Level 2, Wintec House
Cnr Anglesea and Nisbet St.
Hamilton 3204
0800 86 22 84
info@tepūkenga.ac.nz
tepūkenga.ac.nz
5 March 2024
T Ossal
By email: [FYI request #25726 email]
Tēnā koe T Ossal
Request under the Official Information Act 1982 – Wintec City and Rotokauri campus pōwhiri
Thank you for your email of 13 February 2024, requesting the fol owing information from Wintec ǀ Te
Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skil s and Technology (Te Pūkenga):
Please provide details on whether there was any payment and/or koha approved, and
subsequently paid or pending payment to any participants in either of the two pōwhiri, the
amount paid/gifted, who it was paid/gifted to, and the purpose and services delivered for any
payment made. Please also provide details (job titles) of the persons with financial delegations
for any payments made.
Interpretation
Wintec ǀ Te Pūkenga held the two pōwhiri you refer to on 12 and 13 February 2024. We have
interpreted your reference to “
participants” in either pōwhiri to be for mana whenua representatives
or those who performed the formal ceremonial components of the pōwhiri. This does not include
ākonga (students) or kaimahi (staff) who may have taken part in the ceremonies.
The decision
There has been no koha/payment made, nor is there any koha/payment pending for mana whenua
participants in either pōwhiri.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the OIA if you are
not happy with this response. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Gus Gilmore
Tumuaki | Chief Executive