Application of Crown Entities Code of Conduct Neutrality ACC Chair

Harris Leigh made this Official Information request to Andrew Little

The request was refused by Andrew Little.

From: Harris Leigh

Dear Minister for the Public Service,

Under the OIA I seek copies of any information you hold relating to the application of the Code of Conduct for Crown Entity Members
(https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/guidan...) to the writings of the current Chair of the ACC.

I also seek any information held relating to comments by the ACC Chair such as:

"The previous National government had to deal with an unanticipated event of their own in the form of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. They got the books back in balance but at the cost of ignoring almost everything else. "
And "Labour is the battle-hardened team that can get the job done." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...

"In other words, if it is change voters want, they need look no further than the current Government." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...

"This is where Trump, Johnson, Morrison, and other assorted clowns come into play" [referring to conservative leaders of the USA, UK and Australia] https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/30064184...

I also seek any information you might hold on whether the preponderance of political comments by a Crown Entity board member may create an impression of political partisanship even if any one comment is excusable.

Yours faithfully,

Harris Leigh

Link to this

From: A Little Office (MIN)
Andrew Little

Tçnâ koe

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
Defence, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for
the GCSB, and Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to
The Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the
Christchurch Mosques.

 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important, and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
personally reply to all emails. As such, the following guidelines apply:

 

·         If your message is for Minister Little’s advice, or if you have
copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,

·         If you have invited Minister Little to an event then a member of
staff may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
might be possible,

·         If you have made a request for official information then this
will be managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official
Information Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant
Minister or agency,

·         If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will
be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency,

·         If you are a journalist then your request will be triaged by a
press secretary,

·         To find out more about Minister Little read his [1]biography or
recent [2]statements.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [3][Andrew Little request email]
| Web [4]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/bio...
2. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...
3. mailto:[Andrew Little request email]
4. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...

Link to this

From: Christina Connolly

Dear Harris,

Thank you for your OIA request.

Hon Andrew Little, Minister for the Public Service is considering your request and you can expect a response by 30 March 2023.

Ngâ mihi

Christina Connolly
Private Secretary | Public Service |
DDI: +64 4 817 9865 | M: +64 21 242 8336 | E: [email address]

Office of Hon Andrew Little
Minister of Defence
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau
Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques

Reception: +64 4 817 8707 | E: [Andrew Little request email]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Andrew Little MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Harris Leigh [mailto:[FOI #21975 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 2 March 2023 3:53 PM
To: A Little Office (MIN) <[Andrew Little request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Application of Crown Entities Code of Conduct Neutrality ACC Chair

Dear Minister for the Public Service,

Under the OIA I seek copies of any information you hold relating to the application of the Code of Conduct for Crown Entity Members
(https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/guidan...) to the writings of the current Chair of the ACC.

I also seek any information held relating to comments by the ACC Chair such as:

"The previous National government had to deal with an unanticipated event of their own in the form of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. They got the books back in balance but at the cost of ignoring almost everything else. "
And "Labour is the battle-hardened team that can get the job done." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...

"In other words, if it is change voters want, they need look no further than the current Government." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...

"This is where Trump, Johnson, Morrison, and other assorted clowns come into play" [referring to conservative leaders of the USA, UK and Australia] https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/30064184...

I also seek any information you might hold on whether the preponderance of political comments by a Crown Entity board member may create an impression of political partisanship even if any one comment is excusable.

Yours faithfully,

Harris Leigh

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #21975 email]

Is [Andrew Little request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Andrew Little? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

________________________________

hide quoted sections

Link to this

From: Christina Connolly


Attachment OIA response to Harris Leigh 27 March 2023.pdf
325K Download View as HTML


Dear Harris,

Please find attached a letter of reply from Hon Andrew Little, Minister for the Public Service, in response to your OIA request dated 2 March 2023.

Ngâ mihi

Christina Connolly
Private Secretary | Public Service |
DDI: +64 4 817 9865 | M: +64 21 242 8336 | E: [email address]

Office of Hon Andrew Little
Minister of Defence
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau
Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques

Reception: +64 4 817 8707 | E: [Andrew Little request email]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Andrew Little MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Christina Connolly
Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2023 9:48 AM
To: '[FOI #21975 email]' <[FOI #21975 email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Application of Crown Entities Code of Conduct Neutrality ACC Chair

Dear Harris,

Thank you for your OIA request.

Hon Andrew Little, Minister for the Public Service is considering your request and you can expect a response by 30 March 2023.

Ngâ mihi

Christina Connolly
Private Secretary | Public Service |
DDI: +64 4 817 9865 | M: +64 21 242 8336 | E: [email address]

Office of Hon Andrew Little
Minister of Defence
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques

Reception: +64 4 817 8707 | E: [Andrew Little request email]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Andrew Little MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Harris Leigh [mailto:[FOI #21975 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 2 March 2023 3:53 PM
To: A Little Office (MIN) <[Andrew Little request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Application of Crown Entities Code of Conduct Neutrality ACC Chair

Dear Minister for the Public Service,

Under the OIA I seek copies of any information you hold relating to the application of the Code of Conduct for Crown Entity Members
(https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/guidan...) to the writings of the current Chair of the ACC.

I also seek any information held relating to comments by the ACC Chair such as:

"The previous National government had to deal with an unanticipated event of their own in the form of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. They got the books back in balance but at the cost of ignoring almost everything else. "
And "Labour is the battle-hardened team that can get the job done." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...

"In other words, if it is change voters want, they need look no further than the current Government." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...

"This is where Trump, Johnson, Morrison, and other assorted clowns come into play" [referring to conservative leaders of the USA, UK and Australia] https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/30064184...

I also seek any information you might hold on whether the preponderance of political comments by a Crown Entity board member may create an impression of political partisanship even if any one comment is excusable.

Yours faithfully,

Harris Leigh

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #21975 email]

Is [Andrew Little request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Andrew Little? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

________________________________

hide quoted sections

Link to this

Things to do with this request

Anyone:
Andrew Little only: