Salary and pay band information
Merritt Drake made this Official Information request to Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau
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From: Merritt Drake
Dear Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau,
I am requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please provide the following information as at 17 December 2025:
1. For all roles within the mid-level tiers or equivalent levels of your agency's organisational structure (for example, team managers, principals, seniors, analysts and advisors, etc), the minimum, maximum, and median salaries currently being paid for each position title.
2. For the same group of roles, the number of employees in each pay band/grade that is currently being used for each position title.
I am not seeking personal information, so anonymised data is fine. If any part of the request must be withheld, please release the remainder. I would prefer the information in a simple table or spreadsheet if possible, please.
Yours faithfully,
Merritt Drake
From: OfficialCorrespondence@whakatau.govt.nz
Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau
Tēnā koe Merritt,
Thank you for your email of 17 November 2025 to Te Tari Whakatau: The
Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
Te Tari Whakatau may publish the response to your request on our website,
you can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take
place at least 20 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and
any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons).
You can expect a response by 15/12/2025.
Ngā mihi
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WEB: [2]https://whakatau.govt.nz
Te Tari Whakatau: The Office of Treaty Settlements
and Takutai Moana
Level 3, Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street,
SX10111, Wellington 6011
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From: Merritt Drake <[FOI #32896 email]>
Sent: Monday, 17 November 2025 7:29 pm
To: [Te Tari Whakatau request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Salary and pay band information
Dear Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau,
I am requesting the following information under the Official Information
Act 1982.
Please provide the following information as at 17 December 2025:
1. For all roles within the mid-level tiers or equivalent levels of your
agency's organisational structure (for example, team managers, principals,
seniors, analysts and advisors, etc), the minimum, maximum, and median
salaries currently being paid for each position title.
2. For the same group of roles, the number of employees in each pay
band/grade that is currently being used for each position title.
I am not seeking personal information, so anonymised data is fine. If any
part of the request must be withheld, please release the remainder. I
would prefer the information in a simple table or spreadsheet if possible,
please.
Yours faithfully,
Merritt Drake
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