
29 July 2025
Joshua Riley
[FYI request #31705 email]
Dear Joshua
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 22 July
2025. You requested:
1. A complete schedule of every land, building, or equity interest that originated
with any New Zealand local authority (or its subsidiaries) and is now held by
2. A list of al other Crown-owned entities or funds, besides Tupu Tonu, whose
mandate, or ful or partial purpose, includes acquiring or holding assets for the
purpose of future Treaty of Waitangi settlements. For each entity identified,
please provide the same schedule of acquired local authority assets as
requested in question 1.
3. A list of al persons who served simultaneously on the board of the sel ing
entity (the council or its subsidiary) AND the purchasing entity (including Tupu
Tonu and any entity from question 2 above). Please include the individual's
name and the timeframe they held these roles.
4. Copies of the final versions of any reports or briefing notes provided to the
Minister's office that establish the policy or rationale for al owing Crown-owned
settlement funds to acquire assets from local authorities without a public tender
or consultation process. This request is for the key documents that explain the
strategic justification, not for operational emails or drafts.
I believe that the information you have requested is more closely connected to the
functions of the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. Accordingly, I have
decided under section 14(b)(i ) of the Official Information Act to transfer your request to
the Hon Paul Goldsmith, as the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.
The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations has 20 working days from receipt of
this transfer to make a decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
Hon Nicola Wil is
Minister of Finance