24 April 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, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing information:
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 fol owing
the Bondi Junction incident that reference implications, parallels, or relevance to New Zealand.
On 10 February 2026, MBIE received the fol owing clarification from you:
“I just want to clarify that my request is around the Bondi Beach attack, not Bondi Junction.
Additionally, to help you further locate a source for the information contained in the OIA, I'd like the
Ministry to identify data as it pertains to Immigration and the identification of ideologies held
by immigrants.
Context: It's important to note that just like the Christchurch attacker, the Bondi Beach Gunmen
brought extremist ideologies with them from overseas. I'd like any information we have around this
contemporarily important issue, for example how we identify extremist ideologies and values held
immigrants, and how we are dealing with it.”
Update on your request
On 23 March 2026, MBIE advised that it was stil preparing the information for release, and that we were
unable to provide the documents within the initial timeframe indicated.
We intended to provide you with the information in the week ending 24 April 2026, however we have
been unable to do so, and are in the final stages of preparing the information for release. We anticipate
delivering the information to you by 8 May 2026. We apologise for this delay and any inconvenience this
may have caused.
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 investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
George Rodrigues
Acting General Manager - Data, Insights and Intelligence
Data, Insights and Intelligence
Corporate and Digital Shared Services