From:
Andrew Riddell
To:
Zachary Clarke
Subject:
RE: OIA224 Official Information request - Briefing to Incoming Minister of Workplace Relations
Date:
Thursday, 15 May 2025 12:05:20 PM
Dear Zachary Clarke,
Yes your assumption about which briefing is the one I have in mind.
Cheers
Andrew Riddell
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Hi Andrew,
Could you please let us know the title of the briefing you’re requesting?
Would I be right to assume you would like the “Briefing for the Incoming
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety”?
Alternatively, MBIE provided the following briefings to the Minister in
November 2023:
November 2023
Tracking number Title Date sent to Author
Minister
2324-0973 Briefing for the Incoming Minister for 27 November MBIE
Workplace Relations and Safety
Fiscal sustainability options for the
2324-0920 Workplace Relations and Safety 27 November MBIE
portfolio
2324-1084 Final Cabinet Paper - Repeal of the 28 November MBIE
Fair Pay Agreement Legislation
2324-0988 WorkSafe New Zealand - Your Roles and 28 November MBIE
Responsibilities
2324-0918 Repeal of the Fair Pay Agreements 28 November MBIE
legislation
2324-0963 Expanding 90-day trial periods 29 November MBIE
2324-0890 WorkSafe New Zealand’s Annual Report 29 November MBIE
for the year ended 30 June 2023
Minimum Wage Review 2023 – Setting the
2324-0956 2024 rate and draft review for 30 November MBIE
approval
under Official Information Act
2324-1130 Information on the Mt Cook case 30 November MBIE
2324-0962 Remuneration Authority’s review of 30 November MBIE
Members of Parliament’s pay
Cheers,
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Office of Hon Brooke van Velden
Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
MP for Tâmaki
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Cc:
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Subject:
RE: Could you check this OIA please - OIA 224? [IN-CONF*DENCE]
Date:
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 9:45:38 AM
Hi Zac,
I am interested to know how the Office wants to process the Pay Equity material provided in the BIM.
There are a couple of paragraphs and graphic in the BIM which contain what could likely be considered pay
equity advice. This was withheld under 9(2)(f)(iv) in the proactively released BIM.
We can look to refresh the proactive release of the BIM with this material unredacted and OIA responses could
refer to this separately from the large proactive release of advice.
I can liaise with the publishing team on how long it would take to reupload a copy with redactions removed.
However, I also note that it would be prudent to also consider what other material withheld in the BIM could be
unredacted, though I don't expect there will be much.
Let me know your thoughts on the above.
I would advise that you keep the extension date originally proposed in the letter we sent over. 9(2)(a) - MBIE staff,
and I are going over all the requests we have on hand in detail over the next few days. We will then be able to
advise on which requests are not linked to the proactive release and could be sent out earlier.
Thanks,
9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
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From: Zachary Clarke <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 1:53 pm under Official Information Act
To:
9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
@mbie.govt.nz>
Subject: RE: Could you check this OIA please - OIA 224? [IN-CONF*DENCE]
Ah gotcha - could you please have a look tomorrow and let me know before COP how long an extension is
needed.
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I.e. is this something we can extend a week and smash out, or something we would need to leave to the 25 July
date.
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Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 1:11 PM
To: Zachary Clarke <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Could you check this OIA please - OIA 224? [IN-CONF*DENCE]
Hi Zac,
If not extended this would be due out to the requestor tomorrow and today is our away day so we cannot answer
this without an extension.
Thanks,
9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
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From: Zachary Clarke <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 11:30 am
To: 9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
@mbie.govt.nz>
Subject: Could you check this OIA please - OIA 224?
Hi 9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
Could you check if MBIE thinks we can respond to the below OIA without an extension? It's just for two
paragraphs in the BIM, but I'm not sure what's in those (the unredacted copy must be buried somewhere in the
office's files!).
Cheers,
Zac
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From: Zachary Clarke
Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2025 11:56 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: New WRS OIA - OIA 224 Briefing to Incoming Minister of Workplace Relations
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Hi team,
We’ve received a new ministerial OIA for commissioning.
Note: the request itself is unclear, but this covers the November 2023 BIM which is proactively released on
MBIE's website. Could MBIE please review the redactions and confirm whether the material should still be
withheld?
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Portfolio: Workplace Relations & Safety
Type: Ministerial OIA
Requestor: Andrew Riddell
Tracker: OIA 224
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Due to Office: 4 June
SME: Possibly Employment Relations Policy?
Request:
When you were appointed Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety you received a briefing (dated
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November 2023) from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. That document included a
number of redactions. It is now some 18 months later and any time-sensitivity in relation to those redactions
would no longer apply. Please provide copies of content that was redacted at paragraph 89 of the briefing and
in the table on page 36 of the briefing
Cheers,
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From: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2025 9:43 AM
To: Andrew Riddell <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA224 Official Information request - Briefing to Incoming Minister of Workplace Relations
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information Act request for the following:
“When you were appointed Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety you received a briefing (dated
November 2023) from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
That document included a number of redactions.
It is now some 18 months later and any time-sensitivity in relation to those redactions would no longer apply.
Please provide copies of content that was redacted at paragraph 89 of the briefing and in the table on page 36 of
the briefing."
Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the Act.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Brooke van Velden
Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety MP for Tāmaki
Website: http://www.beehive/
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: Andrew Riddell <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2025 9:30 PM
To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
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Subject: OIA224 Official Information request - Briefing to Incoming Minister of Workplace Relations
Dear Brooke van Velden,
When you were appointed Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety you received a briefing (dated
November 2023) from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
That document included a number of redactions.
It is now some 18 months later and any time-sensitivity in relation to those redactions would no longer apply.
Please provide copies of content that was redacted at paragraph 89 of the briefing and in the table on page 36 of
the briefing.
Ngā mihi
Andrew Riddell
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Ref: OIA 224
Dear Andrew
Thank you for your email of 13 May 2025 to my Of ice requesting, under the Of icial
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
When you were appointed Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety you received
a briefing (dated November 2023) from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment. That document included a number of redactions. It is now some 18
months later and any time-sensitivity in relation to those redactions woul
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d no longer
apply. Please provide copies of content that was redacted at paragraph 89 of the
briefing and in the table on page 36 of the briefing I have received a high volume of requests for information related to amendments to
the Equal Pay Act 1972. Please be assured that your request is being considered in
accordance with the provisions of the Act. However, due to the num
Information ber of similar
requests and the resources required to process them, we anticipate there may be
some delays in responding. Your patience is appreciated, and you wil receive a
response as soon as reasonably practicable.
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The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20
working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not be
possible to meet that time limit, and we ar
under e therefore writing to notify you of an
extension of the time to make our decision, to 25 July 2025.
This extension is necessary because the consultations necessary to make a decision
on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within
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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
Office of Hon Brooke van Velden
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
PAY EQUITY OIA TIMELINE
40-day
Action
Responsibility
Notes
timeframe
Week 1
Draft and
First three OIAs are due to the Office the
9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
(27 May-
finalise 40-day
28th, this needs to be changed in Nexus
30 May)
extension letters
for requests due
in week 2
Week 2
Finalise mark-up
(3 Jun -6
for proactively
Jun)
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Discuss
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Jun)
internal
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and mark-up for
proactively
released emails
(part of DOIA)
Continue work
on bespoke OIA
response
Week 4
Send marked up 9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
(16 Jun-19 proactive
Jun)
release advice
with internal
feedback for
external
consultation (to
TSY and PSC, as
well as
potential y other
agencies
9(2)(a) - MBI O DS, Legal, MO
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for internal
consult.
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Week 5
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9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
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Begin drafting
(30 Jun- 4
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Jul)
Week 7
Publish
(7 Jul-11
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release of advice
and internal
email DOIA.
Finalise
responses to
requesters
Week 8
Finalise and
9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
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14 Jul-18
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Jul)
to requesters
Week 9
Buffer
( 21 Jul-25
Jul)
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Zachary Clarke; Francis van der Krogt
Cc:
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NoReplyMinisterialServices
Subject:
MOIA-REQ-0014283-Andrew Riddell CRM:0264925 [IN-CONF*DENCE]
Date:
Thursday, 17 July 2025 4:17:21 PM
Attachments:
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OIA 224 Andrew Riddell Response (1).docx
BIM Pay Equity Extract (1).pdf
Hi Zac,
Please find attached the proposed response to OIA 224 Andrew Riddell.
Note I have put in two options for response depending on if the Office wishes to approve the
BIM with new mark ups which I sent through previously or just send out the relevant extract to
the requestor.
Ngā mihi,
9(2)(a) - MBIE staff
Senior Ministerial Writer
Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Branch | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Level 7, 15 Stout St, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Andrew Riddell
[email address]
Ref: OIA 224
Dear Andrew
Thank you for your email of 15 May 2025 to my Of ice requesting, under the Of icial
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
When you were appointed Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety you received
a briefing (dated November 2023) from the Ministry of Business, Innov
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ation and
Employment. That document included a number of redactions. It is now some 18
months later and any time-sensitivity in relation to those redactions would no longer
apply. Please provide copies of content that was redacted at paragraph 89 of the
briefing and in the table on page 36 of the briefing.
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I have reviewed the redactions in the November 2023 Briefing to the Incoming
Minister and have updated the redactions to the publicly available briefing. I am
therefore refusing your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information you
have requested is publicly available and can be found at the following link: (link).
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Paragraph 89 is publicly available in the
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and this part of your request is therefore refused under section 18(d). Please find
attached a copy of the content in the table of page 36.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how
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www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Hon Brooke van Velden
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
From:
Zachary Clarke
To:
Jenesa Jeram
Subject:
List of pay equity OIAs + status
Date:
Thursday, 17 July 2025 6:09:00 PM
Attachments:
Master pay equity OIA list.docx
Hi Jenesa,
Here’s the table of all the pay equity OIAs – if it covers comms I’ve rescoped to from 1
May 2024 except where noted. Out of scope
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Zac
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