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thank you for your email. Please accept this as acknowledgement that your
message has been received.
 
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messages sent to the Prime Minister, it is not always possible to provide
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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
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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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Dear M. Herle

 

Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act which
was partially transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs (the
Department) on 27 March 2026 from the Prime Minister’s office, Rt Hon
Christopher Luxon.

 

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 29 April 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.

 

Regards,

 

Branch Performance

Partnerships and Commissions | Te Aukaha

Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua

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[IN-CONFIDENCE]

[IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
partially transferred from the Prime Minister’s Office on 27 March 2026.
You requested:

 

“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:

 

1. 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).

2. 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).

3. The total number of contracts held by the Prime Minister or Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the specified time frame.

4. 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).

5. Information on total contract lengths and/or funding lengths for the
specified time frame.

6. Information the areas of New Zealand that ZIP is using the funding to
work within.

7. 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 will be managed by the Ministerial Services team within DPMC.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at
[1][email address].

 

DPMC may publish the response to your OIA request. If we publish the
response your personal information, including your name and contact
details, will be removed.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial Services
Corporate
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E [2][email address]

 
 

The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

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Kia ora,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E    [1][email address]
 
 
The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
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communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

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Dear M. Herle,

 

Please find the attached response to your Official Information Act request
from the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Branch Performance

Partnerships and Commissions | Te Aukaha

Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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From: MaSS info <[email address]>
Sent: 27 March 2026 16:35
To: [FOI #33970 email]
Subject: Acknowledgement of OIA request - our reference: OIA2526-1038

 

Dear M. Herle

 

Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act which
was partially transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs (the
Department) on 27 March 2026 from the Prime Minister’s office, Rt Hon
Christopher Luxon.

 

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 29 April 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.

 

Regards,

 

Branch Performance

Partnerships and Commissions | Te Aukaha

Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua

[3]www.dia.govt.nz

 

[4]Logo: Internal Affairs - Te Tari Taiwhenua

 

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