UNCLASSIFIED
New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
195 Lambton Quay
18 February 2025
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
T +64 4 439 8000
F +64 4 472 9596
Tyler
OIA 29910
[FYI request #29889 email]
Tēnā koe Tyler
Thank you for your email of 27 January 2025 in which you request the following under
the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
1.
“Documents that were submitted to the Governor-General, or other relevant
officers (e.g. Prime Minister??), for approval of appointment of Hon. Phil Goff
to the post of High Commissioner to the United Kingdom;
2.
Letters of credence, or similar written correspondences (between
governments within the Commonwealth of Nations), from New Zealand to the
UK, and from the UK to New Zealand, conveying and accepting (or otherwise
confirming) the above appointment.”
Attached are the documents relevant to your request.
Some of the advice prepared for the Governor-General by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (the Ministry) are withheld in full under section 9(2)(f)(i) of the OIA, to
maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being, which protect the
confidentiality of communications by or with the Sovereign or her representative.
Where the information has been withheld under section 9 of the OIA, no public interest
in releasing the information has been identified that would override the reasons for
withholding it.
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/
UNCLASSIFIED
Page 2 of 2
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
