13 April 2026
Ref: OIA-2025/26-0621
M. Herle
[FYI request #33970 email]
Tēnā koe M.,
Official Information Act request: Funding information and correspondence with Zero
Invasive Predators
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, which was partially
transferred to by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) on 27 March
2026. You requested:
“[…] 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.”
We have undertaken searches of our information management systems for relevant
communications or documents for the period 1 January 2023 to 27 March 2026 (inclusive).
No relevant information has been identified and, as such, your request is refused under
section 18(e) of the Act as the requested information does not exist or, despite reasonable
efforts to locate it, cannot be found.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
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Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
64 4 817 9698 www.dpmc.govt.nz
Nāku noa, nā
Alan Cassidy
Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate
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