
7 August 2025
Joshua Riley
[FYI request #31793 email]
Dear Joshua
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 28 July
2025. You requested:
This request is distinct from our OIA dated 22 July 2025, which focused on the
assets acquired by certain Crown-owned funds. This new request focuses on
the capitalisation, funding sources, and approval processes for these entities.
There is significant public interest in understanding the breadth of public money
al ocated to these funds, the source of that capital, and the accountability
mechanisms that govern its use, especial y when these funds are used to
acquire ratepayer-owned assets.
Information Requested
1. Total Crown Funding: a. What is the total value of al capital al ocated by the
Crown
B.
-owned entities or funds
with a similar mandate to acquire assets for future Treaty settlements, and the
total value of al capital al ocated by the Crown to each of these entities since
their inception.
2. Funding Timeline and Governance: a. For Tupu Tonu and each entity
-by-year breakdown of when
Crown capital was al ocated or transferred to the fund. B
the funds was made.
1, please provide
rnment
or policy documents that outline the process for approving the budgets and
capital al ocations for these funds. This should include information on the roles
that Ministers, the Treasury, or other agencies play in approving their funding.
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c. The latest Annual Report.
I believe the requested information is more closely connected to the functions of Te
Tari Whakatau. Accordingly, I have decided under section 14(b)(i ) of the Official
Information Act to transfer your request to them to consider.
Te Tari Whakatau 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
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