Kia ora Erika,

I wish to advise that we have received your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982. I calculate that we have until 9 April 2024 to respond, however, we will endeavour to provide you with a response as soon as is possible.

Ngā mihi
Tayla

Tayla Hancock (she/her/ia)
Senior Advisor, Policy and Performance
Chair, Staff Diversity and Inclusion Committee
New Zealand Film Commission | Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga | Level 3, 119 Ghuznee St, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 11546, Manners Street, Wellington 6142
T: +64 4 896 6183
www.nzfilm.co.nz | ondemand.nzfilm.co.nz
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #26036 email]>
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2024 8:22 AM
To: Info <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - $800k of public money on a film about Jacinda Ardern

Dear New Zealand Film Commission,

The NZ Film commission has approved $800k in public funding for a $3.2 million feature film on the former Labour Leader and PM Jacinda Ardern. The NZ Herald article says " commission bosses are confident it will be a success..."
Would you please share all the minutes, correspondence, text messages and all emails regarding the decision to make this particular film.

Please include the proposed budget, and confidence estimates on its financial success , including any foreign distribution deals, advertising budgets, security detail for the former PM etc.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika,

Please find attached a letter advising of an extension of our response to your request for information.

Ngā mihi
Tayla

-----Original Message-----
From: Tayla Hancock
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 9:55 AM
To: [FOI #26036 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - $800k of public money on a film about Jacinda Ardern

Kia ora Erika,

I wish to advise that we have received your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982. I calculate that we have until 9 April 2024 to respond, however, we will endeavour to provide you with a response as soon as is possible.

Ngā mihi
Tayla

Tayla Hancock (she/her/ia)
Senior Advisor, Policy and Performance
Chair, Staff Diversity and Inclusion Committee New Zealand Film Commission | Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga | Level 3, 119 Ghuznee St, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 11546, Manners Street, Wellington 6142
T: +64 4 896 6183
www.nzfilm.co.nz | ondemand.nzfilm.co.nz
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #26036 email]>
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2024 8:22 AM
To: Info <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - $800k of public money on a film about Jacinda Ardern

Dear New Zealand Film Commission,

The NZ Film commission has approved $800k in public funding for a $3.2 million feature film on the former Labour Leader and PM Jacinda Ardern. The NZ Herald article says " commission bosses are confident it will be a success..."
Would you please share all the minutes, correspondence, text messages and all emails regarding the decision to make this particular film.

Please include the proposed budget, and confidence estimates on its financial success , including any foreign distribution deals, advertising budgets, security detail for the former PM etc.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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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:
[FOI #26036 email]

Is [NZFC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to New Zealand Film Commission? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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Kia ora Erika,

Please find attached our response to your request for information.

Ngā mihi
Tayla

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #26036 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 2:12 PM
To: Tayla Hancock <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - $800k of public money on a film about Jacinda Ardern

Dear Tayla Hancock,

I have made a complaint to the Ombudsman regarding this request for information which has not been answered.

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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

Kia ora Erika,

Please find attached a letter advising of an extension of our response to your request for information.

Ngā mihi
Tayla

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Dear Erika Whittome,

Our response to your request for information on 8 May 2024 included all information held by the New Zealand Film Commission within the scope of your request. The information included in the response was carefully considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and certain information was withheld under the following grounds of the OIA:

Section 9(2)(a): to protect the privacy of natural persons.
Section 9(2)(b)(ii): to protect information where the making available of that information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.
Section 9(2)(ba): to protect information that is subject to an obligation of confidence where making the information available would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.
Section 9(2)(g): to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions.
Section 9(2)(h): to maintain legal professional privilege.

I have re-attached the Appendix with the withholding grounds listed next to each redaction, so you are aware on what grounds each section has been withheld.

Please be aware that you have the right, by way of complaint to an Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek an investigation and review of our response.

Ngā mihi
Tayla Hancock
Senior Advisor, Policy and Performance
New Zealand Film Commission

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #26036 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 10:41 AM
To: Tayla Hancock <[email address]>
Subject: RE: FW: Official Information request - $800k of public money on a film about Jacinda Ardern

Dear Tayla Hancock,

Kindly provide all the information as per the Official Information Act .

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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

Kia ora Erika,

Please find attached our response to your request for information.

Ngā mihi
Tayla

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