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Good Morning John,

Further to your email dated 13th July 2024 in which you submitted an Official Information Act Request to the Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, Minister for Disability Issues and Acting Minister for Women (15 December 2023 to 1 July 2024) :

all correspondence with Stefan Sunde (Sunde is a member of the National party board of directors) all correspondence mentioning Stefan Sunde or "Stefan"

Plus, all correspondence about EY (Ernst & Young or Ernst and Young) including:
any mention of their 'scandal'
'secret drinking club'
'PR nightmare'
'sexual harassment'

The above mentioned terms are related to recent articles on EY and their 'probe' into misconduct. The probe investigated numerous staff members, with resignations as a result.

Sunde has worked at EY for four years, covering the period being investigated.

He leaves EY in July, with no job other job to step into, and has requested people contact him with help for a new role. Please refer to LinkedIn post: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

His post has no 'likes' from directors or partners, in what one can assume is an attempt to distance themselves and not be affiliated him Sunde.

As per previous communication with the Minister for for Social Development and Employment, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, Minister for Disability Issues and Acting Minister for Women (15 December 2023 to 1 July 2024)please see attached response to your OIA request.

Ngā mihi,

Ceri

Ceri Burke
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Louise Upston | MP for Taupō
Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
Minister for Disability Issues
Acting Minister for Women

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Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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