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Minister for National Security and Intelligence
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Kia ora Stephanie,

Thank you for your email received today, 15th April 2026, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

I request:

1. All correspondence (including emails, letters, text messages, and records of phone calls or meetings) between the Prime Minister or his office and the following parties, from 1 January 2024 to the date this request is received, relating to the BSA, The Platform, online broadcasting regulation, or the abolition of the BSA:
a. Sean Plunket, or any employee, representative, funder, investor, or associate of The Platform;
b. Winston Peters or his office;
c. Any Act party representative or staff member;
d. The Minister of Media and Communications or his office;
e. Any lobbyist, lawyer, or public relations professional acting on behalf of The Platform or its backers;
f. Any media owner, editor, or executive with a commercial interest in the BSA's abolition.

2. All briefings, policy papers, or advice received by the Prime Minister's office regarding:
a. Abolishing or disestablishing the BSA;
b. The BSA's jurisdiction decision over The Platform;
c. Coalition management considerations arising from New Zealand First's or Act's calls to scrap the BSA;
d. Any reputational, legal, or constitutional risks associated with abolishing the BSA in response to a specific regulatory finding.

3. All diary entries or records of meetings or phone calls between the Prime Minister or his staff and:
a. Sean Plunket or any representative or associate of The Platform;
b. Any known funder, investor, or financial backer of The Platform;
from 1 January 2024 to the date this request is received.

4. Any records showing whether the Prime Minister's office discussed or was consulted on the timing or sequencing of:
a. The Minister's public statements on scrapping the BSA;
b. Government decisions or announcements regarding the BSA's future;
in proximity to the BSA's jurisdiction decision on The Platform.

5. Any records of discussions within the Prime Minister's office regarding whether abolishing the BSA could be perceived as retaliatory action against the BSA for its jurisdiction decision, or as protecting Sean Plunket or The Platform from regulatory accountability.

6. Any coalition agreement documents, side letters, or records of coalition negotiations in which New Zealand First or Act sought commitments regarding the BSA, broadcasting regulation, or The Platform.

7. Any records relating to the funders, investors, or financial backers of The Platform held by or received into the Prime Minister's office.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 14th May 2026 (date determined by the OIA calculator).

Ngā mihi nui

Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

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

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