Kia ora Agnes Fecher,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 19/12/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act
1982.

Following public reporting on the Bondi Junction attack in Sydney, and
broader concerns about ideologically motivated violence, I am seeking
information held by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
relating to assessments of extremist ideologies that may pose a public
safety risk in New Zealand.

This request is made in the public interest, to assist affected
communities, including NZ's Jewish community, to better understand the
nature and scale of risks identified by government agencies, and to
support informed community safety planning and engagement with public
institutions.

Specifically, I request:

- Any reports, assessments, briefings, or analytical material held by MBIE
that discuss the presence, prevalence, or risk of extremist ideologies in
New Zealand comparable to those publicly attributed to the Bondi Junction
attacker, insofar as those views are characterised in official reporting
as violent, extremist, or posing a threat to public safety.

- Any high-level estimates, trend analyses, or qualitative assessments
(whether quantitative or descriptive) held by MBIE regarding the number or
proportion of individuals in New Zealand assessed as holding such views,
where such information already exists.

Any definitions, frameworks, or criteria used by MBIE to categorise or
assess such ideologies for policy, regulatory, or public-safety purposes.

Any inter-agency communications, briefings, or advice to Ministers
prepared by MBIE following the Bondi Junction incident that reference
implications, parallels, or relevance to New Zealand.

I am not seeking the identification of any individuals, nor am I
requesting that MBIE create new data, estimates, or analysis. This request
is limited strictly to information already held by the Ministry.

If any part of this request is refused, I ask that all reasonably
separable and releasable information be provided, and that any withheld
material clearly identify the relevant withholding grounds under the Act.

If MBIE considers that all or part of this request is more closely
connected with the functions of another agency, I request that it be
transferred under section 14 of the Act.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 10/02/2026, 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. Please note that the days
from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 (inclusive) are defined as
non-working days in the Act and are not counted in the calculation for the
response due date. This will affect the time period for responding to your
request. If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to
contact us via email to [1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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