31 March 2026
Spencer Jones
[FYI request #32770 email]
Ref: OIA-2025/26-0586
Tēnā koe Spencer,
Official Information Act request: Request for index of briefings for the Minister for
Veterans
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act (the Act), received on 17
March 2026. You requested:
“I request a list or index of ministerial briefings prepared for the Minister for Veterans
which reference or discuss advice or recommendations from the Veterans’ Advisory
Board (VAB). For each briefing, please provide the following metadata fields:
• title or subject of the briefing
• date prepared
• authoring agency or organisational unit
• reference or tracking number (if applicable).
Timeframe: 1 January 2014 to present.
This request relates only to the index or register of briefings and does not request
copies of the briefings themselves at this stage.
If such an index exists within ministerial servicing systems or records management
systems, providing the relevant entries would satisfy this request.”
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet does not hold the requested information,
but I believe such information may be held by the New Zealand Defence Force. Accordingly, I
have decided to transfer your request to the New Zealand Defence Force under section 14(b)(i)
of the Act.
The New Zealand Defence Force has the usual timeframes under the Act from receipt of this
transfer to make a decision on your request.
Nāku noa, nā
Margaret Noonan
Principal Advisor, Ministerial Services
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
5148811
64 4 817 9700 Facsimile 64 4 472 3181 www.dpmc.govt.nz