28 Huitanguru 2025
File Ref: OIA 50366
Craig Innes
[FYI request #30113 email]
Tēnā koe Craig
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your information request dated
17 Huitanguru 2025.
You sought the
following information:
“Please supply all information relating to the issues of workplace bullying and/or
sexual harassment at the Waitangi Tribunal since 2016 as they relate to the
records of Chief Executive.”
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Of icial Information Act 1982
(the Act).
As advised in our 15 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024 response to your previous request (our Ref
50297), Te Puni Kōkiri does not have responsibility for employment issues within the
Waitangi Tribunal Unit (which forms part of the Ministry of Justice). Therefore, we are
refusing your request in full under section 18(e) of the Act as the information requested
does not exist.
I trust my response satisfies your request.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
response. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Te Puni Kōkiri publishes some of its OIA responses on its website, after
the response is sent to the requester. The responses published are those that are
considered to have a high level of public interest. We wil not publish your name, address
or contact details.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please
feel free to contact us at
[TPK request email].
Nāku noa, nā
Steven Sutton
Hautū, Te Puni Tapatahi | Deputy Secretary, Governance