
9 April 2026
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0029355
Nigel Gray
[FYI request #34090 email]
Tēnā koe Nigel Gray
Thank you for your email of 14 March 2026 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
1. All completed conflict‑
of‑
interest declarations, registers, or disclosures held by Kānoa–MBIE that
relate to:
NZ Future Forest Products (NZFFP)
Any director or shareholder of NZFFP
Brian Henry
Jan Trotman
…in connection with NZFFP’s applications to the Provincial Growth Fund or the One Billion Trees
programme.
2. The dates on which each declaration was made.
3. The position or role of the person making each declaration.
For clarity, I am requesting completed declarations only, not drafts or internal discussions.
The information you request was proactively released in 2020, and can be found on MBIE’s Document
Library at
www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/11475-decline-of-nz-future-forest-products-application-to-
the-provincial-growth-fund.
I am therefore refusing your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information requested is or
will soon be publicly available.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Tane Dewes
Director Group Operations
Regional Development & Commercial Services