James
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Via email: [FYI request #30173 email]
12 March 2025
Kia ora James
Official Information Act request dated 21 February 2025
We refer to your email dated 21 February 2025 requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). The responses to your specific questions are
set out below.
Request One: Is a fee being paid for Miriama Kamo's upcoming interview the Tipene's?
Response One: Marae is neither produced nor funded by TVNZ. This request is
accordingly declined on the basis of section 18(e) of the Act; the information is not
held by TVNZ.
Request Two: I refer you to an email from Nevak Rogers dated July 25th 2025 in a
previous OIA request - In which Rogers states "It was a couple of years ago - Keen to
understand why it has come up again". Please provide the date and communications
when TVNZ was first made aware there was any issue with bodies being stuffed into
rubbish bags or an issue with Fiona Bakulich?
Response Two: TVNZ was first made aware that there was an issue relating to an
employee of Tipene Funerals on 31 August 2023. The information was conveyed
verbal y, and there are no responsive written communications to disclose beyond
those provided to you by way of response to your request of 5 August 2024.
Request Three: Please provide any PR communications advice, communications or
talking points TVNZ has provided to the Tipene's specifical y concerning the above
incident.
Request Four: Please provide all communications between Annabel e Lee-Mather and
TVNZ concerning Fiona Bakulich and the bodies in rubbish bags incident or any other
inappropriate behaviour by Bakulich.
Response Three and Four: Al documents responsive to these requests have already
been provided to you by way of response to your request of 5 August 2024.
We trust this information assists. If you are dissatisfied with this response, section 28
of the Act sets out the circumstances in which you may make a complaint to the
Ombudsman in order to seek an investigation and review.
Yours sincerely,
Official Information Requests Team
TVNZ