Official Information Act requests and responses

19 December 2024: Extract of accounts payable and revenue/funding received
Download response 2024-046 [PDF – 387 KB]
Download supporting documents [PDF – 140 KB]

12 December 2024: Parental leave policy and entitlements
Download response 2024-049 [PDF – 275 KB]
Download supporting documents [PDF –236 KB]

12 December 2024: Criteria for forest planting data and GIS data
Download response 2024-048 [PDF – 532 KB]

6 December 2024: Annual budget for the Climate Change Commission
Download response 2024-050 [PDF – 184 KB]

6 December 2024: NDC-DC Report – total cost of production
Download response 2024-047 [PDF – 232 KB]

28 October 2024: Changes to staff and staffing structure in 2024
Download response 2024-045 [PDF – 256 KB]
Download supporting documents [PDF – 114 KB]

21 October 2024: NDC information
Download response 2024-044 [PDF – 368 KB]

17 October 2024: Defining the Māori economy and the Commission's role in it
Download response 2024-043 [PDF –249 KB]

11 October 2024: Advice re ERM and te Ohu Māori Team constituency and disestablishment
Download response 2024-036 [PDF – 340 KB]
Download supporting documents [ZIP – 5.76 MB]

7 October 2024: NZCA and other submissions – international emissions and 2050 targets
Download response 2024-042 [PDF – 238 KB]
Download supporting documents [PDF – 37.7 KB]

4 October 2024: Staff participation in Wall Walk courses
Download response 2024-041 [PDF – 439 KB]
Download supporting documents [ZIP – 289 KB]

27 September 2024: Impact of the energy transition on Māori
Download response 2024-039 [PDF – 294 KB]

24 September 2024: Role reduction/job cuts in 2024
Download response 2024-038 [PDF – 651 KB]

20 September 2024: 2024 submissions from NZCA and CLIA
Download response 2024-040 [PDF –269 KB]
Download supporting documents [ZIP – 65.5 KB]

13 September 2024: Information behind media statement
Download response 2024-035 [PDF – 283 KB]

3 September 2024: Phenomenon of geo-engineering, weather modification, solar radiation management and cloud seeding
Download response 2024-034 [PDF – 433 KB]

12 August 2024: Information relating to climate change and disabled people/disability
Download response 2024-028 [PDF – 390 KB]
Download supporting documents [ZIP – 1.59 MB]

9 August 2024: Emissions budget emissions factors
Download response 2024-032 [PDF – 252 KB]

1 August 2024: List of work programmes which had at least one staff member working on them prior to October 14 2024
Download response 2024-030 [PDF – 244 KB]

23 July 2024: NZTA's methodology to quantify the forecast emissions impact of the 2021–2024 RLTP and NLTP
Download response 2024-027 [PDF – 397 KB]

25 June 2024: Commissioner conflicts of interest – policy and external oversight
Download response 2024-026 [PDF – 234 KB]

27 June 2024: Minutes of Pou Herenga hui from November 2023
Download response 2024-025 [PDF – 305 KB]
Download supporting documents [.ZIP – 914 KB]

24 June 2024: Data for up to 2050 for Figure 13 in Technical Note
Download response 2024-024 [PDF – 294 KB]

11 June 2024: Evidence to support Commission's advice
Download response 2024-022 [PDF – 294 KB]

4 June 2024: Commissioner conflicts of interest – policy update and external audit
Download response 2024-021 [PDF –371 KB]
Download supporting document [PDF – 198 KB]

23 May 2024: Organisational spend on contractor and consultants from 2018, per business group
Download response 2024-019 [PDF – 284 KB]
Download supporting document [PDF – 109 KB]

24 May 2024: CLINTEL – which signatories have provided advice to the Commission, and questions regarding Commission staffing
Download response 2024-018 [PDF – 477 KB]

10 May 2024: Meetings with other Parliamentary parties directed by Minister of Climate Change
Download response 2024-017 [PDF – 229 KB]

10 May 2024: Proposal documents to give effect to the Government directive to reduce expenditure
Download response 2024-016 [PDF – 253 KB]

9 May 2024: Commissioner conflicts of interest, policies and discussions
Download response 2024-015 [PDF – 274 KB]

9 May 2024: Information on staffing levels and role disestablishments
Download response 2024-014 [PDF – 429 KB]

6 May 2024: Summary of key points from the BusinessDesk series written by Adrian Macy and David Frame
Download response 2024-013 [PDF – 231 KB]
Download supporting document [PDF – 323 KB]

2 May 2024: Expenditure and procurement processes for PR and Communications support
Download response 2024-012 [PDF – 49.2 KB]

29 April 2024: Minister's meetings with Commission since 2023
Download response 2024-011 [PDF – 488 KB]
Download supporting documents [.ZIP – 2.86 MB] 

28 March 2024: Secondary briefings given to the Minister of Climate Change.
Download response 2024-007 [PDF – 202 KB]

15 March 2024: Correspondence, reports and advice relating to fiscal responsibility measures.
Download response 2024-002 [PDF – 464 KB]
Download document pack 2024-002 [PDF – 4.83 MB]

15 March 2024: Request about unconscious bias in Commission hiring practices.
Download response 2024-005 [PDF – 471 KB]

8 March 2024: Information about fiscal responsibility measures being taken.
Download response 2024-004 [PDF – 384 KB]
Download document pack 2024-004 [PDF – 2.49 MB]

8 February 2024: Terms of reference for Ināia tonu nei.
Download response 2024-003 [PDF – 300 KB]

2 February 2024: Discussions with the Minister’s Office around the release advice on the second emissions reduction plan.
Download response 2023-024 [PDF – 235 KB]
Download document pack 2023-024 [PDF – 273 KB]

25 January 2024: Request as to whether Commissioners had viewed the work of ‘climate healers’.
Download response 2024-001 [PDF – 189 KB]

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21 December 2023: Requests for details, costs, and documentation relating to meetings with the new Minister of Climate Change.
Download response 2023-023 [PDF - 515 KB]
Download support document pack 2023-023 [PDF – 5 MB]

20 October 2023: Request for an advance copy of the Briefing to the Incoming Minister.
Download response 2023-022 [PDF – 307 KB]

29 September 2023: Response to request about Commission spending on ‘environment and sustainability’ consultants
Download response 2023-018 [PDF - 608 KB]

29 September 2023: Response to request about Commission spending, in follow up to OIA 2023-014. Please note the response was released in two parts.
Download response part 1 2023-017 [PDF - 679 KB]
Download response part 2 2023-017 [PDF - 1.42 MB]
Download invoice 1 2023-017 [PDF - 35 KB]
Download invoice 2 2023-017 [PDF - 611 KB]
Download invoice 4 2023-017 [PNG - 1.38 MB]
Download invoice 5 2023-017 [PDF - 832 KB]
Download expenses and allowances COP27 2023-017 [XLS - 23 KB]

6 September 2023: Response to request about decarbonization measures
Download response 2023-020 [PDF - 365 KB]

29 August 2023: Response to request about metrics for measuring methane emissions
Download response 2023-016 [PDF - 342 KB]
Download appendix A Q1 2023-016 [PDF - 1.07 MB]
Download appendix A Q2 2023-016 [PDF - 2.62 MB]
Download document 1 Beef + Lamb newsletter 2023-016 [PDF - 240 KB]
Download document X 2023-016 [PDF 284 KB]

24 August 2023: Transfer of request about legal requirements of NZ businesses in relation to climate change
Download transfer 2023-019 [PDF - 310 KB]

2 August 2023: Response to request about Commission expenditures
Download response 2023-014 [PDF - 409 KB]
Download document 1 transactions 2023-014 [PDF - 1.13 KB]
Download document 2 events 2023-014 [PDF - 196 KB]

25 July 2023: Response to request about Hurricane Gabrielle response
Download response 2023-015 [PDF - 842 KB]

17 July 2023: Response to request about evidence for climate change
Download response 2023-013 [PDF - 283 KB]

5 July 2023: Response to request about emissions from solid waste
Download response 2023-012 [PDF - 272 KB]

21 June 2023: Response to request about Commissioner Interests policies
Download response 2023-011 [PDF - 771 KB]

22 May 2023: Response to request about contracts between CCC and Toitū
Download response 2023-010 [PDF - 884 KB]

26 April 2023: Response to request about evidence supporting CCC findings
Download response 2023-007 [PDF - 878 KB]

21 April 2023: Response to request about Toitū certification
Download response 2023-008 [PDF - 949 KB]

17 April 2023: Response to request about legal fees associated with steps to seek legal costs from LCANZI
Download response 2023-009 [PDF - 887 KB]

31 March 2023: Response to request about correspondence surrounding reducing stocking rates on dairy farms, changing land use, and plant-based meat substitutes
Download response 2023-005 [PDF - 0.98 MB]
Download document pack 2023-005 [PDF - 6.34 MB]

27 March 2023: Response to request about emissions of EVs and petrol/diesel cars
Download response 2023-006 [PDF - 935 KB]

22 March 2023: Response to request about engagement during the ETS advice formation
Download response 2023-002 [PDF - 919 KB]
Download document pack 2023-002 [PDF - 4.8 MB]

22 March 2023: Response to request about correspondence with gas companies or suppliers on the proposed phase-out of fossil gas in homes and restaurants
Download response 2023-001 [PDF - 927 KB]
Download document pack 2023-001 [PDF - 1.64 MB]

27 February 2023: Response to request about feedback loops, and the role of money in response to climate change
Download response 2023-004 [PDF - 942 KB]

7 February 2023: Response to request about policies implemented for climate change that require the taxpayer to pay a fee
Download response 2023-026 [PDF - 821 KB]

1 February 2023: Response to request about economic modelling
Download response 2023-024 [PDF - 1.38 MB]

18 January 2023: Response to request about travel expenses
Download response 2023-025 [PDF - 948 KB]

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22 December 2022: Response to request about social media expenses
Download response 2023-023 [PDF - 845 KB]

22 December 2022: Response to request about staff Christmas parties
Download response 2023-022 [PDF - 952 KB]

15 November 2022: Response to request about media queries
Download response 2023-020 [PDF - 943 KB]

15 November 2022: Response to request about geoengineering
Download response 2023-019 [PDF - 839 KB]

7 November 2022: Response to request with a range of questions including greenhouse gas inventory and IPCC reporting
Download responses 2022-018 and 2022-021 [PDF - 503 KB]

27 October 2022: Response to request about military emissions
Download response 2022-017 [PDF - 263 KB]

18 October 2022: Response to request about conflict of interests regarding coal mining
Download response 2022-016 [PDF - 379 KB]

10 October 2022: Response to request about the difference in effects between incentives and penalties as methods for reducing greenhouse gases
Download response 2022-015 [PDF - 463 KB]

9 September 2022: Response to request about farm footprints and greenhouse gases
Download response 2022-013 [PDF - 294 KB]

26 August 2022: Response to request about the Commission's opinion on tourism and emissions
Download response 2022-014 [PDF - 382 KB]

24 August 2022: Response to request about the Split Gas approach
Download response 2022-012 [PDF - 163 KB]

12 August 2022: Response to request about farm footprints and greenhouse gases
Download response 2022-011 [PDF - 294 KB]

22 July 2022: Response to request about Emissions Trading Scheme and He Waka Eke Noa
Download response 2022-005 [PDF - 259 KB]
Document pack 1 [PDF - 203 KB]
Document pack 2 [PDF - 4 MB]
Document pack 3 [PDF - 2MB]

19 July 2022: Response to request about information relating to salary for legal staff
Download response 2022-010 (297KB) [PDF - 297 KB]

20 June 2022: Response to request about climate change alarmism
Download response 2022-009 [PDF - 283 KB]

20 May 2022: Response to request about climate change and mass famine
Download response 2022-008 [PDF - 279 KB]

13 May 2022: Response to request about Emissions Trading Scheme and He Waka Eke Noa
Download response 2022-005 [PDF - 262 KB]

30 March 2022: Response to request about meeting minutes
Download response 2022-004 [PDF - 373 KB]

7 March 2022: Response to request about information on Ināia tonu nei recommendations
Download response 2022-001 [PDF - 304 KB]

11 February 2022: Response to request about carbon border adjustments
Download response 2022-003 [PDF - 211 KB]

11 February 2022: Response to request for information about Emissions Trading Scheme
Download response 2022-002 [PDF - 207 KB]

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21 December 2021: Response to request for information on matters the Commission must consider 
Download response [PDF - 262 KB]

14 December 2021: Response to request about synthetic nitrogen fertiliser on dairy farms
Download response [PDF - 304 KB]

5 November 2021: Response to request about submissions on the Commission's Draft Advice
Download response [PDF - 375 KB]

2 November 2021: Response to request related to geoengineering 
Download response [PDF - 5.1 MB]

28 October 2021: Response to request on meeting minutes with Minister for Climate Change
Download response [PDF - 232 KB]

28 October 2021: Response to request on coal industry, Pasifika staff, and Commissioners credentials
Download response [PDF - 316 KB]

28 October 2021: Response to request on Commissioners and coal investments/interests
Download response [PDF - 213 KB]

19 October 2021: Response to request for submissions excluded from proactive release
Download response [PDF - 430 KB]

18 October 2021: Response to request for various templates
Download response [PDF - 405 KB]

14 October 2021:  Response to request for information on the panel that selects the Commission's board members
Download response [PDF - 209 KB]

14 October 2021: Response to request for the name of an OIA requestor 
Download response [PDF - 168 KB]

24 September 2021: Response to request for OIA statistics 
Download response [PDF - 232 KB]

24 September 2021: Response to Trevor Daya-Winterbottom, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Waikato regarding his submission on the Commission’s Draft Advice to Government
Download response [PDF - 175 KB]
Download Trevor Daya-Winterbottom's submission [PDF - 814 KB]

3 September 2021: Response to request for information on advice the Commission has provided to the Government
Download response [PDF - 293 KB]

2 September 2021: Response to request for information related to stakeholder submissions 
Download response - tranche one [PDF - 384 KB]
Documents 1a [PDF - 5.5 MB]
Documents 1b [PDF - 2.5 MB]
Download response - tranche two [PDF - 360 KB]
Documents [PDF - 8.4 MB]

1 September 2021: Response to request for information on the preparation of and analysis involved in the Commission’s Draft Advice to Government
Download response - tranche one [PDF - 283 KB]
Documents [PDF - 6.7 MB]
Download response - tranche two [PDF - 645 KB]
Documents 1a [PDF - 7.2 MB]
Documents 1b [PDF - 5.5 MB]
Documents 2 [PDF - 3.9 MB]
Documents 3 [PDF - 4.3 MB]
Documents 4 [PDF - 2.6 MB]
Documents 5a [PDF - 6.4 MB]
Documents 5b [PDF - 8 MB]

1 September 2021: Response to request for documents sent to Motu on Maori-related topics
Download response [PDF - 1.4 MB]

27 August 2021: Response to request for communications with Whetu relating to Te Ao Māori
Download response [PDF - 6 MB]

25 August 2021: Response to request for communications with consultant relating to Te Ao Māori
Download response [PDF - 10 MB]

12 August 2021: Response to request for information on interests of Climate Change Commissioners 
Download response [PDF - 333 KB]
Documents - part 1 [PDF - 8.2 MB]
Documents - part 2 [PDF - 5.4 MB]
Documents - part 3 [PDF - 9 MB]
Documents - part 4 [PDF - 8.2 MB]
Documents - part 5 PDF - 5.5 MB]

9 August 2021: Response to request for all advice received from MFAT and other sources on climate change policies
Download response [PDF - 477 KB]

4 August 2021: Response to request for submissions withheld from public release
Download response [PDF - 158 KB]

3 August 2021: Response to request for Communications with Allen and Clarke regarding modelling and electric vehicles
Download response [PDF - 6.4 MB]

29 July 2021: Response to request for information on koha
Download response [PDF - 825 KB]

29 July 2021: Response to request for submissions on the Commission's Draft Advice
Download response [PDF - 284 KB]

29 July 2021: Response to request for information on documents received from Signature Consulting related to Te Ao Maori, the Treaty of Waitangi, Tikanga Maori, or other Maori-related topics
Download response [PDF - 980 KB]

27 July 2021: Response to request for bills and statements from the contractor Liquid IT
Download response [PDF - 181 KB]
Documents - part one [PDF - 8.2 MB]
Documents - part two [PDF - 8 MB]

23 July 2021: Response to request for information on bills and statements from consultants
Download response [PDF - 7.6 MB]

9 July 2021: Response to request for information on summaries or reports on submissions provided to Commissioners
Download response [PDF - 6.8 MB]

7 July 2021: Response to request for information on use of term fossil gas rather than natural gas
Download response [PDF - 324 KB]

2 July 2021: Response to request for information regarding OIA request in email 
Download response [PDF - 133 KB]

18 June 2021: Response to request for information on report on forecast wholesale electricity prices
Download response [PDF - 377 KB]

18 June 2021: Response to request for information on submissions received on our draft advice
Download response [PDF - 295 KB]

3 June 2021: Response to request for information on Commission flights between 7 May 2020 and 7 May 2021
Download response [PDF - 2 MB]

3 June 2021: Response to request for information on Commission flights between 6 May 2020 and 6 May 2021
Download response [PDF - 1.2 MB]

2 June 2021: Response to request for information on total emissions in budgets and in other's proposal
Download response [PDF - 465 KB]

2 June 2021: Response to request for information on the causes of climate change
Download response [PDF - 449 KB]

30 April 2021: Response to a request for submission question response statistics
Download response [PDF - 1 MB]

21 April 2021: Response to a request for copies of financial and economic modelling and correspondence with others asking for similar material
Download response [PDF - 3.8 MB]

21 April 2021: Response to a request for information on how the Commission upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Download response [PDF - 4.5 MB]

14 April 2021: Response to a request for communications between the Commission and the Minister in relation methane, agriculture and terms of reference
Download response part 1 [PDF - 2.2 MB]
Download response part 2 [PDF - 4 MB]
Download response part 3 [PDF - 4.5 MB]
Download response part 4 [PDF - 3.5 MB]

24 March 2021: Response to request for information on marginal abatement costs of EVs
Download response [PDF - 213 KB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for information on climate science and Paris accord
Download response [PDF - 485 KB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for communications plans, documents and stakeholder briefings on the draft advice
Download response [PDF - 6.1 MB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for internal communications and advice relating to media an release planning 
Download response [PDF - 2.50 MB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for advice, documents or correspondence discussing media strategy 
Download response [PDF - 2.72 MB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for communications plans and documents on stakeholder briefings 
Download response - [PDF - 4.50 MB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for information on journalists who received an embargoed copy of the Commission's advice 
Download response [PDF - 340 KB]

23 March 2021: Response to request for correspondence and advice about a commissioned report 
Download response part 1 [PDF - 3.80 MB]
Download response part 2 [PDF - 3.96 MB]
Download response part 3 [PDF - 3.36 MB]
Download response part 4 [PDF - 3.65 MB]
Download response part 5 [PDF - 3.97 MB]
Download response part 6 [PDF - 2.06 MB]

22 March 2021: Response to request for clarification of previously release financial transactions advice 
Download response [PDF - 227 KB]

15 March 2021: The Commission’s role in relation to He Waka Eke Noa  
Download response [PDF - 939 KB]

10 March 2021: Response to a request for letter that request extension to consultation and list of OIAs received
Download response [PDF - 866 KB]

10 March 2021: A list of models and other information on modelling  
Download response (PDF 1MB) [PDF - 1 MB]

5 March 2021:  Request for information on the Commission's modelling and draft advice around electricity
Download response [PDF - 667 KB]
Download attachment 2 - response to biomass question [XLS - 132KB]

5 March 2021: copy of the ENZ model
Download response [PDF - 248 KB]

2 March 2021: Correspondence relating to research led by Dr Bradley Case about sequestration potential of native woody vegetation for Beef + Lamb New Zealand. 
Download response [PDF - 651 KB]

1 March 2021: Release of the Commission’s draft advice to media  
Download response [PDF - 188 KB]

18 February 2021: Terms of Reference for peer review of the science of the Commission’s pathways to 1.5 degrees  
Download response [PDF - 3.7 MB]

12 February 2021: Information on the Commission’s financial control systems  
Download response [PDF - 654 KB]

12 February 2021: Commission’s financial information for 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2020
Download response [PDF - 396 KB]
Download attachment - transaction list 1 Jan - 30 June 2020 [XLS - 255 KB]
Download attachment - transaction list 1 July - 31 December 2020 [XLS - 296 KB]
Download attachment - payroll transaction data [XLS - 147 KB]

29 January 2021: Information on policy options under which Government would allocate greenhouse gas emission permits to individual persons or households 
Download response [PDF - 156 KB]

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4 December 2020: Estimate cost of global warming as a percentage of GDP  
Download response [PDF - 457 KB]

5 October 2020: Palaeoclimatology or palaeontology expertise within the Commission  
Download response [PDF - 486 KB]

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