
Friday 10 October 2025
R S Bicknell
via fyi.org.nz
Tēnā koe
Response to your OIA request
Thank you for your message dated Wednesday 13 August 2025, requesting ‘the total cost of
publication of the BSA annual report including any contract spending, graphic design, printing,
and staff time’.
The total of designing, producing, and publishing our 2024 Annual Report was
NZD$16,004.20 (including GST). This figure does not include ‘staff time’. No staff worked
solely on the Annual Report and our team does not track their hours using timesheets.
However, we estimate the aggregate number of staff hours spent working on the Annual
Report was 91 hours.
We sincerely apologise again for the delay in our response. As previously noted, your request
was initially overlooked due to an administrative/technical oversight. Our Annual Report has
also been in development up until this week, which meant we were unable to provide the
requested information earlier.
Right of review
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 ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
If you would like to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact me or our Legal
Manager, Helen Cruse.
Ngā mihi
Stacey Wood
Chief Executive
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