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Good afternoon,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 15 January, where you requested the following:

 

I would like to know the full details including the investment made by
TVNZ to reach an agreement with TKO Holdings and/or UFC for the new deal
to screen UFC content as well as PLEs/PPVs on TVNZ channels and Streaming
services.

 

We received your request on 15 January. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13
February, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

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an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Oldfield <[FOI #33518 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2026 11:13 pm
To: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIAPG767 / Official Information request - Cost of agreement with
TKO Holdings or UFC

 

Dear Paul Goldsmith,

 

I would like to know the full details including the investment made by
TVNZ to reach an agreement with TKO Holdings and/or UFC for the new deal
to screen UFC content as well as PLEs/PPVs on TVNZ channels and Streaming
services.

 

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Oldfield

 

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Good afternoon Phillip,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, thank you for your request made under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), received on 15 January 2026. You
requested:

 

“I would like to know the full details including the investment made by
TVNZ to reach an agreement with TKO Holdings and/or UFC for the new deal
to screen UFC content as well as PLEs/PPVs on TVNZ channels and Streaming
services.”

 

After a search of our records, we can confirm that this Office does not
hold information relating to your request, and that we believe this
information is more likely to be held by Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Accordingly, we have decided to transfer your request to TVNZ under
section 14 (b)(i) of the Act.

 

TVNZ are aware of this transfer so they will be in touch in due course.
TVNZ have the usual timeframes required under the Act from receipt of this
transfer (23 January 2026) to make a decision on your request.

 

Thank you again for writing.

 

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From: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2026 9:17 am
To: Phillip Oldfield <[FOI #33518 email]>
Subject: RE: OIAPG767 / Official Information request - Cost of agreement
with TKO Holdings or UFC

 

Good afternoon,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 15 January, where you requested the following:

 

I would like to know the full details including the investment made by
TVNZ to reach an agreement with TKO Holdings and/or UFC for the new deal
to screen UFC content as well as PLEs/PPVs on TVNZ channels and Streaming
services.

 

We received your request on 15 January. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13
February, 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.

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Oldfield <[5][FOI #33518 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2026 11:13 pm
To: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[6][email address]>
Subject: OIAPG767 / Official Information request - Cost of agreement with
TKO Holdings or UFC

 

Dear Paul Goldsmith,

 

I would like to know the full details including the investment made by
TVNZ to reach an agreement with TKO Holdings and/or UFC for the new deal
to screen UFC content as well as PLEs/PPVs on TVNZ channels and Streaming
services.

 

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Oldfield

 

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