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Kia ora,

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Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith
Minister of Justice| Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage | Minister
for Media and Communications | Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations

Freepost: Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6011

Good morning,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 22 June, where you requested the following:

 

Appointments to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
[1]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gaze...

 

May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you
have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad
as well and pay rate. Also, how many applications you have received for
each of the role from the public and how many you have received from other
nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for your role.
How many you have shortlisted and how many you have interviewed.

 

Also, can I request to view the appointment letter if there is one sent to
the James Belich, and Richard Douglas. I am happy for you to remove any
relevant personal information.

 

Besides meeting fees, do they receive any other benefits, such as expense
reimbursement (If so, may I request to view your expense reimbursement
policy in relation to your board member), a laptop, ID card, phone, or
similar provisions?

 

We received your request on 22 June. We will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 21 July, 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.

 

Kind Regards,

 

[2]A blue and Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith
white emblem
Description Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice
automatically
generated Minister for Media and Communications | Minister for Pacific
Peoples

Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 

Email [3][Paul Goldsmith request email] | [4]www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

 

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Good morning John,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) regarding ‘Official Information request - Appointments to the Museum
of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa'

 

Upon reviewing your request, it is more closely aligned with the functions
of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.  For this reason, we are
transferring your request to them in full.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage will be in contact with you, and
have been included in this response.

Thank you for writing,

 

[1]A blue and Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith
white emblem
Description Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice
automatically
generated Minister for Media and Communications | Minister for Pacific
Peoples

Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 

Email [2][Paul Goldsmith request email] | [3]www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

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sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy
at [4]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

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Tēnā koe John

 

We acknowledge the partial transfer of your Official Information Act (OIA)
request from Manatū Taonga under section 14 of the OIA, relating to the
following information:

Besides meeting fees, do [appointees to Te Papa Board] receive any other
benefits, such as expense reimbursement (If so, may I request to view your
expense reimbursement policy in relation to your board member), a laptop,
ID card, phone, or similar provisions?

 

We will respond as soon as practicable, and no later than Wednesday 29
July 2026.

 

Ngā mihi
Sina

 

Sina | Advisor, Governance and Strategy

Office of the Co-Leaders
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa o Tongarewa

Āta whakaarohia a Papatūānuku i mua i tō tānga i tēnei ī-mēra | Please
consider the environment before printing this email

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References

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Kia ora John

 

Please find attached a response from Te Papa to the last part of your OIA
request.

 

Ngā mihi
Sina

UNCLASSIFIED

Kia ora John,

 

Please see the attached response to your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata  |  Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage

Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

Ki te puāwai te ahurea, ka ora te iwi

If culture is thriving, the people will be well  

 

 

From: OIA <[1][email address]>
Sent: Monday, 29 June 2026 8:45 am
To: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[2][email address]>
Subject: RE: OIAPG944 / Official Information request - Appointments to the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

 

Kia ora John

 

Further to the email below advising transfer of your OIA request, this
email acknowledges our receipt of this request.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 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 queries, please feel free to contact Ministerial Services
at [3][email address].  If any additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be considered.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata  |  Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well 
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

 

 

 

From: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 24 June 2026 9:30 am
To: john luke <[5][FOI #34936 email]>
Cc: OIA <[6][email address]>
Subject: RE: OIAPG944 / Official Information request - Appointments to the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

 

Good morning John,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) regarding ‘Official Information request - Appointments to the Museum
of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa'

 

Upon reviewing your request, it is more closely aligned with the functions
of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.  For this reason, we are
transferring your request to them in full.

 

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage will be in contact with you, and
have been included in this response.

 

Thank you for writing,

 

[7]A blue and Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith
white emblem
Description Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice
automatically
generated Minister for Media and Communications | Minister for Pacific
Peoples

Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 

Email [8][Paul Goldsmith request email] | [9]www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy
at [10]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

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