19 May 2026
Ref: REQ-0031540
Rob Elshire
Email: [FYI request #34515 email]
Tēnā koe Rob
Thank you for your email of 18 April 2026 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing information:
On Friday 17th April 2026, MBIE held an online Science, Innovation & Technology Reforms webinar.
I am requesting copies of all of the questions / comments that attendees asked using the Q&A function of
Microsoft Teams during that webinar. Please note, this is not limited to the questions that were then put to
the speakers.
I am not asking for names or other identifying information of the people who asked the questions /
comments.
Please find attached the list of questions asked in the webinar attached to this response. For ease of
reference, questions asked during the webinar have been placed at the top of the list. The order in which
they were asked is shown in bold at the end of each question.
Please note that due to time constraints (approximately 20 minutes al ocated to Q&A), most submitted
questions could not be put to John Roche and Danette Olsen during the session.
The identifying information of attendees who asked questions has been removed removed as it is deemed
out of scope of your request.
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 a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Joe McKay
Manager, Science Sector Policy
Science Sector Policy, MBIE