Reference: 20240444
8 July 2024
Harry Chan
[FYI request #27347 email]
Dear Harry
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 23 June
2024. Your request was:
I would like to understand how your governance/appointment decisions have impacted
the financial efficiency and focus of organisations that you appoint Directors to.
a. What expectation have Treasury set, where you have appointed Directors, to pursue
a 'traditional' Maori focused agenda. i.e. expectations set with Chairs or Deputy Chairs
of Boards by Treasury Officials.
b. What is the spend in current FY (to 30.06.24) of each State Owned Enterprise that
you monitor on Maori 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?
The Treasury does not hold information relating to part B of your request. I believe this
information is held separately by each of the State-Owned Enterprises. Accordingly, I have
decided under section 14(b)(i) of the Official Information Act to transfer part B of your request
to each of the State-Owned Enterprises to reply. Part A of your request wil remain with the
Treasury.
Each of the State-Owned Enterprises has 20 working days from receipt of this transfer letter
to make a decision on your request.
Please note, Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited has no staff or premises. Its
answer to part B of your request is therefore nil.
Yours sincerely
Olivia Paterson
Principal Advisor, Commercial and Institutional Performance
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wel ington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz