Ministerial Overseas Travel 08-05-2019 to 10-05-2019 - Release of Cabinet Material

This publication provides Cabinet documents regarding the proposal, and the report for Hon Ron Mark on his travel, from 8 May to 10 May 2019, to Fiji to attend the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting.

The pack comprises:

• the Cabinet paper Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Fiji – 8-10 May 2019 [CAB-19-SUB-0095]

• the associated Cabinet minute [CAB-19-MIN-0095]

• the Cabinet paper Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark; Fiji 8-10 May [CAB-19-SUB-0322]

• the associated Cabinet minute [CAB-19-MIN-0322].

Certain information is withheld, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand [section 6(a)].

In addition, certain information has been withheld in order to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or members of an organisation or officers and employees of any department or organisation in the course of their duty [section 9(2)(g)(i)]. It is not considered that the public interest in this information outweighs the need to protect it.