Official Information Act (OIA) requests

The Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA) allows government information (official information) to be requested and made available unless there is a good reason to withhold it. Official information can include documents, reports, electronic files and manuals, emails and letters.

Making a request for information

If you would like to make a request, it should be as clear and specific as you can possibly make it.  You can email us at info@sia.govt.nz or write to us: Level 3, 117 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011 or PO Box 639, Wellington 6140.

Please include: your full name, a contact phone number (daytime), a contact address (email & postal) and details of the information you want. We may ask you for more details to clarify your request.

Before requesting official information, we encourage you to check out the information on our website. You may find the detail you need is already publicly available.

How long will it take to process my request?

The OIA requires a decision on your request to be made within 20 working days of receiving your request. Depending on the nature of your request, this timeframe may be shorter or it may need to be extended. You will be notified if an extension to the timeframe is made.

Can information be withheld or refused?

Requests can be refused or information withheld, but only if a good reason exists under the OIA for not providing the information. We will inform you of the reason for the refusal or why it is withheld.

Making a complaint

Contact us, we would like to work together to resolve your concerns.

You can make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman if you have concerns regarding the decision we made on your request; or are unhappy about the way your request was treated or processed.

These concerns can relate to the withholding of information, extending the timeframe to respond to you, any charges for providing the information you have requested, delays in providing you with a decision or the information.

The Office of the Ombudsman(external link) can investigate and review a decision and may make a recommendation to the agency if it is considered appropriate.

Recent advice provided to the Minister

SIA publishes the titles of advice to Hon Nicola Willis, Minister for Social Investment. Some information has been withheld from titles to protect the privacy of natural persons or the confidentiality of advice or that it is not in the public interest to release them at this time. 

Titles of advice provided from the Social Investment Agency to the Minister for Social Investment from 1 July 2024

February 2025

SIA - 24-25 - 155 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  7 February 2025  5/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 158 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  14 February 2025 13/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 160 Briefing Hui E! Webinar – Q&A follow up 13/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 156 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 157 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 162 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 21 February 2025 19/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 165 Briefing Draft responses to Annual Review questions 19/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 154 Aide-memoire Philanthropy New Zealand talking points and background information 20/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 163 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 21/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 166 Briefing 2024/25 March Baseline Update: Fiscally Neutral Changes to Vote Social Investment 21/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 159 Briefing Social Investment Hui Report 27/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 164 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 27/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 167 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  28 February 2025  27/02/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 161 Aide-memoire Child and Youth Ministers Meeting – 3 March 28/02/2025

January 2025 

SIA - 24-25 - 146 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 17 January 2025 16/01/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 147 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 16/01/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 150 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  24 January 2025 23/01/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 149 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 30/01/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 151 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 30/01/2025
SIA - 24-25 - 152 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  31 January 2025 31/01/2025
SIA - 24/25 - 145 Aide-memoire Engagement with Ngāi Tahu 31/01/2025

December 2024

SIA - 24/25 - 140 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  6 December 2024 5/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 142 Briefing Social Investment Agency Strategic Intentions final 11/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 143 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 13 December 2024 11/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 135 Briefing Social Investment Initiative Budget proposals for approval 12/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 139 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 144 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  20 December 2024 17/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 118 Briefing Social investment and Victoria's Early Intervention Investment Framework (EIIF) 18/12/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 131 Briefing International approaches to social impact investment 18/12/2024

November 2024

SIA - 24/25 - 115 Aide-memoire ​​Event briefing - Social Investment Hui​ 6/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 126 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 8 November 2024 6/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 113 Briefing Social Investment Agency Strategic Intentions initial draft 7/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 125 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 128 Briefing Social Investment Board: Update to the Terms of Reference 8/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 129 Aide-memoire Attendance at Social Outcomes Committee – Briefing on Māori Education Action Plan​ 8/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 127 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 15 November 2024 14/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 132 Aide-memoire Communities Webinar 26 November 2024​ 20/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 130 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 22 November 2024 21/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 133 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 22/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 134 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending  29 November 2024 27/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 136 Aide-memoire ​​Child and Youth Ministers Meeting​  28/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 137 Briefing Next steps for Budget 2025 social investment initiatives 28/11/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 141 Briefing Final Strategic Intentions draft     29/11/2024

October 2024

SIA - 24/25 - 087 Joint Briefing (MSD) Prototyping social investment outcomes contracts 3/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 098 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 4 October 2024 3/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 102 Briefing Social Investment Ministerial Group October Meeting Pack 3/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 104 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 3/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 078 Briefing Final papers Social Investment Ministers 4/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 086 Briefing Findings from the first Impact Reviews 4/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 100 Briefing Social investment invitations - higher needs cohorts 4/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 103 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 4/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 105 Briefing Budget 2025 invitations: social investment 4/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 096 Briefing Request to draw down tagged contingency funding 8/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 107 Aide-memoire Update on Social Investment Hui 8/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 106 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 11 October 2024 9/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 101 Aide-memoire Response to Deloitte Report​  10/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 110 Aide-memoire Social Investment Hui – next steps 14/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 057 Briefing How the Social Investment Board may support you and initial Ministerial priorities 17/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 067 Briefing Social Investment Agency accountability documents 17/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 108 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 18 October 2024 17/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 112 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 17/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 117 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 25 October 2024 22/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 076 Briefing Social Investment Fund - approach to social investment trials for Budget 2025 23/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 089 Briefing Draft Cabinet paper: Appointment to the Social Investment Board 23/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 090 Briefing Social Investment Fund – Approach to engagement including iwi engagement 23/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 063 Briefing Initial Performance Plan 24/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 111 Joint Briefing (MSD) Prototyping social investment outcomes contracts - next steps 31/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 120 Briefing Social Investment factsheets 31/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 121 Aide-memoire Funding options for the IDI 31/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 122 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 1 November 2024 31/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 123 Briefing Social Investment Ministers Group November meeting pack 31/10/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 124 Aide-memoire Note to support the release of the Discovering Communities regional data tool 31/10/2024

September 2024

SIA - 24/25 - 061 Briefing ​​Social Investment Board: Initial Recommendations for Board​ 6/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 062 Briefing Social Investment Fund Purpose and Design Principles 6/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 079 Briefing Progressing work on commissioning 6/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 068 Briefing Social Investment Fund – sources and application of funding 12/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 073 Fortnightly Report Fortnightly Report – week ending 13 September 2024 12/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 075 Aide-memoire Ministerial Visit to Wise Group, Hamilton, Friday 13 September 12/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 082 Briefing Regional Data Tool to be released on 19 September 12/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 084 Aide-memoire ​​Meeting with the Minister for Social Development – 19 September 2024 18/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 085 Briefing Social investment priorities for Budget 2025 20/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 052 Joint Briefing (Stats NZ) Data infrastructure required to support social investment  22/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 083 Weekly Report Weekly Report – Week ending 27 September 2024 26/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 099 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 26/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 069 Briefing Social Investment Fund - entity form and establishment approach 27/09/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 097 Briefing Draft components of social investment contracting 27/09/2024

August 2024

SIA - 24/25 - 028 Briefing Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 1/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 035 Briefing Impact reviews: scope and next steps 1/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 038 Fortnightly Report  Fortnightly Report Week Ending 2 August 2024 1/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 036 Aide-memoire Visit to Auckland 9 August 2/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 039 Briefing Design parameters for Social Investment Fund 2/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 040 Aide-memoire ​​Joint Ministers meeting: ADHD work programme​ 8/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 042 Aide-memoire Talking points: Impact review 8/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 045 Briefing Social Investment Board: Update following expressions of interest 14/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 041 Fortnightly Report ​​Fortnightly Report Week Ending 16 August​ 15/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 047 Briefing Letter from National Iwi Chairs Forum 16/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 049 Aide-memoire ​​Talking points for Graeme Dingle Foundation​  23/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 053 Briefing Title withheld: free and frank advice 26/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 041 Fortnightly Report ​​Fortnightly Report Week Ending 30 August 2024 28/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 055 Briefing Draft Social Wellbeing Agency 2023/24 Annual Report 29/08/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 044 Briefing Using our financial and performance management systems to drive social investment Budget 2025 29/08/2024

July 2024

SIA - 24/25 - 001 Fortnightly Report Fortnightly Report Week Ending 5 July 3/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 004 Briefing Regional data for decision-making 11/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 011 Aide-memoire Attendance at Young Neurodiversity Champions’ Neurodiversity Hui 16/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 010 Fortnightly Report Fortnightly Report Week Ending 19 July 2024 17/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 016 Briefing Ministerial Satisfaction Survey 17/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 002 Aide-memoire ​Meeting with the Graeme Dingle Foundation 18/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 008 Briefing Cabinet paper, Terms of Reference and establishment of the Social Investment Board 18/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 015 Aide-memoire ​​Attendance at STR – briefing on violent crime target​ 18/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 026 Briefing Social Investment Board Fees 25/07/2024
SIA - 24/25 - 031 Aide-memoire ​​Meeting with Sir Peter Gluckman​ 31/07/2024

For titles relating to briefings provided by the Social Wellbeing Agency (2018- 2024) please see here(external link).

Related links

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