4 June 2026
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0032756-Joel Robinson
Joel Robinson
Email: [FYI request #34646 email]
Tēnā koe Joel Robinson
Thank you for your email of 7 May 2026 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) 
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
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.

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I am writing to advise you that MBIE will provide a response but needs to extend the time available to 
answer your request. MBIE’s response will be sent to you no later than 19 June 2026.
The reason for the extension is that consultations with the contract holders necessary to make a decision 
on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time 
limit.
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 our decision to extend the 
time limit. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Kylie Marriner
Manager, Ministerial Services
Labour, Science and Enterprise

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