OIA 23 24 35 KEA funding response letter.pdf

Simon Heggarty
[FYI request #25685 email]

5 April 2024

Dear Simon Heggarty

OIA 23-24-35: Kiwi Expat Association Funding

Thank you for your email of 9 February 2024 to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE),
making a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You requested the following
information:
  1.  Sponsorship or funding paid to the Kiwi Expat Association (KEA) over the past 18
months.
2.  KPIs, goals, or targets for KEA in the past 18 months that benefit NZTE's goals
(including any that have been set for the future),
3.  Correspondence between KEA (CEO or chair) and NZTE over the past 24 months in
relation to ongoing funding of the organisation.

Answers to your questions are as follows.

1.  Sponsorship or funding paid to the Kiwi Expat Association (KEA) over the past 18 months
as at 9 February 2024. *

Total Approved
$1,020,000    Total Approved Funding   $1,020,000

Funding
FY23/24
FY22/23

Total paid funding  $1,020,000    Total paid funding
$800,000
FY22/23
FY23/24

*Please note this sponsorship figure encompasses all government contribution to KEA by the
following agencies NZTE, MBIE, and MFAT.
2.  KPIs, goals, or targets that KEA has met in the past 18 months and those that have been
set for the future.
Please find the KPIs, goals and targets that Kea has met in the last 18 Months set out in the
tables below. The KPIs are agreed upon annually.
KPIs, Goals and Targets FY 22/23
Result
1. Connections: 700 connections per annum to Kea’s network
1672 connections
members. These connections can come from the parties or the wider  made.
community.
2. World Class New Zealand Awards: Two tables (which are able to  WCNZ Awards were
seat a minimum of 10 people) at the World Class New Zealand
held on 1st September
Awards.
2022 - NZTE received
two tables
3. Network Contacts: Working alongside the NZ Inc. Parties to
Achieved – connected
provide access to relevant network contacts for events and other
a range of NZTE
government initiatives.
customers to contacts
across Kea’s network.
T: +64 4 816 8100
F: +64 4 816 8101
W: nzte.govt.nz
W: newzealand.com/business

Level 15, The Majestic Centre, 100 Wil is Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, PO Box 2878, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

4. Access to High Impact Members: The Sponsor and the NZ Inc.
NZTE and KEA have
Parties having easy access to information on Kea’s network of high
signed an MOU for
impact members (nominally,1000 members).
information sharing of
these details.

5. NZ Story Integration: Integration of the NZ Story in all aspects of  Achieved – Promotes
Kea’s marketing, promotion and events as relevant and appropriate.
NZ Story’s brand and
Specifically, Kea agrees to deliver a consistent narrative through its
values through its
channels and represent the NZ Story values throughout
communication
communications (subject to prior writ en approval by NZTE).
channels.
KPI’s, Goals and Targets FY 23/24*
Met/Not Met/Ongoing
*Please note at the time of the request these KPIs are stil  ongoing
1. Connections: 700 connections per annum to Kea’s network
Year-end report not yet
members. These connections can come from the parties or the wider  finalised.
community.
2. World Class New Zealand Awards: Two tables (which are able to  WCNZ Awards were
seat a minimum of 10 people) at the World Class New Zealand
held on 7th of
Awards
September 2023 –
NZTE received two
tables
3. Network Contacts: Working alongside the NZ Inc. Parties to
Year-end report not yet
provide access to relevant network contacts for events and other
finalised.
government initiatives.
4. Access to High Impact Members: The Sponsor and the NZ Inc.
Year-end report not yet
Parties having easy access to information on Kea’s network of high
finalised.
impact members (nominally,1000 members).
5. NZ Story Integration: Integration of the NZ story in all aspects of
Year-end report not yet
Kea’s marketing, promotion, and events as relevant and appropriate.  finalised.
Specifically, Kea agrees to deliver a consistent narrative through its
channels and represent the NZ Story values throughout
communications (subject to prior writ en approval by NZTE).

3.  Any correspondence between KEA and NZTE over the past 24 months in relation to
funding of the organisation.
Please see Appendix One for all relevant correspondence between NZTE and KEA relating to
the funding of KEA from 9 February May 2022 to 9 February 2024. Correspondence from 9
February - 31 May 2022 has already been released in a previous OIA response here. NZTE
has compiled these into one document for ease of reading and have organised chronologically
from date of first email. NZTE has also removed duplicates. Some duplicates have been
maintained in instances wherein their exclusion would have made an email responding or
forwarding unclear.
We have chosen to redact some information on the following grounds:
•  Section 9(2)(a): the withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of
natural persons; and
•  Section 9(2)(b)(ii): protect information where the making available of the information
would be likely unreasonably to prejudice a commercial position of the person who
supplied or who is the subject of the information.

•  Section 9(2)(g)(i): to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs by enabling the free
and frank expression of opinions.
Encl List documents enclosed
•  Appendix One: Al  correspondence between NZTE and KEA months in relation to
ongoing funding from 9 August 2022 – 9 February 2024.

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.govt.nz  or freephone: 0800 802 602.

Yours sincerely

Melissa Trochon
Director – Board & Ministerial