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Kia ora Joel

Thank you for your Official Information Act request below. We are writing
to seek clarification on your request.

For the period of 1 July 2023 to 7 May 2026 (the date of your request),
there are two Te Puni Kôkiri investment recipients in scope, as outlined
below:

o Pûhoro Charitable Trust - to prepare 400 rangatahi for successful
transitions into high-value careers in STEMM (Science, Technology, 
Engineering, Mathematics and Mâtauranga) -
[1]https://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/mo-te-puni-ko...

 

o Pûhoro Charitable Trust Board - To support cadets to gain work
experience and improve formal and informal skills to increase their
employability -
[2]https://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/mo-te-puni-ko...

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Information request - Puhoro STEMM Academy.” To assist us with processing
your request, could you please clarify whether you want information for
both investment recipients outlined above, or for only Pûhoro Charitable
Trust - to prepare 400 rangatahi for successful transitions into
high-value careers in STEMM?

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From: Joel Robinson <[8][FOI #34645 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 7 May 2026 7:15 pm

To: MB - OIA <[9][TPK request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Puhoro STEMM Academy

 

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Dear Ministry of Mâori Development,

 

I am requesting the following information under the Official Information
Act 1982.

 

This request relates to any funding, contracts, grants, sponsorships,
procurement arrangements, partnership agreements, memoranda of
understanding, or other financial support provided by your organisation to
Pûhoro Charitable Trust, Pûhoro STEMM Academy, or Pûhoro.

 

Please provide information for the period 1 July 2023 to the date of this
request.

Please provide:

 

- A list of all funding arrangements with Pûhoro, including the name of
the arrangement, start and end date, total approved value, amount paid by
financial year, and whether the funding was contestable or non-contestable

 

- Copies of the relevant funding agreements, contracts, data-sharing
agreements, grant agreements, variations, memoranda of understanding,
schedules of deliverables, reporting requirements, and performance
measures

 

- Copies of reporting received from Pûhoro, including milestone reports,
performance reports, monitoring reports, evaluation reports, acquittals,
invoices, and evidence of delivery

 

- Any outcome data held by your organisation relating to Pûhoro, including
the number of participants who entered tertiary study, degree-level study,
engineering, technology, IT/computer science, science, health, other STEMM
pathways, or STEMM employment.

 

- Any substantive correspondence, including emails, between your
organisation and Pûhoro relating to:

* renewal, extension, variation, or increase of funding;

* reporting, performance measures, or outcome data;

* definitions of “transition to tertiary”, “STEMM pathway”, “science
qualification”, or similar outcome measures;

* concerns or issues with delivery, reporting, payment, invoicing, or
contract performance.

 

If any part of this request is too broad, please contact me before
refusing it so I can refine the scope.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Joel Robinson

 

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