OIAD-3206 
08 August 2023 
 
John Luke 
[FYI request #23449 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe John 
 
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation, received on 10 July 2023, in 
which you asked for: 
 
I have made a request in May ref-OIAD-2966 
https://fyi.org.nz/request/22646-oiad-2806-follow-up#incoming-85533  
 
May I kindly ask if there are any further progress regarding to these positions and if the 
members has been appointed. Please provide the name of appointees. 
 
We have considered your request under the Of icial Information Act 1982. (‘OIA’).  
 
We note your request in OIAD-2966 referred to appointments to the Game Animal Council 
(‘GAC’), the Nature Heritage Fund (‘NHF’), the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust 
(‘QEII’), and the New Zealand Conservation Authority (‘NZCA’). 
 
Our response to your query is below.  
  GAC appointments were published in the New Zealand Gazette on 26 July 2023, and are 
available here: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-go3381  
 
NHF appointments were published in the New Zealand Gazette on 26 July 2023, and are 
available here: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-go3382  
 
NZCA appointments were published in the New Zealand Gazette on 8 August 2023, and 
are available here: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-go3604 
 
At the time we received your request, the appointment process for QEII had not yet been 
completed. However, the successful appointments, wil  be notified in the Gazette within the 
next fortnight: https://gazette.govt.nz/ 
 
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) may be published on the 
Department’s website. 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
Lucy Alcock 
Director, Governance and Government Services 
Department of Conservation 
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