Dear Perry,

Please find attached your acknowledgement, regarding your recent information request.

Kind Regards,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Level 4 , Stout Street, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Richardson [mailto:[FOI #4102 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 4 June 2016 12:28 p.m.
To: *OIA
Subject: Official Information Act request - Overseas travel by government employees of Callaghan Fund & NZ Trade ad Enterprise

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Numerous social media post suggest that the Callaghan Fund is frequently used to organise international trade delegations as well as to have Callaghan Fund General Managers attend New Zealand Trade & Enterprise study tours. See the following posts:

- AG Tech Sillicon Valley - https://callaghaninnovation.wordpress.co...

- Maori to Sillicon Valley - https://callaghaninnovation.wordpress.co...

- General Manager in New York - https://callaghaninnovation.wordpress.co...

Questions:

- Why does the Callaghan Fund organise it's own trade delegations? How does that differ from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment , Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade etc?
- What is the overlap?
- Why does Callaghan Fund senior staff attend New Zealand Trade and Enterprise study tours to the States?
- What are/were the budgets for these international trade delegations organised by the Callaghan Fund.
- What where the selection criteria for businesses & individuals?
- How many business, business staf did go and how much funding was provided for each.
- How much government staff (Callaghan, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,, NZ Trade and Enterprse etc) did accompany these missions

Yours faithfully,

Perry Richardson

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Dear Perry,

Please refer to the enclosed letter informing you that your request has been transferred to Callaghan Innovation. Could you please confirm receipt of this email.

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Level 4 , Stout Street, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Richardson [mailto:[FYI request #4102 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 4 June 2016 12:28 p.m.
To: *OIA
Subject: Official Information Act request - Overseas travel by government employees of Callaghan Fund & NZ Trade ad Enterprise

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Numerous social media post suggest that the Callaghan Fund is frequently used to organise international trade delegations as well as to have Callaghan Fund General Managers attend New Zealand Trade & Enterprise study tours. See the following posts:

- AG Tech Sillicon Valley - https://callaghaninnovation.wordpress.co...

- Maori to Sillicon Valley - https://callaghaninnovation.wordpress.co...

- General Manager in New York - https://callaghaninnovation.wordpress.co...

Questions:

- Why does the Callaghan Fund organise it's own trade delegations? How does that differ from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment , Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade etc?
- What is the overlap?
- Why does Callaghan Fund senior staff attend New Zealand Trade and Enterprise study tours to the States?
- What are/were the budgets for these international trade delegations organised by the Callaghan Fund.
- What where the selection criteria for businesses & individuals?
- How many business, business staf did go and how much funding was provided for each.
- How much government staff (Callaghan, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,, NZ Trade and Enterprse etc) did accompany these missions

Yours faithfully,

Perry Richardson

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Thank you for your query.

 

Our records show that your request was transferred to Callaghan Innovation
from MBIE on Wednesday 8 June 2016.

From the calculations table on the Ombudsman’s website it shows that your
response is due by COP today.

 

We have had an extensive consultation process to ensure we were able to
answer your questions.

 

You can expect a response later today.

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Liz

 

 

Liz Pokia

Ministerial & Governance Support Advisor

Policy and Planning Team

External Relations Group

 

 

DDI:        +64 4 931 3905

Cellphone: +64 027 808 2831

EMAIL: [1][email address]

 

0800 4 CALLAGHAN (0800 422 552)

 

[2]www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz

 

 

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Rukuhia te wāhi ngaro, hei maunga tātai whetū

(Explore the unknown, pursue excellence)

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Richardson
[[6]mailto:[FYI request #4102 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 July 2016 9:59 a.m.
To: *OIA
Subject: RE: Official Information Act request - Overseas travel by
government employees of Callaghan Fund & NZ Trade ad Enterprise
[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Ministerial Services,

 

I was wondering what the status of this request was, I have not seen any
response from Callaghan Innovation after the request was transferred to
them.

 

I was expecting a response within 20 working days.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Perry

 

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Dear Perry,

 

Please refer to the enclosed letter informing you that your request has
been transferred to Callaghan Innovation. Could you please confirm receipt
of this email.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Level 4 , Stout Street,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

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Dear Mr Richardson

Please find attached our response to your questions that you requested
under the Official Information Act.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Liz Pokia

Ministerial & Governance Support Advisor

Policy and Planning Team

External Relations Group

 

 

DDI:        +64 4 931 3905

Cellphone: +64 027 808 2831

EMAIL: [1][email address]

 

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[2]www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz

 

 

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Rukuhia te wâhi ngaro, hei maunga tâtai whetû

(Explore the unknown, pursue excellence)

 

See what we are all about – read our current quarterly e-zine

[4]Accelerate April 2016

 

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Dear Mr Richardson

 

Thank you for your email of 8 July with further questions regarding the
response you received from Callaghan Innovation on  4 July 2016.

Part of question three cannot be answered by Callaghan Innovation and is
transferred to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise to answer.  The letter is
attached.

 

You can expect a response to your first two questions and the first part
of question three very soon.

 

Regards

Dee Aston

OIA Advisor

 

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Good morning Mr Richardson

 

Please find attached the response to your first two questions and part of
question three that you asked on 8 July 2016.

 

Regards

Dee Aston

OIA Advisor

 

 

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Hi Perry

 

RE:  OIA 2016-17-3 BBD Mission October 2015

 

On Monday 18 July NZTE received the partial transfer of an Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) request from Callaghan Innovation in
regards to your request to them of 8 July.

 

You have requested from NZTE the following information:

 

o What businesses went on the Better By Design study tour mission in
October 2015 and what were the selection criteria used

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and
within 20 working days of 18 July 2016 in accordance with the Act.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Derek Williamson

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Good afternoon Mr Richardson

 

Attached is the response to your 19 July email.

 

regards

 

Dee Aston

 

 

 

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Hi Perry

 

RE:  OIA 2016-17-3 BBD Mission October 2015

 

Please find attached a response in regards to your request of 18 July
2016.

 

Yours sincerely

Derek Williamson

 

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