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Ministry of Defence - Chief Executive disclosure of expenses

Name of CE (Secretary of Defence): John McKinnon, Period: 01/07/2011 - 31/12/2011

• View the CE Disclosure of expenses 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011 in pdf format (71kb)
• View the CE Disclosure of expenses 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011 in excel format (73kb)
• View the CE Disclosure of Expenses 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011 in html format (see below)

Travel expenses

International Travel: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, attending conference on ...)	Nature (eg, hotel costs, travel, etc)	Location/s
2/08/2011	$25.00	ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus experts working group meeting and defence talks	Departure tax	Wellington
4-6/10/2011	$871.46	NATO/ISAF meeting	Hotel costs	Brussels
6-7/10/2011	$235.03	Defence talks	Hotel costs	Madrid
20/10/2011	$72.99	Australia New Zealand School of Government presentation	Taxi from airport to hotel	Melbourne
20/10/2011	$67.88	Australia New Zealand School of Government presentation	Taxi from hotel to airport	Melbourne
21/10/2011	$32.54	Defence talks	Taxi from airport to hotel	Canberra
20-21/10/2011	$308.72	Defence talks	Hotel costs	Canberra
29/10/2011	$271.52	Defence talks	Airfare	Jakarta/Bangkok
27-29/10/2011	$736.35	Defence talks	Hotel costs	Jakarta
International Travel: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
2-5/08/2011	$7,039.32	ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus experts working group meeting and defence talks	Airfare	Manila
3-7/10/2011	$14,520.93	Defence talks and attendance at NATO/ISAF meeting	Airfare	Warsaw/Berlin/Brussels/Madrid
4-6/10/2011	$81.17	NATO/ISAF meeting	Meals	Brussels
6-7/10/2011	$51.12	Defence talks	Meals	Madrid
19/10/2011	$25.00	Australia New Zealand School of Government presentation	Departure tax	Wellington
19-21/10/2011	$919.10	Defence talks	Airfare	Melbourne/Canberra/Wellington
26/10-3/11/2011	$6,007.62	Defence talks and attendance at Five Power Defence Arrangements meeting	Airfare	Jakarta/Singapore
26/10/2011	$25.14	Defence talks	Departure tax	Jakarta
Domestic Travel: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, visiting district offices ...)	Nature (eg, hotel costs, travel, etc)	Location/s
18/08/2011	$30.60	Funeral for Sir Paul Reeves	Taxi from home to airport	Wellington
8-9/09/2011	$237.15	Meetings at Pacific Island Forum	Hotel Costs	Auckland
8/09/2011	$70.30	Meetings at Pacific Island Forum	Taxi from airport to hotel	Auckland
9/09/2011	$64.20	Meetings at Pacific Island Forum	Taxi from hotel to airport	Auckland
11/10/2011	$46.40	Defence talks and attendance at NATO/ISAF meeting	Taxi from airport to hotel	Wellington
26/10/2011	$45.70	Defence talks Jakarta/Singapore	Taxi from home to airport	Wellington
4/11/2011	$49.50	Defence talks Jakarta/Singapore	Taxi airport to home	Wellington
Domestic Travel: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
22/02/2011	$104.35	US/NZ Partnership Forum, February 2011	Hotel Costs	Christchurch
18/08/2011	$648.01	Funeral for Sir Paul Reeves	Airfare	Auckland
18/08/2011	$57.60	Funeral for Sir Paul Reeves	Taxi from service to airport	Auckland
18/08/2011	$73.00	Meetings at Pacific Island Forum	Parking at Wellington airport	Wellington
8-9/09/2011	$598.00	Meetings at Pacific Island Forum	Airfare	Auckland
12/12/2011	$139.00	Meeting with air project teams at Woodbourne	Airfare	Blenheim
Total travel expenses for the 6-monthly period: Amount (NZ$)
	$33,454.70

Hospitality expenses

Hospitality provided: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, hosting delegation from ...)	Nature	Location/s
27/07/2011	$1,586.50	Hosting delegation from Malaysia	Dinner	Bisque on Bolton, Wellington
Hospitality provided: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
20/07/2011	$36.90	Hosting Chief of Defence Force and Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Lunch	Defence House, Wellington
28/07/2011	$57.96	Hosting delegation from Malaysia	Morning tea	Defence House, Wellington
28/07/2011	$261.63	Hosting delegation from Malaysia	Lunch	Defence House, Wellington
4/08/2011	$590.74	Hosting Philippine defence officials during visit to Manila for ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus experts working group meeting and defence talks	Lunch	Manila, Philippines
8/08/2011	$612	Hosting delegation from US	Lunch	Langham Hotel, Auckland
15/09/2011	$538.05	Hosting Canadian Minister of Defence and delegation	Lunch	Defence House, Wellington
29-30/11/2011	$170.00	Transport provided to General Thonglek during official visit	Taxis	Wellington
3/12/2011	$563.50	Hosting US Under Secretary of State for Defense for Policy and delegation	Lunch	Defence House, Wellington
Total hospitality expenses for 6 months: Amount (NZ$)
	$4,417.28

Other expenses

Other: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, farewell for long-serving staff members ...)		Location
28/11/2011	$172.50	Plaque for Dr Mapp		Wellington
Other: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
12/07/2011	$46.46	Cell phone plan and official calls for June		Wellington
27/07/2011	$172.50	Plaque exchange with Malaysian Secretary General of Defence		Wellington
27/07/2011	$56.35	Red ceramic bowl to Malaysian Secretary General of Defence		Wellington
4/08/2011	$50.00	Wooden bowl to Philippines Secretary of National Defense		Manila
12/08/2011	$47.17	Cell phone plan and official calls for July		Wellington
12/09/2011	$47.06	Cell phone plan and official calls for August		Wellington
12/10/2011	$83.69	Cell phone plan and officials calls for September		Wellington
14/10/2011	$63.19	Plaque exchange with Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe		Wellington
3/10/2011	$55.00	Plaque presentation to Polish Undersecretary of State		Warsaw
7/10/2011	$40.00	Wooden bowl for presentation to Spanish Government		Madrid
7/10/2011	$63.19	Plaque presentation to Spanish Secretary of State for Defence		Madrid
28/10/2011	$50.00	Wooden bowl to Indonesian Secretary General for Defence		Jakarta
28/10/2011	$78.20	Red ceramic bowl to Indonesian CDF		Jakarta
28/10/2011	$63.19	Plaque presentation to Indonesian Minister of Defence		Jakarta
12/11/2011	$139.63	Cell phone plan and official calls for October		Wellington
30/11/2011	$63.19	Plaque exchange with Thai General Thonglek		Wellington
2/11/2011	$700.00	Contribution to MOD Social Club Christmas function		Ministry of Defence
3/12/2011	$85.10	Red ceramic bowl to US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy		Wellington
12/12/2011	$47.06	Cell phone plan and official calls for November		Wellington
21/12/2011	$295.55	Staff morning tea to farewell retiring long-serving staff member		Ministry of Defence
Total other expenses for 6 months: Amount (NZ$)
	$2,419.03

Gifts & Hospitality accepted (over NZ$100 in estimated value)

To include such items as meals, tickets to events, gifts from overseas counterparts, travel or accommodation (including that accepted by immediate family members).

Gifts
Date	Description	Offered by	Estimated value (NZ$)
19/10/2011	Airfare Wellington/Melbourne for presenting x2 sessions to course	Australia New Zealand School of Government	AUD$275
3/10/2011	Tin goblet - engraved with Polish crest	Polish Undersecretary of State for Defence Policy	*
28/10/2011	Decorative glass and silver filigree sailing ship in frame	Indonesian Commander in Chief	*
30/11/2011	Figurine of Thai dancer	Thai General Thonglek	*
3/12/2011	Leather box with US Department of Defense Insignia	US Under Secretary of State for Defense Policy	*
23/12/2011	Two bottles of wine	Singapore High Commissioner	$100
			* = value has not been declared when not known
Hospitality
Date	Description	Offered by	Estimated value (NZ$)
5/07/2011	State Dinner	Governor General	**
14/07/2011	Dinner	Chief of Defence Force	**
18/07/2011	Dinner	British Deputy High Commissioner	**
28/07/2011	Korean food festival	Korean Ambassador	**
8/08/2011	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Chief of Defence Force	**
16/08/2011	Dinner	Visits and Ceremonial Office	**
18/08/2011	Thailand gala dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Thai Ambassador	**
24/08/2011	Dinner	British High Commissioner	**
31/08/2011	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Governor General	**
15/09/2011	Dinner	Minister of Defence	**
14/10/2011	Dinner	Chief of Defence Force	**
25/10/2011	Dinner	Professor Allan Fels	**
16/11/2011	Dinner	NZ Defence Industry Association	$100
22/11/2011	Dinner	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	$100
3/12/2011	Dinner	Visits and Ceremonial Office
6/12/2011	Lunch	German Ambassador	**
8/12/2011	Dinner	Australian High Commissioner	**
14/12/2011	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Polish Ambassador	**
			** = value has not been declared when Secretary was a guest at a meal