Information regarding Latin American people and taxpayer dollars
Gus M made this Official Information request to Shane Jones
The request was refused by Shane Jones.
From: Gus M
Dear Shane Jones,
On 10 June 2010, you advised that you had used the your ministerial credit card to hire pornographic films at hotels while on ministerial business.
On 31 January 2025, you advised that you have had "the most exciting nocturnal activities with the Latin American people."
Given you have made this statement while on ministerial businesses, and is therefore a statement representing this government, under the Offical Information Act 1982, please release all information from this parliamentary term where you have been responsible for the use of taxpayer dollars that references or alludes to Latin American people.
This includes, not is not limited to, briefings, reports, financial statements, emails, text messages, meeting minutes, and video and audio recordings.
Yours faithfully,
Gus M
From: Shane Jones (MIN)
Shane Jones
Kia ora
Thank you for contacting Hon Shane Jones, Minister for Oceans and
Fisheries, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Resources,
Associate Minister of Finance and Associate Minister for Energy.
Minister Jones considers all correspondence important and appreciates you
taking the time to write.
Please note that the Minister receives a large amount of correspondence,
and it is not always possible to reply personally to all emails.
The following guidelines apply:
· Invitations and requests to meet with the Minister will be
processed as soon as possible and a staff member will be in contact with
you in due course.
· Media queries will be responded to by a staff member.
· Requests for official information will be managed in accordance
with provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may include
transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
· If your email falls outside the Minister's portfolio
responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple
Members of Parliament, then your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office, or there may be no
further response to you.
· If your correspondence is to the Minister as the Member of
Parliament or New Zealand First MP, this may be referred to the New
Zealand First Leader’s office.
(If your invitation or meeting request is accepted - please note summary
information about meetings related to the Minister’s portfolios will be
proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency
matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time
(start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with,
and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of
an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are
a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in
your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of
the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The
proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official
Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act
1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we
hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is
wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it
corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the
meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the
proactive release policy
at[1]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...)
Please note this is an automatically generated response.
Kind regards
Office of Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries | Minister for Regional Development |
Minister for Resources
Associate Minister of Finance | Associate Minister for Energy
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Phone : 04 817 9999
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From: Gus M
Dear Shane Jones,
I have still not received an acknowledgment of this OIA request. I am just raising this in case it has been missed before the due date.
Yours faithfully,
Gus M
From: Hon Shane Jones
Dear Gus M,
On behalf of Hon Shane Jones, please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request of 31 January 2025.
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.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Shane Jones
-----Original Message-----
From: Gus M <[FOI #29943 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 February 2025 12:44 PM
To: Shane Jones (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Information regarding Latin American people and taxpayer dollars
Dear Shane Jones,
I have still not received an acknowledgment of this OIA request. I am just raising this in case it has been missed before the due date.
Yours faithfully,
Gus M
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora
Thank you for contacting Hon Shane Jones, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Resources, Associate Minister of Finance and Associate Minister for Energy.
Minister Jones considers all correspondence important and appreciates you taking the time to write.
Please note that the Minister receives a large amount of correspondence, and it is not always possible to reply personally to all emails.
The following guidelines apply:
· Invitations and requests to meet with the Minister will be processed as soon as possible and a staff member will be in contact with you in due course.
· Media queries will be responded to by a staff member.
· Requests for official information will be managed in accordance with provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
· If your email falls outside the Minister's portfolio responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple Members of Parliament, then your opinion will be noted and your correspondence may be transferred to another office, or there may be no further response to you.
· If your correspondence is to the Minister as the Member of Parliament or New Zealand First MP, this may be referred to the New Zealand First Leader's office.
(If your invitation or meeting request is accepted - please note summary information about meetings related to the Minister's portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act
1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at[1]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.... )
Please note this is an automatically generated response.
Kind regards
Office of Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries | Minister for Regional Development | Minister for Resources
Associate Minister of Finance | Associate Minister for Energy
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Phone : 04 817 9999
Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
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