Kia ora Joel Robinson,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7/05/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
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
Pūhoro Charitable Trust, Pūhoro STEMM Academy, or Pūhoro.

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

- A list of all funding arrangements with Pūhoro, 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 Pūhoro, including milestone reports,
performance reports, monitoring reports, evaluation reports, acquittals,
invoices, and evidence of delivery.

- Any outcome data held by your organisation relating to Pūhoro, 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 Pūhoro 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.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 5/06/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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