Commonwealth Secretary-General Visit (13 February 2026)
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From: G Mitchells
Tēnā koutou,
I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act 1982 regarding the visit of the Commonwealth Secretary-General to New Zealand on 13 February 2026.
I request the following information:
1. The total cost to the New Zealand Government associated with the visit;
2. A breakdown of those costs where possible (including but not limited to hospitality, venue hire, travel within New Zealand, accommodation, security, administrative support, and event organisation);
3. The locations and venues of official meetings or events held in New Zealand as part of the visit;
4. The titles or official roles of attendees at official events associated with the visit (excluding personal names where appropriate);
5. The stated purpose of the visit, including any official objectives, agendas, or briefing materials prepared in advance.
If any part of the requested information is publicly available, please direct me to the relevant source.
Please acknowledge receipt of this request and confirm the statutory due date for response.
Ngā mihi,
G Mitchells
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Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora G Mitchells,
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act to the
Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) dated today, 2 March 2026.
In which you requested the following:
I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act
1982 regarding the visit of the Commonwealth Secretary-General to New
Zealand on 13 February 2026.
I request the following information:
1. The total cost to the New Zealand Government associated with the
visit;
2. A breakdown of those costs where possible (including but not limited
to hospitality, venue hire, travel within New Zealand, accommodation,
security, administrative support, and event organisation);
3. The locations and venues of official meetings or events held in New
Zealand as part of the visit;
4. The titles or official roles of attendees at official events
associated with the visit (excluding personal names where
appropriate);
5. The stated purpose of the visit, including any official objectives,
agendas, or briefing materials prepared in advance.
If any part of the requested information is publicly available, please
direct me to the relevant source.
The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as
practicable and within twenty working days. The due date for your request
is 30 March 2026. We will contact you if we require clarification of your
request, more time to respond, or if your request has been transferred to
another organisation to respond to.
Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all
personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.
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