[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Chris

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which
was received on 24 August 2025 seeking:-

 

Annual Payments to International Organizations: Please provide a breakdown
of the annual payments made by New Zealand to international organizations,
including but not limited to:

United Nations (UN): annual contributions World Health Organization (WHO):
annual contributions Other UN agencies: annual contributions (please
specify) Bank Debt Interest Payments: Please provide the total annual
interest payments made by New Zealand on its debts to international banks,
including:

Asian Development Bank (ADB): annual interest payments International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): annual interest payments Other
international banks: annual interest payments (please specify) Other
Global Commitments: Please provide information on any other annual
payments made by New Zealand in fulfillment of global commitments,
including:

Climate change initiatives: annual payments Sustainable development goals:
annual payments Other global initiatives: annual payments (please specify)

Timeframe: Please provide the information for 2015 - this year

Format: I would appreciate it if you could provide the information in a
digital format (e.g., PDF or CSV).

 

Please also include the total tax take from kiwis from that date per year.

 

A response will be provided in accordance with the Act (please see the
Office of the Ombudsman Website for more details –
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/).

 

The Treasury may publish the response to your Official Information Act
(OIA) request. When you are provided with a response to this request, you
will be informed about whether the response to your OIA request will be
published. If the Treasury does publish the response to your OIA request,
personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed. This publication process does not apply to extension letters or
transfers.

 

Thanks

Nat

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Chris

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received 24 August
2025 seeking:

 

Annual Payments to International Organizations:

·         Please provide a breakdown of the annual payments made by New
Zealand to international organizations, including but not limited to:

o   United Nations (UN): annual contributions World Health Organization
(WHO): annual contributions Other UN agencies: annual contributions
(please specify)

Bank Debt Interest Payments:

·         Please provide the total annual interest payments made by New
Zealand on its debts to international banks, including:

o   Asian Development Bank (ADB): annual interest payments International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): annual interest payments
Other international banks: annual interest payments (please specify)

Other Global Commitments:

·         Please provide information on any other annual payments made by
New Zealand in fulfillment of global commitments, including:

o   Climate change initiatives: annual payments Sustainable development
goals: annual payments Other global initiatives: annual payments (please
specify)

 

Timeframe: Please provide the information for 2015 - this year

Format: I would appreciate it if you could provide the information in a
digital format (e.g., PDF or CSV).

 

Please also include the total tax take from kiwis from that date per year.

 

Can you please confirm whether you are seeking the total annual interest
payments made by New Zealand on its debts to multi-lateral development
banks only or if it also includes commercial banks. 

 

Thanks

 

 

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Kia ora Chris

 

Can you please confirm whether you have had a chance to review my earlier
email and advise whether you are seeking the total annual interest
payments made by New Zealand on its debts to multi-lateral development
banks only or if it also includes commercial banks. 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

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From: Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY]
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 11:36 AM
To: Chris McCashin <[FOI #32104 email]>
Subject: Official Information Act request clarification ref#20250616

 

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Chris

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received 24 August
2025 seeking:

 

Annual Payments to International Organizations:

·       Please provide a breakdown of the annual payments made by New
Zealand to international organizations, including but not limited to:

o   United Nations (UN): annual contributions World Health Organization
(WHO): annual contributions Other UN agencies: annual contributions
(please specify)

Bank Debt Interest Payments:

·       Please provide the total annual interest payments made by New
Zealand on its debts to international banks, including:

o   Asian Development Bank (ADB): annual interest payments International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): annual interest payments
Other international banks: annual interest payments (please specify)

Other Global Commitments:

·       Please provide information on any other annual payments made by
New Zealand in fulfillment of global commitments, including:

o   Climate change initiatives: annual payments Sustainable development
goals: annual payments Other global initiatives: annual payments (please
specify)

 

Timeframe: Please provide the information for 2015 - this year

Format: I would appreciate it if you could provide the information in a
digital format (e.g., PDF or CSV).

 

Please also include the total tax take from kiwis from that date per year.

 

Can you please confirm whether you are seeking the total annual interest
payments made by New Zealand on its debts to multi-lateral development
banks only or if it also includes commercial banks. 

 

Thanks

 

 

Te Tai Ōhanga The Treasury 

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only for the addressee(s), and may also be legally privileged. If you are
not an intended addressee:

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email or telephone (64 4 472 2733);

b. any use, dissemination or copying of this email is strictly prohibited
and may be unlawful.

 

 

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4. https://treasury.govt.nz/
5. https://www.linkedin.com/company/576138/
6. https://www.youtube.com/@nztreasury/vide...

Kia ora Chris

 

Thank you for your email. As the request has been amended, it will be
treated as a new request which replaces the original one. This re-starts
the statutory time limit for responding to the new one.

 

Thanks

 

 

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Kia ora Chris

 

Please find attached correspondence regarding your Official Information
Act request.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Te Tai Ōhanga The Treasury 

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The information in this email is confidential to the Treasury, intended
only for the addressee(s), and may also be legally privileged. If you are
not an intended addressee:

a. please immediately delete this email and notify the Treasury by return
email or telephone (64 4 472 2733);

b. any use, dissemination or copying of this email is strictly prohibited
and may be unlawful.

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

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Kia ora Chris McCashin.

 

Thank you for your OIA request which was partially transferred from The
Treasury on 8 Septebmer 2025 for:

 

 1. Annual Payments to International Organizations:

• Please provide a breakdown of the annual payments made by New Zealand to
international organizations, including but not limited to:

O United Nations (UN): annual contributions

O World Health Organization (WHO): annual contributions

O Other UN agencies: annual contributions (please specify)

 2. Bank Debt Interest Payments:

• Please provide the total annual interest payments made by New Zealand on
its debts to international banks, including:

O Asian Development Bank (ADB): annual interest payments

O International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): annual
interest payments

O Other international banks: annual interest payments (please specify)

 3. Other Global Commitments:

• Please provide information on any other annual payments made by New
Zealand in fulfillment of global commitments, including:

O Climate change initiatives: annual payments

O Sustainable development goals: annual payments

O Other global initiatives: annual payments (please specify)

Timeframe: Please provide the information for 2015 - this year

Format: I would appreciate it if you could provide the information in a
digital format (e.g., PDF or CSV).

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

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