10 February 2026
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0025745
Agnes Fecher
Email: fyi-request-33334-84d7ffc6@requests.fyi.org.nz
Tēnā koe Agnes
Thank you for your email of 19 December 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innova5on and Employment
(MBIE) reques5ng, under the Official Informa5on Act 1982 (the Act), the following informa5on:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Any definitions, frameworks, or criteria used by MBIE to categorise or assess such ideologies for
policy, regulatory, or public-safety purposes.
4. 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 wri5ng to advise you that MBIE will provide a response but needs to extend the 5me available to
answer your request. MBIE’s response will be sent to you no later than 10 March 2026. The reason for the
extension is that the consulta5ons necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original 5me limit.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact [email address].
You have the right to seek an inves5ga5on and review by the Ombudsman of our decision to extend the
5me limit. Informa5on about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Jacqui Ellis
General Manager Data, Insights and Intelligence
Corporate and Digital Shared Services