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Tçnâ koe John Luke

Thank you for your email received 6 March 2026, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond.

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Ministry of Social Development

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-----Original Message-----
From: john luke <[FOI #33976 email]>
Sent: Friday, 6 March 2026 8:23 pm
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Benefits Review Committee 2025 V2

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Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Thank you for your recent OIA response.

I have reviewed the documents provided and noted that some of the information appears to be incomplete. In particular, several entries do not include a date of appointment, and some list a term end date of 9/02/1930, which I believe may be incorrect.

Could you please review the documents and provide an updated and corrected version as soon as practicable?

In addition, could you please confirm the pay rate for these positions. I would also appreciate it if you could provide the annual payment amounts received by each member said from 1st March 2025 to 1st March 2026. I understand there may be privacy considerations, so I am happy for this information to be provided anonymously—for example: “Member 1 received $X,” “Member 2 received $X,” etc.

Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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Kia Ora

 

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separately in relation to correction of the Table provided in your
previous request.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Official Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:

We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.

Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whânau.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: john luke <[1][FOI #33976 email]>

Sent: Friday, 6 March 2026 8:23 pm

To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[2][MSD request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Benefits Review Committee 2025 V2

 

[You don't often get email from
[3][FOI #33976 email]. Learn why this is
important at [4]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

Thank you for your recent OIA response.

 

I have reviewed the documents provided and noted that some of the
information appears to be incomplete. In particular, several entries do
not include a date of appointment, and some list a term end date of
9/02/1930, which I believe may be incorrect.

 

Could you please review the documents and provide an updated and corrected
version as soon as practicable?

 

In addition, could you please confirm the pay rate for these positions. I
would also appreciate it if you could provide the annual payment amounts
received by each member said from 1st March 2025 to 1st March 2026. I
understand there may be privacy considerations, so I am happy for this
information to be provided anonymously—for example: “Member 1 received
$X,” “Member 2 received $X,” etc.

 

Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to your response.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

john luke

 

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