Wage Suppression
Brendon Mills made this Official Information request to Nicola Willis
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      From: Brendon Mills
      
    
    Dear Nicola Willis,
Does your government have a policy of wage suppression ?
Yours faithfully,
Brendon Mills
        From: Hon Nicola Willis
      
    
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        From: Nicola Willis (MIN)
        Nicola Willis
      
    
    Dear Brendon
 
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request.
 We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
 any event no later than 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 that timeframe.
 
Kind regards
 
 
 
Office of Hon Nicola Willis
 Minister of Finance
 Minister for Economic Growth
 Minister for Social Investment
  
Email: [1][email address] Phone:  04 817 6801  Website:
 [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
 
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        From: Nicola Willis (MIN)
        Nicola Willis
      
    
    Dear Brendon Mills
On behalf of the Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, Minister for Economic Growth and Minister for Social Investment, thank you for your recent email. Please be assured your comments have been noted.
As the issues you raise fall within the portfolio responsibilities of Hon Brooke van Velden, I have referred your email to her office for consideration.
Under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request.
Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance
Minister for Economic Growth
Minister for Social Investment
Email: [email address] Phone:  04 817 6801  Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz 
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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        From: Brooke van Velden (MIN)
        Nicola Willis
      
    
    Dear Brendon,
 
Please see attached for Minister van Velden’s response to your OIA
 request.
 
Kind regards,
 
  Office of Hon Brooke van Velden
  Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
MP for Tâmaki
Website: [1]www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
 
Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
 
 
 
 
From: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
 Sent: Monday, 29 September 2025 6:27 PM
 To: Zachary Clarke <[email address]>; Zoe Little
 <[email address]>
 Subject: FW: OIA306 RE: Official Information request - Wage Suppression
 
OIA306 for commissioning below
 
Cami
 
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