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Te Pae Hāpai Minita | Ministerial Services
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
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Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata | Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

-----Original Message-----
From: john luke <[FOI #33610 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2026 1:04 am
To: OIA <[Ministry for Culture and Heritage request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - DOIA25 120- updated OIA

Dear Ministry for Culture and Heritage,

Thank you for your recent reply- DOIA25 120. I note your comment that “instead, candidates were selected from sources such as the Ministry for Culture and Heritage candidate pool.”

Could you please provide further details about this candidate pool, including:

How many individuals are currently in the pool

How candidates are selected from the pool during this round

Whether there is a priority list or similar ranking system in place

Additionally, do you maintain any demographic or status information about the pool (for example, gender representation or other relevant attributes)? If so, I would appreciate it if you could outline what information is held on file.

Finally, could you please advise how individuals are able to join or be considered for inclusion in the candidate pool?

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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Mōrena John

 

Please see attached response to your Official Information Act requests
DOIA26-011 and DOIA26-014.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata  |  Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage

Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140

 

Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well

 

-----Original Message-----
From: john luke <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 February 2026 1:59 am
To: OIA <[Ministry for Culture and Heritage request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - DOIA26 004- updated

 

Dear Ministry for Culture and Heritage,

 

Thank you for your recent reply- DOIA26 004

 

"Instead, candidates were selected from several sources, including the
Ministry for Culture and Heritage nominations register, which comprises
members of the public who have expressed interest in Crown board roles,
individuals considered suitable from previous nominations, and nominations
from caucus and coalition party colleagues. For these appointments, the
Ministry received nominations from the following sources"

 

Could you please advise how many people are currently listed on the
Ministry for Culture and Heritage nominations register?

 

Do you collect additional information for the register, such as gender,
ethnicity, or other demographic details? If so, please provide a
percentage breakdown (for example, how many are male, how many are female,
etc.).

 

Please also explain how candidates are selected from the register. Is
selection based on a review of CVs, or is any form of automated system
used?

 

Finally, when you refer to “individuals considered suitable from previous
nominations,” please clarify what criteria or process was used, and how
far back these previous nominations extend.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

john luke

 

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