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31 July 2023
William James
By email: [FYI request #23150 email]
Tēnā koe William
Request under the Official Information Act 1982 – Consultation documents and slides
I refer to your email of 15 June 2023, requesting the fol owing information from Te Pūkenga – New
Zealand Institute of Skil s and Technology (Te Pūkenga):
Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I am requesting any and all powerpoint slides, and
or word documents that relate to Consultation notices for position disestablishments, team
changes, and reporting line changes as part of the Tāraia te anamata | Creating our futures
consultation period that was launched during June 2023.
On 13 July, we sent you a notification of an extension to the time period for making a decision on
your request of 11 working days. This was to provide time for necessary consultations to be carried
out in order to make a final decision on your request.
This letter provides a formal decision on your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Background
Te Pūkenga Tāraia te anamata | Creating our futures, the change proposal on the future structure
for five of the eight groups within Te Pūkenga, was shared with al kaimahi (staff) on 15 June 2023.
The proposal is a significant step in our journey to become a unified organisation committed to being
agile, equitable, and responsive at regional and local levels, meeting the evolving needs of ākonga,
employers and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
During the five-week consultation period, we actively sought kaimahi feedback and are fully
committed to considering al feedback that has been received before making any final decisions. We
must reiterate the importance of noting that this is still a proposal for change, as such no roles have
been confirmed to be disestablished, and no team or reporting line changes proposed have been
confirmed. The final determination for the organisational structure is expected later in the year once
al feedback is considered.
Interpretation and considerations
We have interpreted consultation notices that fal within the scope of your request as the fol owing:
• Te Pūkenga Tāraia te anamata | Creating our futures change proposal, June 2023
(powerpoint presentation)
• Academic Centre and Learning Systems change proposal, June 2023 (powerpoint
presentation)
• Ako Delivery change proposal, June 2023 (powerpoint presentation)
• Learner and Employer Experience and Attraction change proposal, June 2023 (powerpoint
presentation)
• Office of the Chief Executive change proposal, June 2023 (powerpoint presentation)
• Tiriti Outcomes change proposal, June 2023 (powerpoint presentation)
• Letter map and letter templates
• Te Pūkenga Tāraia te anamata | Creating our futures change proposal, Pipiri ǀ June 2023
(consultation document)
One of the important points when considering release of this material is that the information within
the documents was provided in confidence to Te Pūkenga kaimahi. We encouraged kaimahi to
provide unfettered feedback during this important internal consultation period as their input is vital
to shaping our future.
While we note the consultation period has now ended, final decisions are yet to be made. Our
Executive Leadership Team are analysing and considering the thousands of pieces of feedback that
we have received. It is important for our Executive Leadership Team to be able to give careful
consideration to al feedback received and make final decisions on our future structure. The
information contained within the documents remains confidential to Te Pūkenga affected kaimahi.
The decision
Due to the above considerations, we have decided to withhold al documents in full, with reliance on
section 9(2)(ba)(ii) of the OIA:
• to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person
has been or could be compel ed to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the
making available of the information would be likely otherwise to damage the public interest.
We have considered the public interest in release of this material, and do not believe it outweighs
the need to protect the confidentiality and privacy of our kaimahi at this time.
We also note that the fol owing sections of the OIA are considered relevant to the need to withhold
information within the documents at this time:
• 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons
• 9(2)(b)(i ) to protect information where the making available of the information would be
likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who
is the subject of the information
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• 9(2)(i) to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service agency or organisation holding
the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities
• 9(2)(j) to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service agency or organisation holding
the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including
commercial and industrial negotiations).
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the OIA if you are
not happy with this response. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Peter Winder
Tumuaki | Chief Executive
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