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Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

Dear Gus

 

On behalf of Hon Judith Collins, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 29 August 2025 in which you have requested the
following:

 

 

o Please provide all information between yourself and any Ministers of
Cabinet from 7 May 2025 to 24 July 2025 regarding the FBI.

 

o When I say all information, this includes but is not limited too
emails, text messages, meeting minutes, memories and summaries held in
heads, reports, briefings.

 

o When I say between yourself and the other ministers, this includes you
and each person individually (one on one) as well as collectively (you
and more than one other person). This also refers to both your office
and their offices.

 

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Friday 26 September 2025, 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 the timeframe.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister for the Public Service  Minister Responsible for
the GCSB | Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister for Space

 
 

Email: [1][Judith Collins request email]   Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

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Hi Gus

 

I refer to your official information request dated 29 August 2025 for
information related to a visit to New Zealand by FBI Director Kash Patel.

 

Consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
As such, I am extending the timeframe to respond to your request to 10
October, in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act. I will endeavour
to respond to you sooner if possible.

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to request the
Ombudsman investigate and review this extension.

 

Warm regards,

Anna

 

 

Anna Bebbington

Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister for the Public Service  Minister Responsible for
the GCSB | Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister for Space

 
 

DDI: 04 817 6808

Email: [1][email address]   Website:
[2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

Authorised by Hon Judith Collins KC, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

From: Judith Collins (MIN)
Sent: Friday, 29 August 2025 1:19 PM
To: 'Gus M' <[4][FOI #32152 email]>
Cc: Judith Collins (MIN) <[5][email address]>
Subject: JCOIA-420 RE: Official Information request - FBI discussions

 

Dear Gus

 

On behalf of Hon Judith Collins, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 29 August 2025 in which you have requested the
following:

 

 

o Please provide all information between yourself and any Ministers of
Cabinet from 7 May 2025 to 24 July 2025 regarding the FBI.

 

o When I say all information, this includes but is not limited too
emails, text messages, meeting minutes, memories and summaries held in
heads, reports, briefings.

 

o When I say between yourself and the other ministers, this includes you
and each person individually (one on one) as well as collectively (you
and more than one other person). This also refers to both your office
and their offices.

 

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Friday 26 September 2025, 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 the timeframe.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister for the Public Service  Minister Responsible for
the GCSB | Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister for Space

 
 

Email: [6][Judith Collins request email]   Website: [7]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

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Kia ora Gus,

 

Please find attached a response to your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

Erica

 

Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister for the Public Service | Minister Responsible for
the GCSB | Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister for Space
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Judith Collins KC, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy
at [2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

From: Anna Bebbington <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2025 10:43 AM
To: [FOI #32152 email]
Subject: RE: JCOIA-420 RE: Official Information request - FBI discussions

 

Hi Gus

 

I refer to your official information request dated 29 August 2025 for
information related to a visit to New Zealand by FBI Director Kash Patel.

 

Consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
As such, I am extending the timeframe to respond to your request to 10
October, in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act. I will endeavour
to respond to you sooner if possible.

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to request the
Ombudsman investigate and review this extension.

 

Warm regards,

Anna

 

 

Anna Bebbington

Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister for the Public Service  Minister Responsible for
the GCSB | Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister for Space

 
 

DDI: 04 817 6808

Email: [3][email address]   Website:
[4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

Authorised by Hon Judith Collins KC, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[5]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

From: Judith Collins (MIN)
Sent: Friday, 29 August 2025 1:19 PM
To: 'Gus M' <[6][FOI #32152 email]>
Cc: Judith Collins (MIN) <[7][email address]>
Subject: JCOIA-420 RE: Official Information request - FBI discussions

 

Dear Gus

 

On behalf of Hon Judith Collins, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 29 August 2025 in which you have requested the
following:

 

 

o Please provide all information between yourself and any Ministers of
Cabinet from 7 May 2025 to 24 July 2025 regarding the FBI.

 

o When I say all information, this includes but is not limited too
emails, text messages, meeting minutes, memories and summaries held in
heads, reports, briefings.

 

o When I say between yourself and the other ministers, this includes you
and each person individually (one on one) as well as collectively (you
and more than one other person). This also refers to both your office
and their offices.

 

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Friday 26 September 2025, 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 the timeframe.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister for the Public Service  Minister Responsible for
the GCSB | Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister for Space

 
 

Email: [8][Judith Collins request email]   Website: [9]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

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