23 March 2026
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0025745-Agnes Fecher
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, Innova3on and Employment
(MBIE) reques3ng, under the Official Informa3on Act 1982 (the Act), the following informa3on:
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.
On 10 February 2026, MBIE received the following clarifica3on from you:
“I just want to clarify that my request is around the Bondi Beach a,ack, not Bondi Junc-on. Addi-onally, to help you further locate a source for the informa-on contained in the OIA, I'd like the
Ministry to iden-fy data as it pertains to Immigra-on and the iden-fica-on of ideologies held
by immigrants.
Context: It's important to note that just like the Christchurch a,acker, the Bondi Beach Gunmen
brought extremist ideologies with them from overseas. I'd like any informa-on we have around this
contemporarily important issue, for example how we iden-fy extremist ideologies and values held
immigrants, and how we are dealing with it.”
Update on your request
On 10 March 2026, MBIE provided you with the decision on your request and advised that the
informa3on would be finalised for release by 24 March 2026.
MBIE is s3ll preparing the informa3on for release, and we are unable to provide the documents within the
ini3al 3meframe indicated. We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may have caused. MBIE
intends to provide you with the informa3on on, or before,
23 April 2026, however we will update you
should there be any issues with this 3meframe.
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 inves3ga3on and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Informa3on
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
George Rodrigues
Ac3ng General Manager - Data, Insights, and Intelligence
Data, Insights and Intelligence
Corporate and Digital Shared Services