Reference: 20240139
22 March 2024
Sarah Allison
[FYI request #25974 email]
Dear Sarah
Thank you for your Official Information Act request, received on 3 March 2024. You
requested:
Part 1
How often did Treasury officials interact (i.e. meet, video call, email, correspond)
with S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) and Fitch
Ratings (Fitch) in the year March 1 2023 to March 1 2024.
Part 2
Please provide a list of these interactions.
Information being released
The below table provides a list of Treasury’s interactions with global credit ratings
agencies between 1 March 2023 and 1 March 2024.
S&P
Moody's Fitch
Total
Email chains
23
19
11
53
Calls
7
3
1
11
Meetings
3
0
5
8
Virtual meetings
0
2
0
2
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and enclosed
documents may be published on the Treasury website. This reply addresses the
information you requested. You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate
and review my decision.
Yours sincerely
Paxton McKenzie
Head of Funding, Investments and Markets
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz