Appointment to the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission (Te Waihanga) Board
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From: john luke
Dear Chris Bishop,
I noted,
Appointment to the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission (Te Waihanga) Board
https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2026-g...
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 Natasha Louise Possenniskie. 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?
Yours faithfully,
john luke
From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
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From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Chris Bishop
OIA26-CB153
Dear John,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 4^th of July 2026. You have requested the following
information:
" Appointment to the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission (Te Waihanga)
Board
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 Natasha Louise Possenniskie. 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 04/07/2026. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
03/08/2026, 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.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure |
Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate
Minister of Finance | MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3
Email: [1][Chris Bishop request email] Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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