29 August 2025
D. Gray
By email
: [FYI request #31538 email]
Dear D. Gray
Official Information Act request OIA 25.306 – NZDF and NZSA Funding
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 12 July 2025 for information relating to NZDF and
NZSA Funding. You have specifical y requested:
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Under the Official Information Act, I am requesting information regarding any research or funding
connections between the University of Canterbury (its departments, associated academics, and other
bodies,) and the New Zealand Defence Force.
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I further request information regarding any research or funding connections between the University of
Canterbury (its departments, associated academics, and other bodies) and the New Zealand Space
Agency (NZSA).
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These information requests include, but are not limited to, names of academics or researchers who
receive funding from these sources, the quantity of funding, and the names of any programs or
research projects concerned.
Please find attached your requested information.
We note the correspondence between yourself and the Information and Records Management team regarding
the timeframe for this request. Therefore, al research and consultancy funding executed on or after 1 January
2015 until 30 June 2025 was searched for this request.
No records were found regarding NZSA. Therefore, this information is refused under s 18 (e) of the Act, as it
does not exist.
Regarding NZDF records, names of staff members and their departments have been withheld under s 6(d) of
the Act, as making the information available would be likely to endanger a person. For two consultancy
records, the invoiced total, contractor and funder name and title of the consultancy are withheld under s 6(a)
of the Act, to prevent prejudice to the security or defence of New Zealand. The title of one other consultancy
record is also withheld under s 6(a) of the Act.
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 or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Information and Records Management
Attachment: OIA 25.306 Data
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