Kia ora Hendrick,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 3/07/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Could you please provide a copy of the speech delivered by the departing
Deputy Secretary, Alison McDonald, colloquially known as a keynote. If
possible, a recording of it, if not possible a transcript. If neither are
possible I would like any recollections, descriptions, discussions,
metadata, or any other information regarding it in any other form.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 3/08/2026, 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. Please note that the days
from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 (inclusive) are defined as
non-working days in the Act and are not counted in the calculation for the
response due date. This will affect the time period for responding to your
request. 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

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Kia ora Hendrick,
 
Thank you for your email of 3 July 2026 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
 
 Could you please provide a copy of the speech delivered by the departing
Deputy Secretary, Alison McDonald, colloquially known as a keynote. If
possible, a recording of it, if not possible a transcript. If neither are
possible I would like any recollections, descriptions, discussions,
metadata, or any other information regarding it in any other form.
 
As we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify the
following –

*  Can you please clarify if you are requesting a specific speech from a
specific event? If you could please provide as much information as
possible on the speech recording or transcript you are requesting that
would be a great help in getting that information for you.

Please respond to this email by 22 July 2026 so that we can get that
processed for you.
Please note any clarification or amendment of a request may be considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).
I appreciate your understanding and look forward to hearing from you.
Ngā mihi nui,

Gabriel 

BUSINESS ADVISOR

Ministerial Services Team,

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Immigration New Zealand | Te Rōpū Manene

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, Hīkina Whakatutuki

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