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Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
Leader of the National Party
Member of Parliament for Botany

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Kia ora M. Herle,

Thank you for your email received today, 6th March 2026, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

I am requesting information on the formal and informal correspondence between the Prime Minister, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (e.g., staff, aids) and Al Bramley of Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) within the time frame of January 2023 - present. Specifically, I am requesting to receive information and correspondence on the following topics:

- The nature of funding and project requests coming from ZIP to the Prime Minister and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (e.g., formal and informal correspondence showing funding communication processes, asks for funding, confirmation of funding).
- The total amount of funding ZIP has received from the Prime Minister or Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the specified time frame, including funding that would extend beyond present day (e.g., ending in 2029).
- The total number of contracts held by the Prime Minister or Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the specified time frame.
- Text on the deliverables that correspond to the funding ZIP has received from the Prime Minister or Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (What is the money being used for).
- Information on total contract lengths and/or funding lengths for the specified time frame.
- Information the areas of New Zealand that ZIP is using the funding to work within.
- Email correspondence and any other correspondence that was involved in the process of deciding and awarding said funding to ZIP including, but not limited to, correspondence from the Prime Minister or Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 7th April 2026 (date determined by the OIA calculator).

Ngā mihi nui

Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

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

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