Dear John,

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request which we received yesterday for the following information;

May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad as well. Also, how many applications you have received for each of the role from the public and how many you have received from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for your role. How many you have shortlisted and how many you have interviewed. Also, can I request to view the appointment letter if there is one sent to the appointee. I am happy for you to remove all the personal information.

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.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received.

Please note, the response date takes into account the summer shut down period (25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026) and Waitangi Day (6 February 2026).

If we are unable to respond to your request within the appropriate timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If your OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

Kind regards,

 
  Office of Hon Todd McClay 
 
  MP for Rotorua 
  Minister of Agriculture 
  Minister of Forestry 
  Minister for Trade and Investment 
  Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs 
 

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