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Dear John

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 30 July 2025 in which you have requested the
following:

 

May I request to view any emails or briefings related to Fale Andrew Lesā
to this office?

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Wednesday 27 August 2025, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of the timeframe.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

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Tēnā koe John

 

I refer to your Official Information Act request of 30 July 2025, to Hon
Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice. Specifically, you requested:

 

    May I request to view any emails or briefings related to Fale Andrew
Lesā to this office?

 

The information to you have requested is believed to be more closely
connected with the functions of another Minister of the Crown.

 

This is to notify you that in accordance with section 14(b)(ii) of the
Official Information Act 1982, your request has been transferred to the
Office of Hon Nicole McKee, Associate Minister of Justice.

 

You will hear further from their Office directly concerning your request.

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Media and Communications | Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations
 

Ministerial Email: [1][Paul Goldsmith request email] | Web:
[2]www.beehive.govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Paul Goldsmith, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

 

From: Paul Goldsmith (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2025 2:41 PM
To: john luke <[3][FOI #31808 email]>
Subject: RE: OIAPG615 | Official Information request - Fale Andrew Lesā-
Stuff investigation reveals flawed CV

 

Dear John

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 30 July 2025 in which you have requested the
following:

 

May I request to view any emails or briefings related to Fale Andrew Lesā
to this office?

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Wednesday 27 August 2025, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of the timeframe.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

 

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[5]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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