Ref: 2324-1784

 

Dear Carl,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 February 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Can you please provide me with details of all meetings between Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited and Government Ministers during the Covid-19
Pandemic. This is to include meetings in person or zoom or by any other
method.  The meeting details are to include dates and times, minutes of
meetings and any other documentation recorded from these meetings.

Names of all meeting participants are sought including Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited employee Daniel Norris and any other Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited employee’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 15 March 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email to [1][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information  |   Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

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Dear Carl,

 

Sorry we have made mistake in the below and have provided you with the
wrong reference number.

The reference number for your request has been updated to 2324-1776.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email to [1][MBIE request email].

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information  |   Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 2:46 PM
To: Carl Berryman <[FOI #25771 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request (2324-1784)
[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Ref: 2324-1784

 

Dear Carl,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 February 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Can you please provide me with details of all meetings between Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited and Government Ministers during the Covid-19
Pandemic. This is to include meetings in person or zoom or by any other
method.  The meeting details are to include dates and times, minutes of
meetings and any other documentation recorded from these meetings.

Names of all meeting participants are sought including Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited employee Daniel Norris and any other Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited employee’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 15 March 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email to [2][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information  |   Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

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mailto:[MBIE request email]
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mailto:[MBIE request email]

Ref: 2324-1776

 

Kia ora Carl,

 

This email is to advise you that your request has been transferred to
Department of Internal Affairs on 22 February 2024 and is being processed
in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.

 

This is because your request is more closely aligned with the functions of
the Department of Internal Affairs. Section 14(b)(ii) of the Official
Information Act allows me to transfer any request that is believed to be
more closely aligned with the functions of another department,
organisation or Minister of the Crown.

 

 

You will hear further from Department of Internal Affairs concerning your
request.

 

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

Ministerial Services

 

Corporate Services, Finance  & Enablement

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 3:13 PM
To: 'Carl Berryman' <[FOI #25771 email]>
Subject: Update on reference number (2324-1776) [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Carl,

 

Sorry we have made mistake in the below and have provided you with the
wrong reference number.

The reference number for your request has been updated to 2324-1776.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email to [1][MBIE request email].

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information | Ngā Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 2:46 PM
To: Carl Berryman <[2][FOI #25771 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request (2324-1784)
[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Ref: 2324-1784

 

Dear Carl,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 February 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Can you please provide me with details of all meetings between Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited and Government Ministers during the Covid-19
Pandemic. This is to include meetings in person or zoom or by any other
method. The meeting details are to include dates and times, minutes of
meetings and any other documentation recorded from these meetings.

Names of all meeting participants are sought including Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited employee Daniel Norris and any other Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited employee’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 15 March 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email to [3][MBIE request email].

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information | Ngā Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

References

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3. mailto:[MBIE request email]
mailto:[MBIE request email]

Kia ora Carl,

 

The Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has received transfer
of your Official Information Act request from MBIE – see attachments above
for transfer notification and original request.

 

You have requested details of meetings between Fonterra Co-operative Group
Limited and Government Ministers during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

 

In its current format your request is extremely broad and would result in
refusal under section 18(f) of the Act that the information requested
cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

 

We need to clarify and amend your request to make it more specific.

 

o Is there a specific time period you are referring to during the
Pandemic? E.g. March 2020 to April 2020 was the first Alert-level 4
lockdown.

 

o What Government Ministers are you referring to in your request? During
the Covid-19 lockdown there was more than 20 government Ministers.  To
conduct a search for the information you have requested would involve
searching the records of every former Minister in office for the time
period of your request and potential consultation with each person on
any material returned.

 

 

o Are there certain individuals from Fonterra Group Co-operative Limited
employees that you know by name that you requesting correspondence
for? (aside from Daniel Norris?)

 

 

o Is there a specific meeting/s that you aware of that happened that you
are referring to in your request?

 

We are happy to work with you to clarify your request, please let us know
if it is easy to reach out with you via phone call as this result in a
more free-flowing conversation rather than email communications.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Ministerial Services

Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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Good Afternoon Carl,

Thank you for clarifying the timeline of your request, that makes the search much more manageable.

However, the search parameters are still very broad considering your requests asks for "Government Ministers". In this current format this would involve the Department searching the records of all the Ministers who held a warrant between March 2021 to September 2021 which is more than 20 Ministers. This would involve substantial collation and research which would result in your request being refused under section 18(f).

Is there a specific Ministers information that you are requesting or a specific Ministerial portfolio such as the COVID Response that you believe would best fit your request?

Thanks,

Ministerial Services
Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Berryman <[FOI #25771 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 11:26 AM
To: MaSS info <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Your Official Information Act request - OIA 2324-0641

[You don't often get email from [FOI #25771 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Dear MaSS info,

To assist with my request for information, I would like to narrow down some details.

Please advise the details (as per my original request) of all meetings with Government Ministers and Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited between March 2021 and September 2021. The names of Fonterra personel to include CEO Miles Hurrell and Daniel Norris and any other staff who identified as Fonterra employees.

Yours sincerely,

Carl Berryman

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Carl,

The Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has received transfer of your Official Information Act request from MBIE - see attachments above for transfer notification and original request.

You have requested details of meetings between Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and Government Ministers during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

In its current format your request is extremely broad and would result in refusal under section 18(f) of the Act that the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

We need to clarify and amend your request to make it more specific.

o Is there a specific time period you are referring to during the Pandemic? E.g. March 2020 to April 2020 was the first Alert-level 4 lockdown.

o What Government Ministers are you referring to in your request? During the Covid-19 lockdown there was more than 20 government Ministers. To conduct a search for the information you have requested would involve searching the records of every former Minister in office for the time period of your request and potential consultation with each person on any material returned.

o Are there certain individuals from Fonterra Group Co-operative Limited employees that you know by name that you requesting correspondence for? (aside from Daniel Norris?)

o Is there a specific meeting/s that you aware of that happened that you are referring to in your request?

We are happy to work with you to clarify your request, please let us know if it is easy to reach out with you via phone call as this result in a more free-flowing conversation rather than email communications.

Ngâ mihi,

Ministerial Services

Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[1]http://www.dia.govt.nz/

[2]Logo-test

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Kia ora Carl,

Thank you for clarifying your request.

Under Section 15(1AA) the Department will need to treat your amended request as a new request. We received your clarification on the 7th of March 2024 and the new 20 working day due date for your amended request is the 9th of April.

However, we will endeavour to provide our response to your request as soon as practicable.

Thanks,

Ministerial Services
Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Berryman <[FOI #25771 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 10:15 AM
To: MaSS info <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Your Official Information Act request - OIA 2324-0641

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Dear MaSS info,

To narrow down your search, please concentrate on any meetings between the Minister of Health and the Minister of Covid Response between March 2021 to September 2021.

Thank you

Yours sincerely,

Carl Berryman

-----Original Message-----

Good Afternoon Carl,

Thank you for clarifying the timeline of your request, that makes the search much more manageable.

However, the search parameters are still very broad considering your requests asks for "Government Ministers". In this current format this would involve the Department searching the records of all the Ministers who held a warrant between March 2021 to September 2021 which is more than 20 Ministers. This would involve substantial collation and research which would result in your request being refused under section 18(f).

Is there a specific Ministers information that you are requesting or a specific Ministerial portfolio such as the COVID Response that you believe would best fit your request?

Thanks,

Ministerial Services
Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

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Kia ora Carl,

Apologies the due date for response is the 8th of April not the 9th.

Thanks,

Ministerial Services
Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: MaSS info
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 11:02 AM
To: Carl Berryman <[FOI #25771 email]>
Subject: RE: Your Official Information Act request - OIA 2324-0641

Kia ora Carl,

Thank you for clarifying your request.

Under Section 15(1AA) the Department will need to treat your amended request as a new request. We received your clarification on the 7th of March 2024 and the new 20 working day due date for your amended request is the 9th of April.

However, we will endeavour to provide our response to your request as soon as practicable.

Thanks,

Ministerial Services
Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Berryman <[FOI #25771 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 10:15 AM
To: MaSS info <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Your Official Information Act request - OIA 2324-0641

[You don't often get email from [FOI #25771 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Dear MaSS info,

To narrow down your search, please concentrate on any meetings between the Minister of Health and the Minister of Covid Response between March 2021 to September 2021.

Thank you

Yours sincerely,

Carl Berryman

-----Original Message-----

Good Afternoon Carl,

Thank you for clarifying the timeline of your request, that makes the search much more manageable.

However, the search parameters are still very broad considering your requests asks for "Government Ministers". In this current format this would involve the Department searching the records of all the Ministers who held a warrant between March 2021 to September 2021 which is more than 20 Ministers. This would involve substantial collation and research which would result in your request being refused under section 18(f).

Is there a specific Ministers information that you are requesting or a specific Ministerial portfolio such as the COVID Response that you believe would best fit your request?

Thanks,

Ministerial Services
Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

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Kia ora Carl,

 

Please find attached above the response to your Official Information Act
request made to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Please note, we will send you a follow up email with an attachment for Hon
Andrew Little’s Ministerial diaries. The file is too large to send in one
attachment.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Ministerial Services

Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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Here is the first half of Hon Little’s diaries

 

From: MaSS info
Sent: Monday, April 8, 2024 2:16 PM
To: [FOI #25771 email]
Subject: OIA 2324-0641 Response

 

Kia ora Carl,

 

Please find attached above the response to your Official Information Act
request made to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Please note, we will send you a follow up email with an attachment for Hon
Andrew Little’s Ministerial diaries. The file is too large to send in one
attachment.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Ministerial Services

Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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And here is the second half

 

From: MaSS info
Sent: Monday, April 8, 2024 2:19 PM
To: [FOI #25771 email]
Subject: FW: OIA 2324-0641 Response

 

Here is the first half of Hon Little’s diaries

 

From: MaSS info
Sent: Monday, April 8, 2024 2:16 PM
To: [1][FOI #25771 email]
Subject: OIA 2324-0641 Response

 

Kia ora Carl,

 

Please find attached above the response to your Official Information Act
request made to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Please note, we will send you a follow up email with an attachment for Hon
Andrew Little’s Ministerial diaries. The file is too large to send in one
attachment.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Ministerial Services

Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[2]www.dia.govt.nz

 

[3]Logo-test

 

 

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