952e4a543e6b17cc01d313a
d135%7C0%7C0%7C638109302696629199%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiM
C4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C
%7C&sdata=%2FY%2FtrGYE7anhkIMT7wuY%2BmIY9G7FTZNmBEOb6XLp9FU%3D&re
served=0
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.appointbetterbo
ards.co.nz%2Fposition%2Fapt17100&data=05%7C01%7Cpolicy%40sportnz.org.nz%7C74
0dafb3a80d4ba30c5e08db05079f22%7C9d5ca952e4a543e6b17cc01d313ad135%7C0%7
C0%7C638109302696941674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDA
iLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=z
dJ%2BIAT5vhN%2Fox%2FESpjO0xVXkW2J1HTjLVo48nm6F6M%3D&reserved=0\
You are seeking women board member, may I ask since you have put up the ad how many
application you have received and how many you have shortlisted for interview.
Also, what is your term of reference for the position you are advertising.”
P +64 4 472 8058 Level 1, Harbour City Centre, 29 Brandon Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 2251 Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
sportnz.org.nz
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Response to your OIA Request
In response to your OIA request outlined above, we advise that the advertisement that you are
requesting information about is for self-identified women who have or wish to make themselves
available for board roles in the Play, Active Recreation and Sport sector. Sport NZ established this
sub-set of directors in response to its
National Policy for Gender Equity in Governance and the target
set within that Policy for a minimum of 40% self-identified women on qualifying boards. This is a
permanent advertisement to ensure the pool of potential women directors is regularly refreshed.
There is no guarantee of a role. Rather it allows boards who are seeking directors, in this instance
women, to search the database as they form their long list of candidates.
As such we are refusing your request under section 18(d) as the information requested does not
exist.
Please note that if you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint
to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the OIA. Information about how to contact the
Ombudsman is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or you can phone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Nicki Ablitt
Group Policy Manager
Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa
