This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'China wants to help New Zealand recover from Cyclone Gabrielle, including financing, constructing key infrastructure'.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Luke 
[FYI request #22125 email] 
 
Reference: OIA-2022/23-0685 
 
Dear John Luke 
 
Official Information Act request for the Letter from the Chinese Ambassador offering 
assistance for the cyclone recovery effort and the BRI Memorandum of Arrangement 
  
Thank  you  for  your  request  made  under  the  Official  Information  Act  (the  Act),  received  on 
17 March 2023. You requested: 
 
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Can you please provide the full copy of the letter from Chinese Ambassador and full 
copy of the BRI memorandum of arrangement.” 

 
I have determined that your request should be transferred, and we have extended the ten 
working day time-limit available to make these transfers. This extension is required because 
of the consultation needed to determine if we could respond directly. 
 
I can now advise that I believe the information you have requested is more closely connected 
with  the  functions  of  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs  and  Trade  (MFAT).  Accordingly,  I  have 
decided to transfer your request to the MFAT under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. 
 
The MFAT have the usual timeframes under the Act  from receipt of this transfer to make a 
decision on your request.  
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Amy Teague, 
Manager, Ministerial Services 
 
 
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 
4728158 
 
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