[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora T Murray

 

Thank you for your OIA request received on 23 January 2024 for:

Could you please provide all information to support the visit by Foreign
Minister Winston Peters to Suva, Fijij, for two high profile meetings. He
met with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Pacific Islands Forum
Secretary-General Henry Puna.

 

Could you provide any cost for department staff to attend with the
Minister. In particular flight costs and accommodation.

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

-----Original Message-----
From: T Murray <[1][FOI #25488 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 9:50 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[2][MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Fiji visit

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

Could you please provide all information to support the visit by Foreign
Minister Winston Peters to Suva, Fijij, for two high profile meetings. He
met with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Pacific Islands Forum
Secretary-General Henry Puna.

 

Could you provide any cost for department staff to attend with the
Minister. In particular flight costs and accommodation.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

T Murray

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

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Is [4][MFAT request email] the wrong address for Official Information
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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Tēnā koe T Murray

 

I am writing concerning your Official Information Act request below, to
advise that responding to your request as currently framed would require
the review of a significant amount of information. As such, it is likely
that your request will be refused under section 18(f) of the OIA, as it
would require substantial collation and research.

 

Accordingly, I am seeking your agreement to refine your request to be for:

 

 1. The meeting briefing provided to Foreign Minister Winston Peters for
his meeting with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December
2023.
 2. The meeting briefing provided to Foreign Minister Winston Peters for
his meeting and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna in
December 2023.
 3. Any cost for department staff to attend with the Minister, in
particular flight costs and accommodation.

 

Please note, it is likely that we will need to withhold information from
documents in scope of your request.

 

Please confirm if you are happy to proceed with the refined request above,
by 5 February 2024. If we do not hear from you, we will proceed with your
original request.

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (section 15(1AA) of the OIA refers).  

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Whatupūaho | Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand

[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: T Murray <[3][FOI #25488 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 9:50 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[4][MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Fiji visit

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

Could you please provide all information to support the visit by Foreign
Minister Winston Peters to Suva, Fijij, for two high profile meetings. He
met with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Pacific Islands Forum
Secretary-General Henry Puna.

 

Could you provide any cost for department staff to attend with the
Minister. In particular flight costs and accommodation.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

T Murray

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[5][FOI #25488 email]

 

Is [6][MFAT request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade? If so, please contact
us using this form:

[7]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[8]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe T Murrary

I am writing concerning your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request refined on 29 January 2024 which asks for:
1.The meeting briefing provided to Foreign Minister Winston Peters for his meeting with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2023.
2.The meeting briefing provided to Foreign Minister Winston Peters for his meeting and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna in December 2023.
3.Any cost for department staff to attend with the Minister, in particular flight costs and accommodation.

This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to you by 10 working days, to 12 March 2024.

This is because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers)

However, if this process is completed before 12 March 2024, the response will be sent to you as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at: DM [email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi

Whatupūaho | Executive Services Division New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand www.mfat.govt.nz | www.safetravel.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: T Murray <[FOI #25488 email]>
Sent: Monday, 29 January 2024 12:44 PM
To: ESD <[email address]>
Subject: Re: RESCOPE - OIA 29043 - Official Information request - Fiji visit

Dear ESD,

thank you I am happy with this clarification.

Yours sincerely,

T Murray

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe T Murray

I am writing concerning your Official Information Act request below, to advise that responding to your request as currently framed would require the review of a significant amount of information. As such, it is likely that your request will be refused under section 18(f) of the OIA, as it would require substantial collation and research.

Accordingly, I am seeking your agreement to refine your request to be for:

1. The meeting briefing provided to Foreign Minister Winston Peters for his meeting with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2023.
2. The meeting briefing provided to Foreign Minister Winston Peters for his meeting and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna in December 2023.
3. Any cost for department staff to attend with the Minister, in particular flight costs and accommodation.

Please note, it is likely that we will need to withhold information from documents in scope of your request.

Please confirm if you are happy to proceed with the refined request above, by 5 February 2024. If we do not hear from you, we will proceed with your original request.

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response (section 15(1AA) of the OIA refers).

Ngā mihi

Whatupūaho | Executive Services Division New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand

[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz

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[FOI #25488 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora T Murray

 

Please see attached our response to your OIA request of 23 January 2024.

Ngā mihi

Whatupūaho | Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand

[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

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the information in it as this may be unlawful. If you have received this
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