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Projects funded by the Gama Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund

John Jacobson made this Official Information request to Victoria University of Wellington

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From: John Jacobson

Dear Victoria University of Wellington,

This is a request for information under the OIA.

This page from December 2021 (https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2021/12/te-h...) on the university's website says that several people have been awarded funding to conduct research, publish it, and in some cases 'to run public campaigns on reforming laws and practices relating to political finance and lobbying'.

Max Rashbrooke and Prof Lisa Marriot were awarded $167,000 to study political party funding.

Dr Bryce Edwards and Prof Karin Lasthuizen were awarded $333,000 to "research allegations of integrity violations by politicians. They will annually release a Political Integrity Index for New Zealand".

Dr Edwards was also awarded "$487,000 to map how wealthy and powerful interests use lobbying, personal connections and financial contributions to political entities to benefit themselves and perpetuate the power and favoured public policies of elites."

Please provide me with the following information:

1) Copies of the applications for all three projects listed above;

2) Copies of all progress reports submitted by those awarded the funding for each of the three projects;

3) Copies of the outputs of each of these projects;

4) Copies of the applications from all proposals awarded funding from the Gama Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund since January 2022; and

5) Copies of the progress reports submitted on the projects identified in (4) above.

Yours faithfully,

John Jacobson

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Kia ora John

 

Official information request for information regarding projects funded by
the Gama Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 15 May 2023.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 13 June, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received.

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact me so that these can be taken
into account.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Blair Doherty

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

[1]www.wgtn.ac.nz 

 

 

 

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Kia ora John

 

Please find attached an extension letter for your official information
request below. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as
possible.

 

Kind regards,

 

Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

 

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From: OIA Requests <[VUW request email]>
Date: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 at 17:37
To: 'John Jacobson' <[FOI #22806 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Projects funded by the Gama
Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund

Kia ora John

Official information request for information regarding projects funded by
the Gama Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 15 May 2023.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 13 June, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received.

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact me so that these can be taken
into account.

Ngâ mihi,

Blair Doherty

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

[3]www.wgtn.ac.nz

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Tēnā koe John

 

Official information request for information about Projects funded by the
Gama Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund

 

I refer to your official information request dated 15 May 2023.

 

Please find attached a response to your information request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Blair Doherty

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

[1]www.wgtn.ac.nz 

 

 

 

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