Hon Chris Penk
Minister for Building and Construction
Minister for Land Information
Minister for Veterans
Associate Minister of Defence
Associate Minister of Immigration
12 August 2024
OIA24-141
John Luke
fyi-reg uest-27603-1 0 73af0a@req uests. fyi. org. nz
Tena koe John,
Official Information Act (the Act) request regarding communications in relation to
Stefan Sunde and EY
Thank you for your Official Information Act request received by my office on 13 July 2024. You
requested the following information:
'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'
For readability, I have decided to break down your request into two parts. Part 1 being
correspondence with and in relation to Stefan Sunde and Part 2 being correspondence about
EY that included any mention of the key words you listed on your request. I would also like to
clarify that the timeline for our search is between 27 November 2023, when I was sworn in as
Minister, to 13 July 2024, when I received your request.
I can confirm that I do not hold any information within scope of either parts of your request. I
am therefore refusing your request under section 18( e ), as the information requested does not
exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found.
You have the right to request an investigation from the Ombudsman into my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand I +64 4 817 6816 I [Chris Penk request email]