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

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve <[FOI #34022 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 11:36 am
To: SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Request for total expenses of NZ delegation of sporting leaders to India lead by Chris Bishop

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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

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Kia ora Steve,

Please find attached correspondence regarding your Official Information Act request.

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Services

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve <[FOI #34022 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 11:36 am
To: SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Request for total expenses of NZ delegation of sporting leaders to India lead by Chris Bishop

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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

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #34022 email]

Is [Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Sport and Recreation New Zealand? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Sport New Zealand is the crown entity responsible for Aotearoa New Zealand's play, active recreation and sport system.

For more details, visit http://www.sportnz.org.nz/<http://www.sportnz.org.nz/>

The information contained in this email is confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient,
you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error, you are asked
to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately.
Your assistance is appreciated.

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OIA26-CB056

 

Dear Steve,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your partially transferred Official
Information Act request dated the 11^th of March 2026.  You have requested
the following information:

 

" 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."

 

We received your request on 10/04/2026.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
11/05/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.  If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Chris Bishop

Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure |
Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate
Minister of Finance | MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3

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

 

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