Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Earlier this year it was reported that Prime Minister John Key said that the economic benefit to New Zealand of obtaining Pandas for a New Zealand Zoo would be "huge".

Under the Official Information Act, I would like to request any and all documents, correspondence, reports, advice, or information the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has prepared, sent, or received on, or about, Pandas since 1 January 2010.

Of specific importance would be any documents, correspondence, reports, advice or information prepared for, sent to, or received from: the Prime Minister and/or his office, or the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC).

I would also like to be provided with answers to the following
questions:

1) At any time since November 2008 has The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment been involved in the creation of any reports for the likely benefit or cost of Pandas to the New Zealand economy?

2) Has The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment been consulted by any of the following about the economic benefits or costs of obtaining Pandas:
- the Prime Minister
- the Prime Minister's office or DPMC

3) What possible economic implications are there for New Zealand in securing Pandas for a New Zealand zoo?

4) Specifically around tourism, has the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment calculated any figures around the impacts for tourism New Zealand acquiring a Panda would have?

Yours faithfully,

Jackson Wood