30 July 2024
Harry Chan
By email
Tēnā koe Harry,
Official Information Act request for FY 2023/24 costings.
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) dated
23 June 2024. Under section 14(b)(i) of the Official Information Act, Treasury has
transferred part of your request to MetService. The transferred portion is:
1. What is the spend in current FY (to 30.06.24) of each State Owned Enterprise that
you monitor on Māori cultural competency, engagement, work, Miki whataku
(and anything similar) and costs of those staff who have been recruited into
Maori focused roles (salary, expenses etc) and consultants engaged to in relation
to anything related to the above. How are those costs projected to change next
FY for each organisation?
In the 2023/24 financial year MetService spent $213,049. For the 2024/25 financial
year, MetService projects to spend $711,819. Therefore, these costs are expected to
increase in the 2024/25 financial year.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to get in touch.
Ngā mihi
Nick Fagerlund
Legal Counsel and Company Secretary
PO Box 722
Level 2, 110 Featherston
Ph: 04 470 0700
Street, Wel ington 6011
Wel ington 6140
Fax: 04 473 5231
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