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5 September 2017'

David Fisher

Senior writer

NZ Herald
David.Fisher@nzherald.co.nz

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Dear Mr Fisher 


Official Information Act Request Social Investment Agency Cake g?

Thank you for your email of 22 August 2017, received by the Social (SIA),
concerning an Official Information Act (OIA) request. You requested thef information:

1. All information relating to the cake served up at the launch Social Investment
Agency. This would include the ordering of the cake, the de the cake, the writing
of the code atop the cake and any other information rel irg?g?the cake;

2. The overall cost of the function at which the cake was ted itemised;

3. Any feedback received regarding the cake includingx oding on it.

Information Being Released

The SIA was launched at a function on 3 July at the SlA?s offices. A celebratory
chocolate cake was purchased for the functiong??s message written in code (describing
the new agency) embedded in the icing.

The cake was ordered from the Royal demy on 26 June 2017 for delivery before 12
noon on 3 July 2017, at a cost of $3m-Qv00. A simple square design with white icing was
selected and the SIA provided an it? Of the code to be iced onto the cake. The SIA is
unable to provide the exact mgre-?r?ys or recipe of the cake as this would prejudice the
commercial position of the supp The $360.00 was part of an overall spend of $1 ,108.00 for
the function at which the cakE> presented. The other costs related to:

    

 

  
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item Cost
Sausage Rolls $64.00
Mini QuichesC/gf $64.00
Fruit Piatteggv? $110.00
1 220.00
was i
@iWee $5.00
Delivery Fee $5.00
Tea and Coffee $230.00
Koha $50.00
Cake $360.00
TOTAL $1,108.00

 

 

 

 

 

Social Inveslmenl Agency L3, 117 Lombton Quay Wellington

As an agency that uses a data driven approach the SIA utilised coding language to highlight
the new name, remit and of the SIA. The anecdotal feedback that the SIA
received in regards to the cake was that ?it was delicious?, and as there was some leftover
slices the SIA distributed these to other tenants in our building.

Some comments came to the attention of the SIA that the coding iced onto the cake was not
useable code, however, while the SIA has a robust review and analysis process to ensure the
integrity and accuracy of our data and coding, the same stringent review is not applied to
cakes. The SIA was also made aware that there were some conversations on Twitter as to
whether the code on the cake was or binary. The SIA did not feel it was critical to contribute
to these conversations.

This information fully covers your request. Some information has been redacted und s?pon:

of the CIA to protect information that would prejudice the comma ial
position of the subject of the information

In making the decision to withhold some of this information, i have co #d the public
interest under section 9(1) of the CIA. You have the right under sectio of the CIA to
seek an investigation and review from the Ombudsman about the dec' refuse some of
your request. The contact details are: 

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Office of the Ombudsman 
PO Box 10 152 
Wellington 6143. 

Yours sincerely

5/47 1 

Kirsten Stephenson ix
General Manager Corporate, Sog 'vestment Agency




 

Social Investment Agency L3, ll7 Lomblon Quay Wellington