Good morning Hamish

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will
be provided as soon as possible and no later than 6 May 2026.

 

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New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa

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From: Rev. Hamish Kirk
[[3]mailto:[FOI #34414 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 7 April 2026 7:23 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[4][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Royal New Zealand Chaplains
Department (RNZChD) Corps Fund - Chapel Prints

 

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

Request Background

All Army Chaplains are commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Chaplains
Department (RNZChD).  Most Army Chaplains are financial members of the
RNZChD Corps Fund- a Non Public Fund within the NZDF.

About 15 years ago, an exiting Chaplain generously donated prints of the
various camps and base chapels to the RNZChD Corps Fund to present to
financial members of the fund upon leaving the RNZChD.  That donor
chaplain has intimated that he had entered into a Deed of Gift with the
RNZChD Corps Fund.

 

Request

1.            I request a copy of the Deed of Gift.

2.            I seek official information as to where the original prints
are now stored within the NZDF and who or which unit is responsible for
their care.

3.            I would like a copy of the minutes of the RNZChD Corps Fund
meeting from 2008 to 2025.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rev. Hamish Kirk

 

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Good afternoon Hamish

 

Please find attached the response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa

[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

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

From: Rev. Hamish Kirk
[[2]mailto:[FOI #34414 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 7 April 2026 7:23 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[3][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Royal New Zealand Chaplains
Department (RNZChD) Corps Fund - Chapel Prints

 

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your Inbox. Thank you

 

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

Request Background

All Army Chaplains are commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Chaplains
Department (RNZChD).  Most Army Chaplains are financial members of the
RNZChD Corps Fund- a Non Public Fund within the NZDF.

About 15 years ago, an exiting Chaplain generously donated prints of the
various camps and base chapels to the RNZChD Corps Fund to present to
financial members of the fund upon leaving the RNZChD.  That donor
chaplain has intimated that he had entered into a Deed of Gift with the
RNZChD Corps Fund.

 

Request

1.I request a copy of the Deed of Gift.

2.I seek official information as to where the original prints are now
stored within the NZDF and who or which unit is responsible for their
care.

3.I would like a copy of the minutes of the RNZChD Corps Fund meeting from
2008 to 2025.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rev. Hamish Kirk

 

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us using this form:

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