Dear MPI OIA Officer,

Under the Official Information Act 1982 I request the following information held by the Ministry for Primary Industries (including any information held on behalf of, or reported to MPI by, AgriZeroNZ Limited or its board):

1. A complete list of every company, venture, startup, research project or organisation that has been awarded any funding, grant, equity investment or other financial support through the AgriZeroNZ programme since its launch in February 2023 up to the date of this request.

2. For each recipient please provide (where held):
- Full legal name and any trading name(s)
- Detailed description of the specific project, technology or innovation being funded
- Total funding committed or paid (broken down by MPI/government contribution and industry match where applicable), including the date(s) of each tranche
- Any equity stake taken by AgriZeroNZ or MPI
- The expected return on investment (ROI), projected commercial outcomes, emissions-reduction targets, commercialisation timeline, or other key performance indicators at the time the investment was approved
- Current status of the project, including any updated or actual ROI calculations, current valuation of the investment/equity, milestones achieved or missed, reasons for any delays, underperformance or failure, and whether the project is still active
- Copies of any internal evaluation reports, progress assessments, board papers, or portfolio reviews that discuss expected versus actual performance or ROI for that specific investment

2. Any portfolio-level summaries, dashboards, or reports that show the overall expected ROI for the entire AgriZeroNZ investment portfolio versus actual or current performance to date.

Please provide the information in electronic format (PDF or spreadsheet where practical). If any part of this request is refused or withheld (for example under commercial sensitivity or other sections of the Act), please identify the specific grounds for refusal and advise whether partial release of non-sensitive information is possible.I am happy to discuss any clarification needed to help you process this request efficiently.

I look forward to receiving your decision within the 20 working days required by the Act.

Sincerely,
Joshua Riley

Thank you for your 9 April 2026 reply, and for providing the links to the publicly available AgriZeroNZ progress reports and portfolio summaries.

While I appreciate the information, these public links do not fulfill my request. They provide only high-level, marketing-facing summaries and do not contain the granular data, internal assessments, or specific documentation I have asked for.

To clarify for your processing team, I wish to proceed with my original request as filed on March 20. I am specifically seeking the internal documentation and detailed breakdowns requested, including (but not limited to):

- Internal evaluation reports, progress assessments, and board papers discussing expected versus actual performance or ROI.

- Specific funding tranches, equity stakes taken, and exact project statuses.

- Internal portfolio-level dashboards or reports showing expected ROI versus actual performance.

I acknowledge your note that AgriZeroNZ operates as an independent commercial entity. I anticipate that some specific financial metrics within these documents may need to be withheld under Section 9(2)(b)(ii) [commercial sensitivity] of the Act.

If this is the case, I expect the relevant documents—such as the board papers, evaluation reports, and dashboards—to be released with the specific sensitive figures redacted, rather than the documents being withheld in their entirety. The structural reporting, non-sensitive milestones, and general progress evaluations should still be released.

Please consider this email as confirmation to proceed with the full scope of my original request. As I have provided this clarification prior to your April 15 deadline, I look forward to receiving your decision within the original 20-working-day statutory timeframe.

Thank you for your 9 April 2026 reply, and for providing the links to the publicly available AgriZeroNZ progress reports and portfolio summaries.

While I appreciate the information, these public links do not fulfill my request. They provide only high-level, marketing-facing summaries and do not contain the granular data, internal assessments, or specific documentation I have asked for.

To clarify for your processing team, I wish to proceed with my original request as filed on March 20. I am specifically seeking the internal documentation and detailed breakdowns requested, including (but not limited to):

- Internal evaluation reports, progress assessments, and board papers discussing expected versus actual performance or ROI.

- Specific funding tranches, equity stakes taken, and exact project statuses.

Thank you

- Internal portfolio-level dashboards or reports showing expected ROI versus actual performance.

I acknowledge your note that AgriZeroNZ operates as an independent commercial entity. I anticipate that some specific financial metrics within these documents may need to be withheld under Section 9(2)(b)(ii) [commercial sensitivity] of the Act.

If this is the case, I expect the relevant documents—such as the board papers, evaluation reports, and dashboards—to be released with the specific sensitive figures redacted, rather than the documents being withheld in their entirety. The structural reporting, non-sensitive milestones, and general progress evaluations should still be released.

Please consider this email as confirmation to proceed with the full scope of my original request. As I have provided this clarification prior to your April 15 deadline, I look forward to receiving your decision within the original 20-working-day statutory timeframe.