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Reference: OIA-2019/20-0045
5 August 2020
Jem Traylen PolicyWorks NZ [email protected] .nz
Dear Mx Traylen,
Official Information Act request: Agenda for First 100 Days of Current Government
On 21 July 2019, the Cabinet Office received a request from you under the Official Information Act (the Act) for:
" ... a copy of all agenda for Cabinet meetings from the first 100 Days of the Ardern Ministry"
In a letter dated 8 August 2019, the Cabinet Office withheld the information that you requested under section 9(2)(f)(ii) of the OIA to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect collective ministerial and individual ministerial responsibility.
Following an investigation by the Ombudsman, I have reconsidered our original decision.
Please find enclosed copies of the agendas for the Cabinet meetings from the first 100 Days of the current Government, with some information withheld under section 9(2)(f)(ii) of the Act.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under section 28(3) of the Act.
Yours sincerely
Michael Webster Secretary of the Cabinet
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Final Agenda
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Meeting date 31 October 2017
Time 1:00 pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Making Tertiary Education and Training Affordable For All Section 9(2)(f)(ii) Pmtfolio: Education CAB-17-SUB-0485 Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Overseas Travel: Governor-General Portfolio: Prime Minister CAB-17-SUB-0487
Martin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet
1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-06/11 Cabinet Version 1.0
Final Agenda
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Meeting date 6 November 2017
Time 1:00 pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Proposed Overseas Travel: Prime Minister Po1tfolio: Prime Minister Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0498
Maitin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet
1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-20/11 Cabinet Version 3.0
Final Agenda
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Meeting date 20 November 2017
Time 1:00pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 17 Novembeir 2017
Report of the Cabinet Business Committee Section 9(2)(t)(ii) Pmtfolio: CAB-17-SUB-0507
Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee Pmtfolio: Section 9(2)(t)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0501
Fiscal and Policy Issues
Budget 2018 and Fiscal Strategy Pmtfolio: Finance Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0506 Section 9(2)(t)(ii)
Establishment of the Pike River Recovery Agency
Section 9(2)(t)(ii) Portfolios: State Services, Pike River Re-entry CAB-17-SUB-0503
Ministerial Directive Letter to the Overseas Investment Office Pmtfolio: Finance Section 9(2)(1)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0504
1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-20/11
Travel Items
Overseas Travel: Fletcher Tabuteau MP on behalf of the Rt Hon Winston Peters
Section 9(2)(f)(ii) P01tfolio: Foreign Affairs CAB-17-SUB-0502
Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Damien O'Connor P01tfolio: Food Safety Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0508
Martin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet
2 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-27I11 Cabinet Version 1.0
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Meeting date 27 November 2017
Time 1:00pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 24 Novembe1r 2017
Report of the Cabinet Business Committee Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0513
Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee CAB-17-SUB-0511 Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Fiscal and Policy Issues
Families Package Portfolio: Finance Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0516 Section 9(2)(t)(ii)
Making Tertiary Education More Affordable: Fees-free Education in 2018 Potifolio: Education Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0515 Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
MattinBell for Secretary of the Cabinet
1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-04I12 Cabinet Version 8.0
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Meeting date 4 December 201 7
Time 1:00 pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 1 December 2017
Report of the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0517
Repo1·t of the Cabinet Business Committee CAB-17-SUB-0520 Section 9(2)(f)(ii) Repo1·t of the Cabinet Legislation Committee Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0525 Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-AG-04/12
Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Damien O'Connor Portfolio: Trade and Expmt Growth Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0519
Proposed Overseas Travel: Governor~General Pmtfolio: Prime Minister Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-l ?-SUB-OS l B
Pmposed Overseas Travel: Hon David Parker Pmtfolio: Trade and Export Growth Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0524
Maitin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet
2 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-11I12 Cabinet Version 1.0
Final Agenda
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Meeting date 11 December 2017
Time 1:00 pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 8 December 2017
Report of the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0538
Report of the Cabinet Business Committee Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0539
Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee
Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0541 Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
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Travel Items
Report on Overseas 'Ii'avel: Prime Minister section 9(2)(f)(ii) Portfolio: Prime Minister CAB-17-SUB-0533
Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Grnnt Robertson Portfolio: Sport and Recreation Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0534
Proposed Overseas 1i·avel: Hon Dr Megan Woods Portfolio: Energy and Resources Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0542
Martin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet
2 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-18I12 Cabinet Version 4.0
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Meeting date 18 December 2017
Time 1:00 pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 15 December 2017
I Repol't of the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee section 9(2)(1)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0546
Report of the Cabinet Business Committee CAB-l 7-SUB-0547 Section 9(2)(1)(ii) Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee CAB-17-SUB-0548 Section 9(2)(1)(ii) Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Govemment Inquiry into Havelock Nol'th Drinking Water Pmtfolios: Health / Local Government Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0563
1 IN CONFIDENCE Section 9{2){f)(ii) IN CONFIDENCE CAB-17-AG-18/12
Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy Pmtfolio: Associate Transpo1t Section 9{2){f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0550
The Provincial Growth Fund Pmtfolio: Regional Economic Development Section 9{2){f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0554
Travel Items
Report on Overseas Travel: Prime Minister Portfolio: Prime Minister Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0556
Report on Overseas Travel: Rt Hon Winston Peters Portfolio: Foreign Affairs section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0557
Report on Overseas Travel: Hon David Parker Po1tfolio: Trade and Expo1t Growth Section 9(2)(1)(ii) CAB-l 7-SUB-0559
Report on Overseas Travel: Hon James Shaw Pmtfolio: Climate Change Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0560
Report on Overseas Travel: Fletcher Tabuteau MP on behalf of Rt Hon Winston Pete1·s Portfolio: Foreign Affairs Section 9{2){f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0558
Proposed Overseas Travel: Rt Hon Winston Peters Portfolio: Foreign Affairs Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0561
Pl'Oposed Ove1·seas Travel: Hon Aupito William Sio Portfolio: Pacific Peoples Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-17-SUB-0562
Maitin Bell for Secretai·y of the Cabinet
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Meeting date 23 January 2018
Time 1:00 pm
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 22 Decembe1r 2017
Report of the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-18-SUB-0002
Report of the Cabinet Business Committee Section 9(2)(()(ii) CAB-l8-SUB-0001 Section 9(2)(f)(ii)
Travel Item
Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon David Parker Pmtfolio: Trade and Expo1t Growth section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-l 8-SUB-0005
Martin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet 1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-18-AG-30/01 Cabinet Version 1.0
Final Agenda
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Meeting date 30 January 2018
Time 11:00 am (Please note date of meeting and earlier start time)
Venue Cabinet Room
Reports of Cabinet Committees: Period Ended 26 January 2018
Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee Section 9{2)(f)(ii) CAB-18-SUB-00 12
Report of the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee CAB-18-SUB-00 11 Section 9(2){f)(ii) Report of the Cabinet Business Committee
Section 9(2){f)(ii) Part 1: CAB-18-SUB-0013 Pa1't 2: CAB-l 8-SUB-0013.01 Section 9{2)(f)(ii)
Travel Items
Report on Overseas Travel: Hon David Parker
Section 9{2)(f)(ii) Po1tfolio: Trade and Expo1t Growth CAB-18-SUB-0009
1 IN CONFIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE CAB-18-AG-30/01 Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Andrew Little Portfolio: Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-18-SUB-00 14
Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Stuart Nash P01tfolio: Police/ Small Business Section 9(2)(f)(ii) CAB-18-SUB-00 15
Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark P01tfolio: Defence s ection 9(2)(f)(ii ) CAB-18-SUB-00 10
Martin Bell for Secretary of the Cabinet
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