Total payments made by Bev Moore, Commissioner, Rangiora High School.
Pamela Absolum made this Official Information request to Ministry of Education
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From: Pamela Absolum
Dear Ministry of Education,
I request the following:
1. Total of all costs and payments made to and by Bev Moore.*
2. Legal costs - Bev Moore for:
- Mike Hardy Jones Blenheim*
- Canterbury Chambers (Christchurch) Firm (2 lawyers)*
3. Wynn Williams Lawyers*
- costs charged to Rangiora High School
4. Paul Bass - cost of investigation*
- Shape It forensic investigation*
5. Dr Pauline Stewart*
- management of parent complaints and report fees
6. Dr Grainger*
- interviewing staff and ex staff.
- use of motel as an office for interviewing
7. Bev Moore's witnesses at ERA hearing - staff from Rangiora High School*
- Chris Quigley, Julia Malcom, Brian Hays, Scott Wright, Kerry Sullivan
(NB. Mrs Burrows witnesses from Rangiora High School had their pay deducted if
they appeared during school hours)
8. Bev Moore - preparation and attendance at the ERA hearing*
9. Accountant -Michael Lee*
- audit fee
10. Media and Communications - Christchurch company*
- associated costs charged by media firm.
11. Referrals by Bev Moore in requiring Mrs Peggy Burrows to attend*
- General Practioners (2)*
- Counsellor*
- Psychiatrist*
12. Total payment to Mrs Burrows as instructed by the ERA*
- for wrongful dismissal
13. ERA Lawyer - Vicki Campbell*
- all associated costs
*. ASSOCIATED COSTS would include some of or all of:
- wages
- professional fees - hourly rate for lawyers, Paul Bass, Dr Pauline Stewart, Dr Grainger
- all forms of transport e.g. Rental cars, air flights, taxis, private car mileage charge
- accommodation for all people involved (motels, hotels)
- meals
- use of office space and staff for ERA hearing
- office sundries e.g. Photocopying,
- preparation of documents and reports - hourly fee or total cost.
Any other associated costs not mentioned above.
Yours faithfully,
Pamela Absolum
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From: Enquiries National
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Dear Pamela Absolum
Thank you for your request for information below. The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Act allows up to 20 working days for a response, making 24 March 2017 the latest date for our response to you. If more than 20 working days are needed due to the potential workload involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.
Please note, the Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal information will be removed.
In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email [email address].
Thanks
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We are respectful, we listen, we learn He rōpū manaaki, he rōpū whakarongo, he rōpū ako mātou
We back ourselves and others to win Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake kia wikitoria
We work together for maximum impact Ka mahi ngātahi mō te tukinga nui tonu
Great results are our bottom line Ko ngā huanga tino pai ā mātou whāinga mutunga
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From: Enquiries National
Ministry of Education
Dear Pamela
Please see attached your Transfer letter for OIA 1048795
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whakarongo, he rōpū ako mātou
We back ourselves and others to win Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake
kia wikitoria
We work together for maximum impact Ka mahi ngātahi mō te tukinga nui
tonu
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mutunga
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From: Pamela Absolum
Dear Enquiries National,
Twenty days have gone by and I have not received all the information.
The information made available by Hekia Parata to Chris Hipkins in Question Time, Parliament, was a lump sum and not the break down that is needed.
Yours sincerely,
Pamela Absolum
From: Enquiries National
Ministry of Education
Hi Pamela
In the Ministry's response to you dated 2 March, we provided you with a link to publicly available information for the total costs all costs and payments made to the Commissioner as requested. Attached is this information broken down as you have now requested.
Please note, the majority of your request was transferred to the School and they will need to respond to the remainder of your request.
Thanks
Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
33 Bowen St, Wellington
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From: Pamela Absolum
Dear Enquiries National,
I have received the costings of Rangiora High School for Ms Moores hourly rate and times from March 2014 up until the end of January 2017. This has been paid from Rangiora High School funds - a total of $192,200.00
Also, for the same periods, her travel and accommodation. This has been paid for from the Ministry of Education fundings. (i.e. taxpayers). $92,691.92
A total sum of $284,891.92
I have not yet received the following costings:
Legal costs - Bev Moore for:
- Mike Hardy Jones Blenheim*
- Canterbury Chambers (Christchurch) Firm (2 lawyers)*
3. Wynn Williams Lawyers*
- costs charged to Rangiora High School
4. Paul Bass - cost of investigation*
- Shape It forensic investigation*
5. Dr Pauline Stewart*
- management of parent complaints and report fees
6. Dr Grainger*
- interviewing staff and ex staff.
- use of motel as an office for interviewing
7. Bev Moore's witnesses at ERA hearing - staff from Rangiora High School*
- Chris Quigley, Julia Malcom, Brian Hays, Scott Wright, Kerry Sullivan
(NB. Mrs Burrows witnesses from Rangiora High School had their pay deducted if
they appeared during school hours)
8. Bev Moore - preparation and attendance at the ERA hearing*
9. Accountant -Michael Lee*
- audit fee
10. Media and Communications - Christchurch company*
- associated costs charged by media firm.
11. Referrals by Bev Moore in requiring Mrs Peggy Burrows to attend*
- General Practioners (2)*
- Counsellor*
- Psychiatrist*
12. Total payment to Mrs Burrows as instructed by the ERA*
- for wrongful dismissal
13. ERA Lawyer - Vicki Campbell*
- all associated costs
*. ASSOCIATED COSTS would include some of or all of:
- wages
- professional fees - hourly rate for lawyers, Paul Bass, Dr Pauline Stewart, Dr Grainger
- all forms of transport e.g. Rental cars, air flights, taxis, private car mileage charge
- accommodation for all people involved (motels, hotels)
- meals
- use of office space and staff for ERA hearing
- office sundries e.g. Photocopying,
- preparation of documents and reports - hourly fee or total cost.
Any other associated costs not mentioned above.
Yours sincerely,
Pamela Absolum
From: Enquiries National
Ministry of Education
Dear Pamela Absolum
Thank you for your request for information below. The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Act allows up to 20 working days for a response, making 16 May 2017 the latest date for our response to you. If more than 20 working days are needed due to the potential workload involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.
Please note, the Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal information will be removed.
In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email [email address].
Thanks
Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
33 Bowen St, Wellington
education.govt.nz | Follow us on Twitter: @EducationGovtNZ
We get the job done Ka oti i a mātou ngā mahi We are respectful, we listen, we learn He rōpū manaaki, he rōpū whakarongo, he rōpū ako mātou We back ourselves and others to win Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake kia wikitoria We work together for maximum impact Ka mahi ngātahi mō te tukinga nui tonu
Great results are our bottom line Ko ngā huanga tino pai ā mātou whāinga mutunga
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From: Enquiries National
Ministry of Education
Dear Pamela Absolum
Please see attached OIA response 1057984
Thanks
Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
33 Bowen St, Wellington
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We get the job done Ka oti i a mātou ngā mahi
We are respectful, we listen, we learn He rōpū manaaki, he rōpū
whakarongo, he rōpū ako mātou
We back ourselves and others to win Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake
kia wikitoria
We work together for maximum impact Ka mahi ngātahi mō te tukinga nui
tonu
Great results are our bottom line Ko ngā huanga tino pai ā mātou whāinga
mutunga
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From: Pamela Absolum
Dear Enquiries National,
I am waiting for The Commissioner, Rangiora High School to respond to the request which has been forwarded by the Ministry of Education.
Yours sincerely,
Pamela Absolum
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