The Public Service Commission Te Kawa Mataaho collects the locations of webpages where government agencies publish their responses to Official Information Act requests, and where they publish Cabinet papers as required by Cabinet Office Circular 18(4). It stores this information in a spreadsheet that it periodically updates.
This page takes the information collated by the Commission and re-publishes it in a more useable form. It’s split into two tables:
I’ve also added links to the pages where the agency tells people how to make OIA requests to it. The right-most columns links to the agency’s page on the independent FYI.org.nz website, where you can make OIA requests that you’re happy for other people to read, and share the responses received.
The information below is taken from the June 2021 edition of the spreadsheet, and corrected where necessary. It is up to date, as of 4 March 2022. If you find any of the links are out of date or incorrect, please let me know.
For information about what information each agency holds, see the government’s Directory of Official Information.
Agencies that produce Cabinet papers
(This includes: Public Service Departments, Non-Public Service Departments and some Public Service Departmental Agencies)
Agencies that don’t produce Cabinet papers
(This includes Crown Agents, Autonomous Crown Entities, Independent Crown Entities and District Health Boards.)
| Agency name | Acronym | Board papers | Info on making requests | OIA responses | FYI page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, Creative NZ | ACNZ | ‘Post-meeting summaries’ | ACNZ info on making requests | ACNZ OIA responses | ACNZ page on FYI |
| Auckland District Health Board | AuDHB | AuDHB agenda and minutes | AuDHB info on making requests | AuDHB OIA responses | AuDHB page on FYI |
| Bay of Plenty District Health Board | BoPDHB | BoPDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | BoPDHB info on making requests | BoPDHB OIA responses | BoPDHB page on FYI |
| Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air) | BrC | BrC agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | BrC info on making requests | BrC OIA responses | BrC page on FYI |
| Broadcasting Standards Authority | BSA | BSA agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | BSA info on making requests | BSA OIA responses | BSA page on FYI |
| Canterbury District Health Board | CaDHB | CaDHB agenda and minutes | CaDHB info on making requests | CaDHB OIA responses | CaDHB page on FYI |
| Climate Change Commission | CCC | CCC minutes | CCC info on making requests (None published as of 4/3/2022) | CCC OIA responses | CCC page on FYI |
| Commerce Commission | CoC | CoC agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | CoC info on making requests | CoC OIA responses | CoC page on FYI |
| Counties Manukau District Health Board | CMDHB | CMDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | CMDHB info on making requests | CMDHB OIA responses | CMDHB page on FYI |
| Criminal Cases Review Commission | CCRC | CCRC agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | CCRC info on making requests | CCRC OIA responses | CCRC page on FYI (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) |
| Earthquake Commission | EQC | EQC minutes (agenda not published) | EQC info on making requests | EQC OIA responses (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | EQC page on FYI |
| Education New Zealand | ENZ | ENZ agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | ENZ info on making requests | ENZ OIA responses (scroll down past info on making requests) | ENZ page on FYI |
| Electricity Authority | ELA | ELA agenda and minutes (No papers published as of 4/3/2022. Meeting dates published.) | ELA info on making requests | ELA OIA responses – separate pages for each year: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | ELA page on FYI |
| Environmental Protection Authority | EPA | EPA agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | EPA info on making requests | EPA OIA responses | EPA page on FYI |
| Financial Markets Authority | FMA | FMA agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | FMA info on making requests (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | FMA OIA responses (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | FMA page on FYI |
| Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation | GNZS | GNZS agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | GNZS info on making requests (None as of 4/3/2022 except internal policy [PDF]) | GNZS OIA responses | GNZS page on FYI |
| Hawke’s Bay District Health Board | HBDHB | HBDHB agenda and minutes | HBDHB info on making requests | HBDHB OIA responses | HBDHB page on FYI |
| Health Quality and Safety Commission | HQSC | HQSC minutes | HQSC info on making requests | HQSC OIA responses | HQSC page on FYI |
| Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga | HNZPT | HNZPT agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | HNZPT info on making requests | HNZPT OIA responses | HNZPT page on FYI |
| Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities | KaOr | KaOr agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | KaOr info on making requests | KaOr OIA responses | KaOr page on FYI |
| Lakes District Health Board | LaDHB | LaDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | None, except an email address | LaDHB OIA responses | LaDHB page on FYI |
| Maritime New Zealand | MNZ | MNZ agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | MNZ info on making requests | MNZ OIA responses | MNZ page on FYI |
| Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission | MHWC | MHWC agenda and minutes | MHWC info on making requests | MHWC OIA responses | MHWC page on FYI (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) |
| MidCentral District Health Board | MCDHB | MCDHB agenda and minutes | MCDHB info on making requests | MCDHB OIA responses | MCDHB page on FYI |
| Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board | TPB | TPB minutes | None, except an email address | TPB OIA responses | TPB page on FYI |
| Nelson Marlborough District Health Board | NMDHB | NMDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | NMDHB info on making requests | NMDHB OIA responses | NMDHB page on FYI |
| New Zealand Qualifications Authority | NZQA | NZQA agenda and minutes (None published as of 4/3/2022) | NZQA info on making requests | NZQA OIA responses | NZQA page on FYI |
| Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency | NZTA | NZTA minutes | NZTA info on making requests | NZTA OIA responses to media requests and non-media requests | NZTA page on FYI |
| New Zealand Walking Access Commission | NZWAC | NZWAC minutes | NZWAC info on making requests (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | NZWAC OIA responses | NZWAC page on FYI |
| Northland District Health Board | NoDHB | NoDHB agenda and minutes | NoDHB info on making requests | NoDHB OIA responses | NoDHB page on FYI |
| Office of Film and Literature Classification | OFLC | Not applicable (Board is the Chief Censor and Deputy) | OFLC info on making requests | OFLC OIA responses | OFLC page on FYI |
| Pharmaceutical Management Agency, PHARMAC | PMA | PMA minutes | PMA info on making requests | PMA OIA responses | PMA page on FYI |
| Privacy Commissioner | PrC | Not applicable (Privacy Commissioner is the board) | None, except an email address | PrC OIA responses (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | PrC page on FYI |
| Retirement Commissioner, Commission for Financial Capability | ReC | Not applicable (Retirement Commissioner is the board) | ReC info on making requests | ReC OIA responses | ReC page on FYI |
| Southern District Health Board | SDDHB | SDDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | SDDHB info on making requests | SDDHB OIA responses | SDDHB page on FYI |
| Sport and Recreation New Zealand, Sport New Zealand | SRNZ | SRNZ agenda and minutes (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | SRNZ info on making requests (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | SRNZ OIA responses | SRNZ page on FYI |
| Tairāwhiti District Health Board | Hauora Tairāwhiti | TwDHB | TwDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | None, except an email address | TwDHB OIA responses (2022) and previous years | TwDHB page on FYI |
| Taranaki District Health Board | TaDHB | TaDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | TaDHB info on making requests | TaDHB OIA responses (scroll down past info on making requests) | TaDHB page on FYI |
| Tertiary Education Commission | TEC | TEC agenda and minutes (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022) | TEC info on making requests | TEC OIA responses | TEC page on FYI |
| Transport Accident Investigation Commission | TAIC | TAIC agenda and minutes (Does not exist as of 4/3/2022 | TAIC info on making requests | TAIC OIA responses | TAIC page on FYI |
| Waikato District Health Board | WkDHB | WkDHB agenda and minutes (Board currently replaced by Commissioners who meet in secret. Previous agenda and minutes.) | WkDHB info on making requests | WkDHB OIA responses | WkDHB page on FYI |
| Wairarapa District Health Board | WrDHB | WrDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | WrDHB info on making requests | WrDHB OIA responses | WrDHB page on FYI |
| Waitemata District Health Board | WmDHB | WmDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | None, except an email address | WmDHB OIA responses | WmDHB page on FYI |
| West Coast District Health Board | WCDHB | WCDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | WCDHB info on making requests | WCDHB OIA responses | WCDHB page on FYI |
| Whanganui District Health Board | WhDHB | WhDHB agenda and minutes (NB minutes of the previous meeting included in agenda for next meeting) | WhDHB info on making requests | WhDHB OIA responses | WhDHB page on FYI |