22 December 2023
Ref: DOIA -2324-1153
Tom Hogan
[FYI request #24875 email]
Tēnā koe Tom Hogan
Thank you for your email of 26 November 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
…communications between MBIE and Belinda Storey and/or Climate Sigma
In responding to your request we searched for records where:
the sender
is [email address], and there is an MBIE email address in the to or cc field
the email is sent from an MBIE email address t
o [email address], or Belinda’s email
address is in the cc: field
the email is sent from the domain
climatesigma.com to an mbie.govt.nz address
the email is sent from the domain
mbie.govt.nz to a climatesigma.com address
A list of documents, and the decisions regarding their release, are in Appendix A. Please note that some
email chains have been truncated, where the contents of the emails are provided elsewhere in the
document binder. The websites referenced in the release documents, are as follows:
Extreme Weather Research Database
, https://www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-
technology/science-and-innovation/research-and-data/nzris/extreme-weather-research-
database/
The Regional Economic Development Web Too
l https://webrear.mbie.govt.nz/summary/new-
zealand.
I do not consider that the withholding of this information is outweighed by public interest considerations
in making the information available.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman if you are unhappy with this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Alan Coulson
Manager for Contestable Investments
Science System Investment and Performance
Labour Science and Enterprise
Appendix A
List of documents in scope of the request
Information has been withheld from the documents under the following sections of the OIA:
section 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons
section 9(2)(b)(ii), to prevent prejudice to the source or subject of commercial information
In line with section 9(1) of the OIA, we have only redacted information where the reason to do so
outweighs the public interest in its release.
Doc
Date
Subject/title/description
Redactions
1
29 Oct 2020
IMS Portal Access for new company
OIA 9(2)(a)
Emails between Pax Rattenbury, Investment Ccordinator, MBIE, and
Nienke Kloppenburg, Project Manager, Climate Sigma
2A
29 Oct 2020
IMS Portal Access for new company
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Belinda Storey to IMS Support
2B
29 Oct 2020
Investment Management System Access Request Form
OIA 9(2)(a)
Attachment to
Document 2A
OIA 9(2)(b)(ii)
2C
29 Oct 2020
Investment Management System Access Request Form
OIA 9(2)(a)
Attachment to
Document 2A
OIA 9(2)(b)(ii)
2D
29 Oct 2020
Investment Management System Access Request Form
OIA 9(2)(a)
Attachment to
Document 2A
OIA 9(2)(b)(ii)
3
30 Oct 2020
IMS Portal Access for new company
OIA 9(2)(a)
Emails between Annie Whiterod, IMS Support, MBIE and Belinda
Storey
4
9 Dec 2020
Small change in registration REG-77717-ENDRP-CACUI
OIA 9(2)(a)
Emails between Nienke Kloppenburg and Mel Thompson, Investment
Coordinator, MBIE
5
14 Oct 2021
Endeavour Fund – MBIE Engagement Session [Climate Acuity]
OIA 9(2)(a)
Outlook invite from Aarti Kathuria, Senior Programme Coordinator,
MBIE
6
9 Nov 2021
Catch up – Digital Cimate Data Col ation Project with MfE
Nil
Meeting invite sent by Nienke Kloppenburg, to recipients, including
MBIE
7
27 Jan 2022
Climate Change and Insurance Risks…
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Rachael Pettigrew, Manager, All of Government Risk
Financing and Insurance, MBIE to Belinda Storey
8
31 jan 2022
Belinda & Rachael coffee
Nil
Outlook invite
9
1 Feb 2022
Climate Change and Insurance Risks…
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Rachael Pettigrew to Belinda Storey
10
17 May 2022
Coffee catch up – MBIE café
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Nienke Kloppenburg to Belnda Storey and Hanna Habibi,
Senior Data and Research Analyst, MBIE
11
18 May 2022
How do we ge the skil s we need?
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Hanna Habibi to Belinda Storey
Doc
Date
Subject/title/description
Redactions
12
8 Jul 2022
Agriculture Adaption Roadmap Technical Expert Group Risk
OIA 9(2)(a)
Workshop Starts in 30 Minutes
Emails between multiple senders including Belinda Storey and MBIE
staff
13
27 Jan 2023
Catch up
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Hanna Habibi to Belinda Storey
14
16 Feb 2023
Catch up
OIA 9(2)(a)
Emails between Hanna Habibi and Belinda Storey
15
2 Mar 2023
[no subject]
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Farzana Masouleh, Investiment Manager, Contestable
Investments, MBIE to multiple recipients
16
10 May 2023
Extreme Weather research Database
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Nienke Kloppenburg to Cuwan van der Wat,
Communications and Engagement Lead, MBIE and MBIE’s New
Zealand Research Information System (NZRIS) inbox
17
30 May 2023
Status of MWLCR EWP project
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from James Wilson, Senior Investment Manager, MBIE to
Richard Smith, Director, Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, with
Belinda Storey copied in
18A
17 Jul 2023
WEBINAR 2 – Extreme Weather Research Platform (save the date)
OIA 9(2)(a)
Invite from Nienke Kloppenburg to Gill Jolly, Chief Science Advisor,
MBIE
18B
Not dated
Slides attached to Document XXXX
Nil
19
24 Jul 2023
Climate-related data
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Phoebe Nguyen, Senior Research and Data Analyst, MBIE
to Andrew Tait, Chief Scientist – Climate, Atmosphere and Hazards,
NIWA, with Belinda Storey copied in
20
19 Oct 2023
Drinks for Dryas
OIA 9(2)(a)
Outlook invite from Neinke Kloppenburg
21
19 Oct 2023
Drinks for Dryas
Withheld in full,
Email from Mireille Consalvey, Principal Investment Manager, MBIE to s9(2)(a)
Nienke Kloppenburg
22A
25 Oct 2023
New Event
OIA 9(2)(a)
Outlook invite from Neinke Kloppenburg
22B
Not dated
RSM and EWRP meetings
Nil
Attachment to Document XX
23
30 Oct 2023
You have been invited to join Pītau
Nil
Email from IMS Support to Nienke Kloppenburg
24
31 Oct 2023
You have been given a new access in Pītau
Nil
Email from IMS Support to Belinda Storey
25
2 Nov 2023
[no subject]
OIA 9(2)(a)
Email from Libby Bentley, Climate Sigma to NZRIS inbox
26
2 Nov 2023
Updating IDs on the Extreme Weather Research Database
OIA 9(2)(a)
Emails between Libby Bentley and Chris Dangerfield, Senior Analyst
Research and Data, MBIE
27A
20 Nov 2023
RSM Hui – extreme weather research
OIA 9(2)(a)
Doc
Date
Subject/title/description
Redactions
Email from Nienke Kloppenburg to multiple recipients
27B
Not dated
RSM and EWRP meetings
Nil
Attachment to Document XX
27C
25 Oct 2023
RSM and EWRP meetings
Nil
Attachment to Document XX
28
23 Nov 2023
RSM Hui – extreme weather research
OIA 9(2)(a)
Outlook invite from Neinke Kloppenburg
29
21 Nov 2023
You have been given new access in Pītau CRMS:0137854
OIA 9(2)(a)
Emailf rom IMS to Neinke Kloppenburg
