13 February 2025
Chris Johnston
[FYI request #30016 email]
Ref: OIA-2024/25-0637
Tēnā koe Chris Johnston
Official Information Act request relating to Description of Archive Made When Prime
Minister Jacinda Ardern Resigned
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act (the Act), received on 10
February 2025. You requested:
“There was an archive of Records made when Jacinda Ardern resigned which I
understand is not normally done for NZ Prime Ministers.
Can you please provide the following:
1) Documents describing why this occurred. Eg documents requesting or requiring this
action.
2) Any brief or specification defining what needed to be archived and any criteria used.
3) Catalogues and documents summarising what was retained or archived.
4) Records describing who and where the archive was sent or copied to since that
date. I am not interested in requests or OIAs for subsets of the archive.”
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet does not hold information relating to your
request but I believe such information is held by the Department of Internal Affairs. Accordingly,
I have decided to transfer your request to the Department of Internal Affairs under section
14(b)(i) of the Act.
The Department of Internal Affairs has the usual timeframes under the Act from receipt of this
transfer to make a decision on your request.
Nāku noa, nā
Amy Teague
Manager, Ministerial Services
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4985895
64 4 817 9700 Facsimile 64 4 472 3181 www.dpmc.govt.nz