New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
195 Lambton Quay
3 July 2024
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
T Baker
T +64 4 439 8000
F +64 4 472 9596
[FYI request #27019 email]
OIA 29394
Tēnā koe T Baker
We refer to your email of 27 May 2024 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“Please provide the following information relating to the Christchurch Call:
1.
Itinerary (dates, location, duration, who was traveling etc) of all travel associated with
the Christchurch Call for all personnel associated with Christchurch Call including Special
Envoy. For each itinerary please identify the role of the individuals involved.
2.
Costs associated with each separate itinerary including breakdown of flights,
accommodation, food and other related items.
3.
If there is any future travel planned, breakdown of the estimated cost (budget) for those
itineraries.
Above information is requested for the period since Christchurch Call was initiated until now,
including any future travel planned.”
On 5 June 2024 you agreed to refine your request as follows:
“Please provide the following information relating to the Christchurch Call:
1.
Dates, location, and purpose of the most significant travel associated with the
Christchurch Call for all personnel associated with Christchurch Call including Special
Envoy.
2.
Total costs for each financial year associated with travel.
3.
If there is any future travel planned, breakdown of the estimated cost (budget) for those
itineraries.
Above information is requested for the period since Christchurch Call was initiated until now,
including any future travel planned.”
On 6 June 2024 your request was transferred in part under section 14(b)(ii) of the OIA to the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) for response.
In response to part one of your request, please see
Annex A for information relating to the most
significant travel paid for by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Please note that
this does not contain costs for travel associated with Special Envoy - you are referred to DPMC’s
response for this information.
In response to part two of your request, please see
Annex B for the total costs incurred by MFAT
for each financial year associated with travel for the Christchurch Call.
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz
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Part three of your request is refused under section 18(e) of the OIA, as the information does not
exist. No future travel associated with the Christchurch Call has been planned by MFAT.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information
requests where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your personal information
removed) may be published on the Ministry website:
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-
us/official-information-act-responses/
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Annex A – Dates, location, and purpose of the most significant travel associated with the Christchurch Call paid for by MFAT
Date
Location
Purpose
May 2019
Paris, France
Travel by MFAT staff and civil society representatives in support of the first Christchurch
Call Leaders’ Summit in Paris.
September 2019
New York, USA
Travel by MFAT staff and representatives of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network in
support of the second Christchurch Call Leaders’ Summit in New York.
September 2022
New York, USA
Travel by MFAT staff, a facilitator and representatives of the Christchurch Call Advisory
Network in support of the fourth Christchurch Call Leaders’ Summit in New York.
November 2023
Paris, France
Travel by MFAT staff and representatives of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network in
support of the fifth Christchurch Call Leaders’ Summit in Paris.
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Annex B – Total costs for each financial year associated with travel
Financial year
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24 YTD
Actual travel expenditure
$NZD
130,973
206,316
1,860
0
177,512
152,818
Notes about this data:
•
The figures provided above include all travel costs incurred by MFAT only in relation to the Christchurch Call and are not limited to
those provided for most significant travel in response to part one of your request.
•
The variance in expenditure between financial years is due to the hosting of Leaders’ Summits. In 2020/21 a Leaders’ Summit did
not take place, and in 2021/22 a virtual Summit was held.
•
Any costs incurred and not coded as in relation to the Christchurch Call have not been included in this response.
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