Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatû Taonga on 18 December 2025. Information relating to some
parts of your request is more closely aligned with the Office of the
Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage, Hon Paul Goldsmith. For this
reason, we are transferring the following part of your request to that
office:

 

Further, I would like to request to view the relevant documents present to
(APH) Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee at cabinet in relation
and lead to this Appointments / Reappointment.

 

You can expect a response from the office in due course. The office of Hon
Goldsmith have also been copied into this response. The Ministry will
address the remainder of your request under reference under DOIA25-120.

 

Ngâ mihi nui

 

 

Te Pae Ratonga Pâremata  |  Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatû Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puâwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well 
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

 

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Kia ora John

Please find attached the response to your OIA request. As communicated to you on 15 January 2026, the portion of your request regarding APH documentation has been transferred to the Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith under section 14(b)(ii) of the OIA, as the Cabinet material is held by and relates to a Minister of the Crown.

Ngâ mihi

Te Pae Ratonga Pâremata | Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatû Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puâwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

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Good afternoon,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 15 January, where you requested the following:

 

Further, I would like to request to view the relevant documents present to
(APH) Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee at cabinet in relation
and lead to this Appointments / Reappointment.

 

We received your request on 15 January. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13
February, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

From: OIA
Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2026 11:32 am
To: 'john luke' <[2][FOI #33324 email]>
Cc: [3][email address]
Subject: Partial transfer of your Official Information request -
Appointments / Reappointment to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa Board

 

Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatū Taonga on 18 December 2025. Information relating to some
parts of your request is more closely aligned with the Office of the
Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage, Hon Paul Goldsmith. For this
reason, we are transferring the following part of your request to that
office:

 

Further, I would like to request to view the relevant documents present to
(APH) Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee at cabinet in relation
and lead to this Appointments / Reappointment.

 

You can expect a response from the office in due course. The office of Hon
Goldsmith have also been copied into this response. The Ministry will
address the remainder of your request under reference under DOIA25-120.

 

Ngā mihi nui

 

 

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata  |  Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well 
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

 

Confidentiality notice: This email may be confidential or legally
privileged, and it does not necessarily reflect the official view of the
Ministry for Culture and Heritage. If you have received it by mistake,
please tell the sender immediately by reply, remove this email and the
reply from your system, and don’t act on it in any other way. Ngā mihi.

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Good afternoon,

 

Please see attached a response from Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Arts,
Culture and Heritage.

 

Thank you for writing, 

 

 

[1]A blue and Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith
white emblem
Description Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice
automatically
generated Minister for Media and Communications | Minister for Treaty of
Waitangi Negotiations

 

Email [2][email address] | [3]www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

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From: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 9 February 2026 12:03 PM
To: [FOI #33324 email]
Subject: RE: OIAPG765 / FW: Partial transfer of your Official Information
request - Appointments / Reappointment to the Museum of New Zealand Te
Papa Tongarewa Board

 

Good afternoon,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 15 January, where you requested the following:

 

Further, I would like to request to view the relevant documents present to
(APH) Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee at cabinet in relation
and lead to this Appointments / Reappointment.

 

We received your request on 15 January. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13
February, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [5]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

From: OIA
Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2026 11:32 am
To: 'john luke' <[6][FOI #33324 email]>
Cc: [7][email address]
Subject: Partial transfer of your Official Information request -
Appointments / Reappointment to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa Board

 

Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatū Taonga on 18 December 2025. Information relating to some
parts of your request is more closely aligned with the Office of the
Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage, Hon Paul Goldsmith. For this
reason, we are transferring the following part of your request to that
office:

 

Further, I would like to request to view the relevant documents present to
(APH) Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee at cabinet in relation
and lead to this Appointments / Reappointment.

 

You can expect a response from the office in due course. The office of Hon
Goldsmith have also been copied into this response. The Ministry will
address the remainder of your request under reference under DOIA25-120.

 

Ngā mihi nui

 

 

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata  |  Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well 
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

 

Confidentiality notice: This email may be confidential or legally
privileged, and it does not necessarily reflect the official view of the
Ministry for Culture and Heritage. If you have received it by mistake,
please tell the sender immediately by reply, remove this email and the
reply from your system, and don’t act on it in any other way. Ngā mihi.

References

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2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.beehive.govt.nz/
4. https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
5. http://www.beehive,govt.nz/
6. mailto:[FOI #33324 email]
7. mailto:[email address]