Kia ora,

Thank you for your email received today, 27th March 2025, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

1) Kindly provide details of the total expense of this visit to India. This include cost of Air travel, accommodation, food & beaverages, gifts, events, immigration costs, and any other expennses not mentioned above.
2) Kindly provide the details of Individual expenses of the whole India visit of delegation that includes Honourable Prime Minsiter, other ministers, Members of Parliament, and each members of delegations.
Expenses to include travel costs, accommodation, food and beverages, site visits, gifts, and any other expenses not mentioned here.

3) Kindly provide the list of people included in 'Community delegation of Prominent Kiwi Indians' that were part of Honourable Prime Minister's delegation to India.
Kindly provide the details of procedure and criteria of selecting the 'Community delegation of Prominent Kiwi Indians' that accompanied Honourable Prime Minister to India.

4) It is understood the Honourable Prime Minister's delegation also included representatives of ''Trade and Investment, and Ethnic Communities'.
Kindly provide names of the individuals travelled with Honourable Prime Minister, as representatives of 'Trade and Investment, and Ethnic Communities'.
Kindly provide the deatiled process involved in selecting these representatives.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 29th April 2025 (date determined by the OIA calculator).

Ngā mihi nui

Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

 
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Kia ora O Fernandez,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 request (the Act) to
NZTE, received 7 April 2025 requesting:

 

4) It is understood the Honourable Prime Minister's delegation also
included representatives of ''Trade and Investment”. Kindly provide names
of the individuals travelled with Honourable Prime Minister, as
representatives of 'Trade and Investment’. Kindly provide the detailed
process involved in selecting these representatives.

 

This request has been partially transferred to NZTE from the Office of Rt
Hon Christopher Luxon.

 

In accordance with the Act, NZTE will make a decision on your request as
soon as reasonably practicable and within 20 working days of 7 April 2025.
The latest date for a decision on your request is 8 May 2025.

 

Ngâ mihi,

Laura

 

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Kia ora O Fernandez

 

Thank you for your OIA request which was partially transferred from the
Prime Minister’s Office on 7 April 2025 for part of the questions as
indicated in bold below:

 

3) Kindly provide the list of people included in 'Community delegation of
Prominent Kiwi Indians' that were part of Honourable Prime Minister's
delegation to India. Kindly provide the details of procedure and criteria
of selecting the 'Community delegation of Prominent Kiwi Indians' that
accompanied Honourable Prime Minister to India.

 

4) It is understood the Honourable Prime Minister's delegation also
included representatives of ''Trade and Investment, and Ethnic
Communities'. Kindly provide names of the individuals travelled with
Honourable Prime Minister, as representatives of 'Trade and Investment,
and Ethnic Communities'. Kindly provide the deatiled process involved in
selecting these representatives.”

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

UNCLASSIFIED

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Kia ora O Fernandez,

 

Thank you for your OIA request which was partially transferred from the
Prime Minister’s Office on 7 April 2025 to the Department of Internal
Affairs (the Department).

 

In which you requested the following:

1) Kindly provide details of the total expense of this visit to India.
This include cost of Air travel, accommodation, food & beaverages, gifts,
events, immigration costs, and any other expennses not mentioned above.

2) Kindly provide the details of Individual expenses of the whole India
visit of delegation that includes Honourable Prime Minsiter, other
ministers, Members of Parliament, and each member of delegations. Expenses
to include travel costs, accommodation, food and beverages, site visits,
gifts, and any other expenses not mentioned here.

 

As mentioned in the transfer letter the Department may hold information
relevant to the expenses of the Prime Minister, accompanying Ministers and
staff.

 

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as
practicable and within twenty working days. The due date for your request
is 8 May 2025.

 

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all
personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services

Partnerships and Commissions Branch

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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Kia ora O Fernandez,

 

Please find attached NZTE’s response to your OIA request.

 

Many thanks,

Laura.

 

From: Ministerials <[email address]>
Sent: 07 April 2025 09:53
To: [FOI #30544 email]
Subject: OIA-24-25-56 - Trade and investment representatives travelling to
India with the PM

 

Kia ora O Fernandez,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 request (the Act) to
NZTE, received 7 April 2025 requesting:

 

4) It is understood the Honourable Prime Minister's delegation also
included representatives of ''Trade and Investment”. Kindly provide names
of the individuals travelled with Honourable Prime Minister, as
representatives of 'Trade and Investment’. Kindly provide the detailed
process involved in selecting these representatives.

 

This request has been partially transferred to NZTE from the Office of Rt
Hon Christopher Luxon.

 

In accordance with the Act, NZTE will make a decision on your request as
soon as reasonably practicable and within 20 working days of 7 April 2025.
The latest date for a decision on your request is 8 May 2025.

 

Ngâ mihi,

Laura

 

This e-mail message, together with any attachments, is for the intended
recipient only and may not be disclosed to any other person. If you are
not the intended recipient and you have received or seen this message
through an error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the
email from your system. Unauthorised use or disclosure of the message, or
the information it contains, may be unlawful. New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise accepts no responsibility for changes made to this email or to
any attachments after transmission from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
The information contained in this email, together with any attachments,
does not necessarily represent the official view of New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise. It is your responsibility to check this email and any
attachments for viruses.

Kia ora O Fernandez,

 

Please find the attached response to your Official Information Act request
from the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services

Partnerships and Commissions Branch

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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Tēnā koe O Fernandez,

 

On behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please see
attached the response to your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

 

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