Request for total expenses of NZ delegation of sporting leaders to India lead by Chris Bishop
Steve made this Official Information request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand
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From: Steve
Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,
I am writing to request a full breakdown of costs and other information involved in regards to Associate minister for Sport Chris Bishops' recent travel to India with a "delegation of of sporting leaders travel to India as part of efforts to deepen the India/NZ bilateral relationship which is going from strength to strength". (Quoted per Bishops social media accounts).
May I please have a breakdown of the following
1. Can I please have a total cost incurred by the minister and the delegation for travel, accommodation, food, costs to attend sporting events and any miscellaneous expenses incurred.
2. Who were the "sporting leaders" and how many did they number?
3. What was their departure date and arrival date back into New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Steve
From: SportNZ Policy
Sport and Recreation New Zealand
Kia ora Steve,
Thank you for your email of 11 March 2026, requesting information about the sport delegation to India. We are treating your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days, being Friday 10 April 2026. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Sport New Zealand
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