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Was his Chief of Staff emailed a copy of the draft response to the Environmental Law Initiative’s OIA in May 2025 by his former Chief Policy Advisor, if so, on what date or dates? and 2 other questions

Answered 29515, 29517, 29519 (2026)
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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

Questions

  • 29515

    Was his Chief of Staff emailed a copy of the draft response to the Environmental Law Initiative’s OIA in May 2025 by his former Chief Policy Advisor, if so, on what date or dates?

  • 29517

    What were the job titles of each of the members of his office that his former Chief Policy Advisor emailed a copy of the draft response to the Environmental Law Initiative’s OIA in May 2025?

  • 29519

    How many members of his office did his former Chief Policy Advisor email draft copies of the May 2025 response to the Environmental Law Initiative?

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I am advised that my former Chief Policy Advisor did not provide a draft copy of my response provided to the Environmental Law Initiative on 21 May 2025 to my Chief of Staff or any staff member in my office. My former Chief Policy Advisor did not draft the response, he provided documents that related to the Smith v Fonterra case, identified as potentially relevant to the request I received on 26 March 2025 from the Environmental Law Initiative under the Official Information Act 1982.