Kia ora John,

Thank you for your email received 31st August 2025, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

"The Selangor State Exco, YB Tuan Ganabatirau Veraman had a fruitful meeting with Mr Fale Andrew Lesa, City Councillor of the Manurewa Local Board - Auckland City Council & Samoan Native United Nations Diplomat and the Special Officer to Jacinda Prime Minister of New Zealand at Selangor State Secretariat Building (SUK) Shah Alam.
During discussions both sides covered entire breath of bilateral cooperation & held productive discussions on strong partnership between the State of Selangor and the Government of New Zealand."

I would appreciate it if you could confirm whether Mr. Andrew Lesā has, in fact, been formally appointed as a Special Officer to the Prime Minister.

Additionally, could you please clarify the Prime Minister’s Office’s policies and procedures regarding the misrepresentation of such roles or titles, particularly in an international context?

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 26th September 2025 (date determined by the OIA calculator).

Ngā mihi nui

Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

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

-----Original Message-----
From: john luke <[FOI #32179 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2025 12:13 AM
To: Christopher Luxon (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Fale Andrew Lesā- special officer to the then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Dear Christopher Luxon,

I noted,
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

"The Selangor State Exco, YB Tuan Ganabatirau Veraman had a fruitful meeting with Mr Fale Andrew Lesa, City Councillor of the Manurewa Local Board - Auckland City Council & Samoan Native United Nations Diplomat and the Special Officer to Jacinda Prime Minister of New Zealand at Selangor State Secretariat Building (SUK) Shah Alam.
During discussions both sides covered entire breath of bilateral cooperation & held productive discussions on strong partnership between the State of Selangor and the Government of New Zealand."

I would appreciate it if you could confirm whether Mr. Andrew Lesā has, in fact, been formally appointed as a Special Officer to the Prime Minister.

Additionally, could you please clarify the Prime Minister’s Office’s policies and procedures regarding the misrepresentation of such roles or titles, particularly in an international context?

Given the seriousness of this matter and its potential implications, I would like to take this opportunity to formally raise this as an issue of public concern.

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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