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Ministry of Defence - Chief Executive disclosure of expenses

Name of CE (Secretary of Defence): John McKinnon, Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2012

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Travel expenses

International Travel: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, attending conference on ...)	Nature (eg, hotel costs, travel, etc)	Location/s
29/01/2012	$68.99	Attending Joint Ministers meeting in Melbourne	Taxi from airport to meeting venue	Melbourne
29/02/2012	$72.21	Attending Joint Ministers meeting in Melbourne	Taxi from meeting venue to airport	Melbourne
28-29/01/2012	$645.65	Attending Joint Ministers meeting in Melbourne	Hotel costs	Melbourne
30-31/01/2012	$854.15	Attending defence talks in London	Hotel costs	London
17-21/03/2012	$1892.47	Attending NZ/US Strategic Dialogue	Hotel costs	Washington DC
21/03/2012	$179.58	Attending defence talks at UN	Train fare	Washington DC - New York
21-23/3/2012	$573.87	Attending defence talks at UN	Hotel costs	New York
23/03/2012	$74.29	Attending defence talks at UN	Taxi from hotel to airport	New York
18/05/2012	$657.17	Attending NZ/Australia Defence CEs meeting	Hotel costs	Canberra
31/05/201-3/06/2012	$1,948.87	Attending Shangri La Dialogue	Hotel costs	Singapore
4/06/2012	$47.10	Attending Shangri La Dialogue	Taxi from airport to home	Wellington
International Travel: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
12/01/2012	$153.30	Fee	Diplomatic passport	Wellington
28/01-7/02/2012	$11,705.13	Attending Joint Ministers meeting in Melbourne, defence talks in London, NATO/ISAF meeting in Brussels	Airfare	Melbourne, London, Brussels
1/02/2012	$534.65	Attending NATO/ISAF meeting	Train fare	London/Brussels
1-2/02/2012	$734.56	Attending NATO ISAF meeting	Hotel costs	Brussels
3/02/2012	$190.85	Visit to Ieper (Ypres) with Minister	Hotel costs	Ieper (Ypres)
1/02-4/02/2012	$431.46	Attending NATO/ ISAF meeting and visit to Ieper with Minister	Share of delegation's transport costs	Brussels/Ieper
17-25/03/2012	$11,965.64	Attending NZ/US Strategic Dialogue meeting and defence talks at UN	Airfare	Washington DC, New York
22-28/04/2012	$6,574.27	Attending defence talks and ADSOM+	Airfare	Bangkok, Siem Reap
2-4/05/2012	$1,251.42	Attending NZ/Australia Defence CEs meeting	Airfare	Canberra
31/05-4/06/2012	$5,274.23	Attending Shangri La Dialogue	Airfare	Singapore
Domestic Travel: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, visiting district offices ...)	Nature (eg, hotel costs, travel, etc)	Location/s
22/02/2011	$104.35	Attending NZ/US Strategic Dialogue 2011	Hotel costs	Auckland
21/06/2012	$175.50	Attending Graduation Ceremony as Review Officer	Hotel costs	Auckland
Domestic Travel: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
21/06/12	$421.39	Attending Graduation Ceremony as Review Officer	Airfare	Auckland
Total travel expenses for the 6-monthly period: Amount (NZ$)
	$46,531.10

Hospitality expenses

Hospitality provided: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, hosting delegation from ...)	Nature	Location/s
13/02/2012	$1,325.00	Hosting visit to Wellington by Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers	Dinner for 14	Shed 5, Wellington
Hospitality provided: non-Credit Card expenses
13/02/2012	$211.14	Hosting visit to Wellington by Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers	Lunch during roundtable meeting for 10	Defence House, Wellington
20/04/2012	$91.43	Hosting working lunch for Capability Management Board	Working lunch for 6	Defence House, Wellington
Total hospitality expenses for 6 months: Amount (NZ$)
	$1,627.57

Other expenses

Other: Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose (eg, farewell for long-serving staff members ...)		Location
27/02/2012	$50.00	Credit Card fee
Other: non-Credit Card expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)
12/01/2012	$83.18	Cellphone plan and official calls December 2011
12/02/2012	$81.91	Cellphone plan and official calls January 2012
29/02/2012	$68.94	Plaque exchange with Singapore Chief of Defence Force	Plaque	Defence House, Wellington
12/03/2012	$40.52	Cellphone plan and official calls February 2012
13/03/2012	$1,012.01	Farewell to senior member of staff	Farewell function	Defence House, Wellington
2/04/2012	$59.95	Plaque exchange with Assistant Chief of General Staff, PLA	Plaque	Defence House, Wellington
12/04/2012	$69.10	Cellphone plan and official calls March 2012
12/05/2012	$86.39	Cellphone plan and official calls April 2012
22/05/2012	$78.78	Gift exchange with Thai Minister of Defence	Book	Thailand
22/05/2012	$78.78	Gift exchange with Thai Secretary of Defence	Book	Thailand
12/06/2012	$46.91	Cellphone plan and official calls May 2012
15/06/2012	$78.78	Gift exchange with Brunei Deputy Minister of Defence	Book	Thailand
15/06/2012	$68.94	Plaque exchange with Brunei Deputy Minister of Defence	Plaque	Defence House, Wellington
Total other expenses for 6 months: Amount (NZ$)
	$1,854.19

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$)
24/04/2012	Framed filigree dancer	Thai Deputy Permanent Secretary for Defence	unknown
26/04/2012	Leather briefcase	Cambodian Government	unknown
26/04/2012	Plaque of Angkor Wat	Cambodian Government	unknown
15/06/2012	Cufflinks	Brunei Deputy Minister of Defence	unknown
Hospitality
Date	Description	Offered by	Estimated value (NZ$)
13/02/2012	Dinner	Minister of Defence	**
27/02/2012	Dinner	US Ambassador	**
29/02/2012	x 2 tickets to Henry V incl Mrs McKinnon	British High Commissioner	**
8/03/2012	Dinner	NATO Helicopter Industries	**
9/03/2012	x 2 tickets to Peter and the Wolf incl Mrs McKinnon	Polish Ambassador	**
2/04/2012	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	British High Commissioner	**
10/04/2012	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Chief of Defence Force	**
19/04/2012	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Australian High Commissioner	**
7/05/2012	Dinner	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	**
16/05/2012	Latin American film festival tickets incl Mrs McKinnon	Latin American Embassies	**
8/06/2012	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Chilean Ambassador	**
12/06/2012	Dinner	Minister of Defence	**
15/06/2012	Dinner/dance incl Mrs McKinnon	Chief of Defence Force	$154
22/06/2012	Dinner incl Mrs McKinnon	Chilean Ambassador	**
		** = value has not been declared when Secretary was a guest at a meal or value is not known