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From: Harris Leigh <[FOI #24036 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2023 7:50 AM
To: G Robertson (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Political neutrality of the RBNZ Chair

Dear Minister of Finance,

Under the OIA I seek information from you relating to your role as the Minister responsible for the RBNZ under the RBNZ Act 2001.

Can you please provide any information held on the requirement for political neutrality for the RBNZ Chair.

In particular I am interested in any correspondence you have had with Chair or the Governor on this matter or any advice you have received from the Public Service Commission or Commissioner or the Treasury on this matter.

For context, I refer you to reporting that shows the Chair of the RBNZ was actively working with the National Party to promote its election chances https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/4972...

Specifically I refer you to the statement: "The first student intake would be 2027 - a present to you to start your second term in government!" as the Chair of the RBNZ wrote in a March 2023 email to National Party MP Shane Reti.

Yours faithfully,

Harris Leigh

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Letter from Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance, attached.

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Minister for Cyclone Recovery
Leader of the House
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Harris Leigh <[FOI #24036 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2023 7:50 AM
To: G Robertson (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Political neutrality of the RBNZ Chair

Dear Minister of Finance,

Under the OIA I seek information from you relating to your role as the Minister responsible for the RBNZ under the RBNZ Act 2001.

Can you please provide any information held on the requirement for political neutrality for the RBNZ Chair.

In particular I am interested in any correspondence you have had with Chair or the Governor on this matter or any advice you have received from the Public Service Commission or Commissioner or the Treasury on this matter.

For context, I refer you to reporting that shows the Chair of the RBNZ was actively working with the National Party to promote its election chances https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/4972...

Specifically I refer you to the statement: "The first student intake would be 2027 - a present to you to start your second term in government!" as the Chair of the RBNZ wrote in a March 2023 email to National Party MP Shane Reti.

Yours faithfully,

Harris Leigh

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