Kia ora Ms Smith,

Thank you for your email received 15th October 2025, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

I would like to know if you have received any emails asking for help in purchasing any household items, such as groceries, hygiene products or gardening supplies from any member of the public. I would appreciate if the Prime Minister can show me all emails of such nature received during his current term.

If such requests have been recieved, I would like the following details:
- How many such requests have been made by the public to the Prime Ministers’ email or the Office of the Prime Minister?
- What are the most requested items?
- Has the Office of the Prime Minister replied to any requests of this nature?
- How many requests were fulfilled, if any?
- Total cost incurred by the Office of the Prime Minister towards helping individuals with household supplies.

Further to this, I would also like to see any official correspondence around this matter, and all documentation on how decisions were made.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 13th November 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

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