GM investment - confirmation of golf played while on work travel
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From: J Floyd
Dear New Zealand Trade and Enterprise,
I have found online details of Dylan Lawrence's golf activity while on work travel. Please confirm the following is correct:
- 19 Jan 21, flew to Queenstown on NZTE funded flight for a HNWI event
- 20 Jan - played a full round at Millbrook
- 21 Jan - played a full round at Millbrook
- 23 Jan - left Queenstown.
- 9 May 21, flew to Queenstown on NZTE funded flight for an Investment Lead Team meeting
- 10 May, played a full round at Arrowtown
- flew to Nelson (please confirm the date of travel)
- 14 May, played a full round at Nelson Golf Club
- 14 May - left Nelson
- 5 July 21, flew to Nelson on NZTE funded flight for an Investment Lead Team meeting
- 5 July, played golf at Nelson golf club
- 6 July, played golf at Nelson golf club
- 9 July - left Nelson
What proportion of Dylan Lawrence's groups were NZTE employees?
Are there any other blocks of travel where Dylan has spent 40% or more of the days visiting golf courses?
Yours faithfully,
J Floyd
From: Ministerials
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Kia ora J Floyd,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 request (the Act) to
NZTE, received 13 November 2023 requesting:
I have found online details of Dylan Lawrence's golf activity while on
work travel. Please confirm the following is correct:
- 19 Jan 21, flew to Queenstown on NZTE funded flight for a HNWI event
- 20 Jan - played a full round at Millbrook
- 21 Jan - played a full round at Millbrook
- 23 Jan - left Queenstown.
- 9 May 21, flew to Queenstown on NZTE funded flight for an Investment
Lead Team meeting
- 10 May, played a full round at Arrowtown
- flew to Nelson (please confirm the date of travel)
- 14 May, played a full round at Nelson Golf Club
- 14 May - left Nelson
- 5 July 21, flew to Nelson on NZTE funded flight for an Investment Lead
Team meeting
- 5 July, played golf at Nelson golf club
- 6 July, played golf at Nelson golf club
- 9 July - left Nelson
What proportion of Dylan Lawrence's groups were NZTE employees?
Are there any other blocks of travel where Dylan has spent 40% or more of
the days visiting golf courses?
In accordance with the Act, NZTE will make a decision on your request as
soon as reasonably practicable and within 20 working days of 13 November
2023. The latest date for a decision on your request is 11 December 2023.
Ngā mihi,
Lauren
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From: J Floyd
Dear Ministerials,
Just to add some clarification regarding the "Investment Lead team meeting" travel. Please confirm that the golf was part of Dylan's "broader engagement activities". Were any non-NZTE people playing with Dylan?
Yours sincerely,
J Floyd
From: Ministerials
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Kia ora J Floyd,
Thank you for clarifying your initial Official Information Act 1982
request (the Act) to NZTE, which was received 13 November 2023. This
clarification of your initial request, received 23 November 2023, will be
recognised in accordance it. When a requestor amends or clarifies a
request on their own initiaitve, the 20 working day time limit for
responding starts the day after that new request was received. NZTE now
recognises your full request as:
I have found online details of Dylan Lawrence's golf activity while on
work travel. Please confirm the following is correct:
- 19 Jan 21, flew to Queenstown on NZTE funded flight for a HNWI event
- 20 Jan - played a full round at Millbrook
- 21 Jan - played a full round at Millbrook
- 23 Jan - left Queenstown.
- 9 May 21, flew to Queenstown on NZTE funded flight for an Investment
Lead Team meeting
- 10 May, played a full round at Arrowtown
- flew to Nelson (please confirm the date of travel)
- 14 May, played a full round at Nelson Golf Club
- 14 May - left Nelson
- 5 July 21, flew to Nelson on NZTE funded flight for an Investment Lead
Team meeting
- 5 July, played golf at Nelson golf club
- 6 July, played golf at Nelson golf club
- 9 July - left Nelson
What proportion of Dylan Lawrence's groups were NZTE employees?
Are there any other blocks of travel where Dylan has spent 40% or more of
the days visiting golf courses?
Just to add some clarification regarding the "Investment Lead team
meeting" travel. Please confirm that the golf was part of Dylan's
"broader engagement activities". Were any non-NZTE people playing with
Dylan?
In accordance with the Act, NZTE will make a decision on your request as
soon as reasonably practicable and within 20 working days of 24 November
2023. The latest date for a decision on your request is 21 December 2023.
Ngā mihi,
Lauren
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From: Ministerials
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Kia ora J Floyd,
Please find attached NZTE’s response to your OIA request.
Many thanks,
Lauren
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