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Financial Authorisations for NZ Support to Ukraine

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From: Nigel Gray

To: The Treasury Subject: Request under the Official Information Act 1982 – Financial Authorisations for NZ Support to Ukraine

Dear Secretary to the Treasury,

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I request disclosure of the following information from 1 January 2022 to present:

Records of financial authorisations, budget allocations, or Cabinet directives that approved funding for New Zealand’s support to Ukraine.

Documentation of any external obligations or requests cited as justification for these financial allocations.

Copies of Treasury briefings or advice provided to Ministers regarding funding for Ukraine.

Format Requested
For the purposes of OIA s16(2), my preferred way of receiving information is by email reply to the FYI.org.nz address from which you received this request.

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Statutory Reference
Under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982, I am entitled to this information as a New Zealand citizen. I remind the agency of its obligations under section 15 to respond within 20 working days.

If any part of this request is refused, please provide the specific grounds under section 18 of the Act, and identify the person responsible for the decision.

Yours sincerely, Nigel Gray

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The Treasury

Dear Nigel

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), which was received on 6 December 2025. A response will be provided in accordance with the OIA.

The Treasury may publish the response to your OIA request. When you are provided with a response to this request, you will be informed about whether the response to your OIA request will be published. If the Treasury does publish the response to your OIA request, personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed. This publication process does not apply to extension letters or transfers.

The due date excludes the holiday period from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026, inclusive, as this three-week period isn’t considered ‘working days’ for the purposes of the OIA.

Te Tai Ōhanga The Treasury 
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From: Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY]
The Treasury

Good morning

After reviewing your request, it appears to be broad in scope and is likely to be refused under section 18(f) of the Official Information Act (OIA) as substantial manual collation would be required to provide the information requested.

As such, I would like to suggest refining your request, so we are able to make the proper considerations on the information you are seeking. I recommend refining your request, for example by requesting: Treasury advice/material only material. The inclusion of Cabinet directives means this would cover multiple agencies and include material not owned by Treasury.

Please note that once you have amended or clarified your request, under section 15(1AA) of the OIA, the Ministry may treat your amended or clarified request as a new request that replaces the original request. This may lead to a new start of the statutory response period.

I look forward to hearing from you regarding the refinement of your request.

Bradley Martin | Te Tai Ōhanga The Treasury 
Ministerial Advisory Service 
treasury.govt.nz | LinkedIn | Youtube 

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a. please immediately delete this email and notify the Treasury by return email or telephone (64 4 472 2733);
b. any use, dissemination or copying of this email is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

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