Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

My OIA relates to the Government's recent major events funding announcement: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ampe...

Please provide:
- All briefings, aide memoires or other advice to Ministers relating to the establishment of the Major Events and Tourism Package
- All briefings, aide memoires or other advice relating to the first round of the Major Events and Tourism Package
- A list of events funded in the first round
- For each event funded to date, the amount of funding provided
- For each event funded to date, information on how the amount of funding provided relates to the amount of funding requested and the total estimated cost of the event
- For each event funded to date, any information or analysis that exists on the rationale (or lack thereof) for government investment
- Information regarding any applications for funding that were declined in the first round
- All correspondence between Ministry officials and representatives of Linkin Park, Six60, and Symphony relating to the major events funding

Kind regard
John Paige