Reference: 20260172
27 March 2026
Michael Peti
[FYI request #33963 email]
Dear Michael
Thank you for your Official Information Act (OIA) request, received on 4 March 2026. I
also acknowledge your email of 20 March 2026. You requested the following:
… Treasury to conduct a full search of:
• fiduciary instruments
• statutory deposits
• insurance-linked holdings
• Native Māori estate administration records
• inter-agency correspondence
• historical ledgers and registers
Treasury must now process the request.
Relevance to High Court and WAI 1055 proceedings, and Probate No.1052
Information not held
The Treasury has conducted a thorough search of all available sources regarding WAI
1055 and Probate No.1052 and have been unable to find any information within the
scope of your request above. Therefore, your request is refused under section 18(e) of
the OIA, as the document alleged to contain the information requested does not exist
or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found.
If you believe the Public Trust may be managing a property of interest to you, then I
advise you contact the Public Trust directly
: [email address]. This reply addresses the information you requested. Under section 28(3) of the OIA,
you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this
request.
Yours sincerely
Alastair Gilby
Acting Manager, Ministerial Advisory Service
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz