Appendix A
#
Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
31 October
Email chain: RE: Pay deductions for partial strikes: Clarification of pay period for Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(h) of
1
2024
giving notice
the Act
31 October
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s
2
Email: Proposed changes to the partial strike bill - Ministry of Education
2024
9(2)(h) of the Act
4 November
Meting notes (typed up from handwritten notes) from meetings with the Ministry
3
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
2024
of Education
4 November
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(h) of
4
Email chain: FW: AP for Select Committee
2025
the Act and some information is out of scope
4 November
5
Scan of Charlotte De Feijter’s handwritten meeting notes
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
2025
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(h) of
Email chain: RE: Example of education partial strike notice
the Act
4 November
6
Attachment: FW: PPTA Strike notification (Rostering home)
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2025
Attachment: 20230420 – NZEI PPCA – strike – notice ban on work with MOE term Released in full
2 2023
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Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
5 November
Email chain: Agency consultation on Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for
7
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2024
Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill
Email chain: Agency consultation by 11 November Employment Relations (Pay
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction
Attachment: Draft LEG paper Partial Strikes agency consultation
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
5 November
8
2024
Attachment: Accompanying PCO draft Bill: Employment Relations Pay
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
Deductions for Partial S-v.14
Attachment: draft Cabinet Policy paper: Col ective bargaining rebalance –
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act. Final version
Allowing for pay deductions in response to partial strikes
has been proactively released and publicly available.
Email chain: FW: Proposed changes to the partial strike bill - Ministry of
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s
6 November
9
Education
9(2)(h) of the Act
2024
Attachment: Ministry of Education proposed changes for partial strikes
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
6 November
Email chain: RE: Proposed changes to the partial strike bill - Ministry of
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s
10 2024
Education
9(2)(h) of the Act
Email chain: RE: Draft report for Minister Stanford
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
8 November
Attachment: Document 1 (draft report)
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
11 2024
Refers to MoE Report: Update on improvements for collective bargaining
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act
legislation allowing pay deductions for partial strikes in the schooling context
Email chain: RE: Agency consultation by 11 November Employment Relations
12 November
(Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction
12
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2024
Attachment: RE: Agency consultation by 11 November Employment Relations
(Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction
#
Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
Email chain: RE: Wording for MoE briefing - process and timeframe for 'higher
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s
percentage' proposal (if agreed to progress)
9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
12 November
13
Mentions Cover briefing MOE comments “Draft section for the cover briefing for
2024
the LEG paper” and draft MOE Report: Update on improvements for collective
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
bargaining legislation allowing pay deductions for partial strikes in the schooling
context
Email chain: RE: Near final MBIE LEG briefing on partial strikes
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
13 November
14 2024
Attachment: Employment Relations Partial Strikes covering draft LEG paper (1)
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
MoE comments.
Email: Near final MBIE LEG briefing on partial strikes
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
13 November
15 2025
Attachment: COPY Employment Relations Partial Strikes covering draft LEG
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act. The final version
paper (1)
of the briefing is Doc 17.
13 November
16
Email chain: RE: Partial strikes legislation
Released in full
2024
BRIEFING-REQ-0006136 Employment Relations (Pay deductions for partial
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i), and s
13 November
strikes) Amendment Bill - draft LEG paper
9(2)(h) of the Act
17 2024
Annex One: Draft LEG Paper Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial
Refused under section 18(d) of the Act
Strikes) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction
#
Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
Email: BORA vet - Bill relating to partial strikes legislation
Released in full
15
Attachment: Draft Bill: Employment Relations Pay Deductions for Partial S-v4.0 Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
18
November
2024
Attachment: Draft Cabinet paper: Collective bargaining rebalance – Allowing
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act. Final version has
for pay deductions in response to partial strikes
been proactively released and publicly available.
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(h) of
19
Email chain: RE: Update from your Mins office?
the Act and some information is out of scope
19
November
2024
Attachment: Draft Bill Employment Relations Pay Deductions for Partial S-v4.0
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
compare v1.4
Email: Updated LEG paper - partial strikes (circulated for Ministerial
Released in full
consultation)
19
Attachment: Draft LEG paper Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act. Final version has
20
November Strikes) - for Ministerial consultation
been proactively released and publicly available.
2024
Attachment: Draft Bill Employment Relations Pay Deductions for Partial S-v4.0
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
(clean)
21
Email chain: RE: Updated LEG paper - partial strikes (circulated for Ministerial
21
November
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
consultation)
2024
22
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and
22
November Email chain: RE: Departmental Disclosure Statement
2024
s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
#
Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
Email chain: FW: Updated LEG paper - partial strikes (circulated for Ministerial Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
consultation)
25
Attachment: Draft Bill: Employment Relations Pay Deductions for Partial S-
23
November
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
v4.0
2024
Attachment: Draft LEG paper Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act. Final version has
Partial Strikes) – for Ministerial consultation 18 Nov
been proactively released and publicly available.
BRIEFING-REQ-0006379 Employment Relations (Pay deductions for partial
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act and
strikes) Amendment Bill - final LEG paper
some information is out of scope
Refused under s 18(d) of the Act:
Annex One: Cabinet paper for lodging Employment Relations (Pay Deductions
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/29975-
for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction
employment-relations-pay-deductions-for-partial-strikes-
amendment-bill-approval-for-introduction-
26
proactiverelease-pdf
24
November
Annex Two: Departmental Disclosure Statement
Refused under s 18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
2024
bill_government_2024_104.pdf
Refused under s 18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
Annex Three: Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes)
Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes)
Amendment Bill (near final draft)
Amendment Bill 104-1 (2024), Government Bill – New
Zealand Legislation
Annex Four: Talking points for Cabinet Legislation Committee on 5 December
2024
Out of scope
26
Email chain: RE: Updated LEG paper - partial strikes (circulated for Ministerial
Released in full
25
November
consultation)
2024
Mentions Draft LEG paper
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
#
Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
27
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s
Email chain: Updated partial strikes bill
26
November
9(2)(h) of the Act and some information is out of scope.
2024
Attachment: Draft Employment Relations Pay Deductions for Partial S – v6.1
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
12
Email: Employment Relations (Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill - Select
27
December
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
Committee
2024
12
28
December
Email: Partial Strikes Bill - consideration by Select Committee
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2024
12
Email: Employment Relations (Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill - Select
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
29
December
Committee
[Duplicate of document 27]
2024
24 January
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i), s
30
Email: Partial strikes - possible next steps
2025
9(2)(h) and s 9(2)(j) of the Act
3 February
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(f)(iv), s
31
Email chain: RE: Partial strikes - possible next steps
2025
9(2)(g)(i), s 9(2)(h) and s 9(2)(j) of the Act
7 February
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(f)(iv) and s
32
Email: Deductions for partial strikes
2025
9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
19 February Email chain: [URL SCANNING ERROR]RE: Employment Relations (Partial
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s
33
2025
Strikes) Amendment Bill - Select Committee
9(2)(h) of the Act
24 February Email chain: RE: Employment Relations (Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill -
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s
34
2025
Select Committee
9(2)(h) of the Act
26 February
35
Email chain: RE: BORA vet - Bill relating to partial strikes legislation
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2025
#
Date
Description/Title
Withholding grounds
Email chain: RE: Pay deductions for partial strikes:
26 February
36
Steer on application before/after PAYE (today, if
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(h) of the Act
2025
possible)
28 February Email: Potential technical issue with wording s95B(2)
37
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(g)(i) and s 9(2)(h) of the Act
2025
in the partial strikes Bill
4 March
Email chain: RE: Confirmed technical issue with
38
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s 9(2)(h) of the Act
2025
wording s95B(2) in the partial strikes Bill
31 March
Email chain: RE: Partial strikes bill technical question -
39
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s 9(2)(h) of the Act
2025
URGENT
5
Extract from MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act and some information is out of
40
September
Policy Weekly Report 2425-0317
scope
2024
12
Event briefing 2425-0806 – Meeting with Hon Dr Shane Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(f)(iv) and s 9(2)(g)(i) and of the Act
September
Reti, Minister of Health 19 September 2024
and some information is out of scope
2024
Annex One: Talking points for meeting with the Hon Dr Some information withheld under
Shane Reti
s 9(2)(f)(iv) and s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act and some information is out of scope
Annex Two: Information on the issued raised in the
Some information withheld under
41
Health NZ’s Memo.
s 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act and some information is out of scope
Annex Three: Draft content for the ‘Overview’ paper for Withheld in full under s 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act
next MERF meeting.
Annex Four: Draft content for your ‘Response’ paper
Withheld in full under s 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act
for next MERF meeting.
Annex Five: Health NZ Memo: Employment Relations
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act and some information is out of
Act – Current Settings and Related Advice Aide
scope
Memoire.
250225 - Item 4 to the briefing 2425-0806, Page 1:
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(f)(iv) and s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act and some
Legislative settings for public sector bargaining -
information is out of scope
Background and context A3
250225 - Item 4 to the briefing 2425-0806, Page 2:
Some information is out of scope
Legislative settings for public sector bargaining - -
Issues A3 [Previously released with response
250225 - Item 4 to the briefing 2425-0806, Page 3
Some information is out of scope
Response to issues in public Sector collective
bargaining
2 October
Briefing-REQ-0004381 Draft Cabinet oral item – Partial Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act and some information is out of
2024
strikes
scope
Annex One: Draft “Cabinet oral item: Partial strikes in
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act and some information is out of
collective bargaining”
scope
42
Annex Two: Talking points for Cabinet on Monday 14
Out of scope
October
Annex Three: Completed template form for an oral
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
item request
7 October
Email: More info from PSC
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
43
2024
7 October
Email chain – More info from PSC
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i) and s 9(2)(j) of the Act and
44
2024
some information is out of scope
8 October
Briefing - REQ-0004255 Improvements for collective
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(g)(i), s 9(2)(f)(iv) and s 9(2)(j) of the
45
2024
bargaining legislation
Act and some information is out of scope
15 October
Email – RE_CAB paper confirmation of wording
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) and s 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act
46
2024
23 October
Briefing-REQ-0005209 Final Cabinet paper –
Some information withheld under s 6(a), s 9(2)(a), s 9(2)(f)(iv), s 9(2)(g)(i), s 9(2)(h) and
2024
Collective bargaining rebalance
s 9(2)(j) of the Act
Annex One: Final Cabinet paper Collective bargaining
18(d) - Final CAB paper with tracked changes can be accessed vi
a Collective
rebalance: Allowing for pay deductions in response to
Bargaining Rebalance – Allowing for Pay Deductions in Response to Partial Strikes
partial strikes (clean version)
47
Annex Two: Cabinet paper Collective bargaining
18(d) - – Final CAB paper with tracked changes can be accessed via
Collective
rebalance: Allowing for pay deductions in response to
Bargaining Rebalance – Allowing for Pay Deductions in Response to Partial Strikes
partial strikes, most recent changes marked. - )
Annex Three: Talking points and Q&As for the Cabinet
Out of scope
Business Committee on 29 October 2024
24 October
Regulatory Impact Statement: Partial Strikes
Refused under s 18(d) of the Act, it is publicly available
: Regulatory Impact
48
2024
Statement: Partial strikes
15 January
BRIEFING-REQ-0008015 Employment Relations
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2025
(Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill Initial Briefing
Annex One: Employment Relations (Pay Deductions
Refused under s 18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill – Initial Briefing to
https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCEDUW_ADV_e2959332-5b88-4ee8-
the Education and Workforce Committee
e702-08dd18052784_EDUW2549/c6f629bff3f0d363bc6cf3ad3ce57e8bce2e2428
49
Annex Two: Employment Relations (Pay Deductions
Refused under s18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
Ministry of Business,
for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill – Draft
Innovation and Employment (Initial Briefing - Presentation) - New Zealand Parliament
Presentation to the Education and Workforce
Committee
January
Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial
Refused under s18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
Document1
50
2025
Strikes) Amendment Bill Initial briefing to the
Education and Workforce Committee January 2025
7 February
Response to the Education and Workforce Select
Refused under s18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
Ministry of Business,
51
2025
Committee query on the Employment Relations (Pay
Innovation and Employment (Response to information request from 29 January 2025)
Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill
- New Zealand Parliament
20 February Extract from MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
52
2025
Policy Weekly Report Briefing – 0009574- for the
period from 14 February 2025 – 20 February 2025
3 March
BRIEFING-REQ-0010177 Employment Relations (Pay
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
2025
Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill:
Departmental Report
53
Annex One: Employment Relations (Pay Deductions
Refused under s18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
Ministry of Business,
for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill – Departmental
Innovation and Employment (Departmental Report) - New Zealand Parliament
Report to the Education and Workforce Committee
7 March
Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial
Refused under s18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
54
2025
Strikes) Amendment Bill Departmental Report to the
e9191248e4e67ea3258e89bc618e8a587db2bcf2
Education and Workforce Committee
7 February
Response to the Education and Workforce Select
Refused under s18(d) of the Act as it is publicly available:
Ministry of Business,
55
2025
Committee query on the Employment Relations (Pay
Innovation and Employment (Response to information request from 29 January 2025)
Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill
- New Zealand Parliament
16 April
Extract from MBIE Workplace Relations and Safety
Some information withheld under s 9(2)(a) of the Act
56
2025
Policy Weekly Report - BRIEFING-REQ-0012688 - for
the period from 11 April 2025 – 17 April 2025
