2019 ANNUAL REVIEW

The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust was formed in 1991 to bridge a perceived gap of understanding between Members of Parliament and the business community.
The Trust is a non-partisan educational charity, it is not a lobbying organisation. The main objectives of the Trust are:
to enable Members of Parliament to widen their experience in and increase their knowledge of business; to improve the understanding of the Trust’s Corporate members of how government is exercised through Parliament.
These objectives are met through the provision of various means including, Parliamentary Study Programmes (for Corporate members) and Business Study Programme attachments (for Members of Parliament).
The Trustee Council comprises the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and the leaders or representatives of the other Parliamentary parties. The 52nd Parliament has five parties represented with the Labour party (Government) and the National Party (Opposition) entitled to two representative each. There are six Corporate members elected by the Corporate membership.
A Trust Board of four Corporate representatives (seconded from the Trustee Council) and three Parliamentary representatives, also drawn from the Trustee Council, exercises the legal functions and obligations of the Trust.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as President of the Trust. The Chairman is a Corporate representative.
Corporate Membership of the Trust is open to companies and organisations that have the necessary structure to provide Members of Parliament with meaningful study programmes.
Associate Membership is open to those Members of Parliament who have successfully completed a Business Study Programme attachment with one of the Trust’s Corporate members.
The Trust is financed by subscriptions paid by its Corporate members.
It is my pleasure to write this message for the 2019 Review and to congratulate the Trust on another full year of events.
The work of the Trust through its parliamentary seminar programme, plays an important role in getting corporates to understand their country’s government and parliamentary processes. I was pleased to see the Trust extend this work with the addition of a new seminar with a focus on Executive Government and Public policy in addition to presenting at Select Committees and the management of legislation.
The President’s dinners of which I hosted one this year, provides me with an opportunity to hear directly from our Corporate members and how they see the current and future business climate. They also provide an opportunity to acknowledge their membership and support of the Trust, building on the vision of those who founded the Trust twenty-eight years ago. Sir Patrick Goodman’s and Lindsay McCullum’s vision back in 1991 has stood the test of time and the Trust’s purpose is as relevant today as it was when first established.
I am pleased to see the Trust providing increased funding to enable schools to undertake visits to Parliament. It is important that our students of all ages are given the opportunity to learn about their parliament and about parliamentary democracy.
I acknowledge and thank all our corporate members for their continued commitment to the Trust and specially those who hosted Business Attachment programmes for Members of Parliament during the year. Members of Parliament, particularly those who do not have a business background, highly value this opportunity.
I would like to thank the Chairman, Peter Griffiths, members of the Trust Board and the Secretariat, for the work they undertake on behalf of our Corporate members and the Members of Parliament.
Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP President of the Trust2019 has been a very busy year implementing several important changes to the image and operations of the Trust. These have included a soft launch of B&PT rebranding and colour palette, introduction of a social media platform and substantial redesign of the website which was launched mid-year. New brochures and promotional material have also been introduced. Greater emphasis on e-communications and materials has been key to our rebranding and developing a new way of operating.
Changes have also been made to our highly successful parliamentary seminar programmes with the addition of a Machinery of Government and Parliament seminar which takes a closer look at legislation and select committees in addition to Executive Government and public policy. This seminar replaces the select committee seminar that has been offered in recent years.
We reviewed our funding practices for tertiary education to include a wider range of Universities. This year will see Auckland, Waikato, Canterbury and Otago Universities awarding prizes in politics in the name of the Trust. At the end of 2019 the Board appointed Munro Benge to provide who will be responsible for the Trust with accounting services and transitioning our operations to a cloud-based system. I wish to acknowledge the excellent services provided by Brent Pearson of BJ Pearson Limited since the inception of the Trust.
At the Annual Meeting, I was pleased to be re-elected a member of the Trustee Council and to continue in the role of Board Chair for a further term of three years. It is a privilege to be associated with the Trust. Chris Litchfield, Managing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil, who had been co-opted to the Board at the end of 2018 until the 2019 Annual Meeting was also elected onto the Trustee Council and the Board for a three-year term. Alastair Scott MP (National Party) resigned from the Board in August and was replaced by Tim van de Molen MP.
Three new corporate members have joined us during the year. I welcome back Auckland International Airport Limited who were a founding member of the Trust together with DB Breweries Ltd and Pfizer New Zealand Limited as first-time members. Membership of the Trust is much sought after and therefore it is important that all our corporate members take full advantage of their membership by hosting Business Attachment programmes for Members of Parliament, ensuring their staff are participating in the parliamentary seminars and also by attending members’ events.
The contribution our Corporate members make to the Trust and its activities is significant and we appreciate this continued support. To all who have engaged with the Trust and its activities this year - thank you. Your on-going support is essential for the continued operation of the Trust and is greatly appreciated. I wish to place on record the Board’s appreciation of those Ministers, parliamentarians, staff of the Cabinet Office, Office of the Clerk and the Department of Internal Affairs, who gave freely of their time to speak at one of our four seminars during the year. The contribution you make is highly valued by our corporate attendees.
My thanks also wish to the Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, Speaker of the House of Representatives who acts as the President of the Trust in hosting our seminars and events and ensuring our continued presence in the Parliamentary complex; and to my colleagues on the Trust Board for their valued input and support. To the Trust Secretariat, thank you for your efforts over the past year and for making the changes happen to the advancement of the Trust.
Peter Griffiths ChairmanI am pleased to provide the 28th review of the business and activities of the Trust to the year ending 31 December 2019.
The Trust’s 27th Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 30 April in the Grand Hall, Parliament House. The Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, presided as President of the Trust.
The meeting was chaired by Peter Griffiths. The meeting ratified changes to the corporate membership of the Trustee Council and Board as outlined in the Chairman’s message.
Peter Griffiths, Chair of the Trust Board was re-elected for a further term of three years. Chris Litchfield, Chief Executive of Coco Cola Amatil who had been seconded to the Board in 2018 to fill a casual vacancy was elected to the trustee council and to the Board for a term of three years.
Following the formal business, Dr Deborah Russell MP and Angie Warren-Clark MP, who had completed Business Attachments with Fonterra Co-operative Group and Foodstuffs New Zealand Ltd in 2018, respectively, received their Associate Members certificates. Louisa Wall MP an existing Associate Member was presented with her certificate following completion of an Attachment with GlaxoSmithKline.
Corporate members were invited to nominate staff representatives for 4 seminars and to attend two additional events during the calendar year. In addition, Members of Parliament were invited to meet with corporates at all four Parliamentary seminar lunches and two Trust hosted events.
The Trust’s Corporate membership stands at 72 members as at 31 December 2019.
This year we welcomed 4 new Corporate Members:
Varian Medical Systems
Pfizer New Zealand Limited
Dominion Breweries Limited
Auckland International Airport Limited (re-joining having been a foundation member)
The resignations of Abano Healthcare Group Ltd, Dell EMC NZ Corporation Ltd, IBM New Zealand Ltd, Microsoft New Zealand Ltd, Qantas Group and Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd all took effect from 31 December 2019.
The following Members of Parliament were appointed Associate Members following the successful completion of their first Business Attachments:
Andrew Bayly Member for Hunua National Party
Clayton Mitchell List Member New Zealand First Tim van de Molen Member for Waikato National Party
Hamish Walker Member for National Party Clutha Southland
Nicola Willis List Member National Party Dr Duncan Webb Member for Labour Party Christchurch Central
This brings the number of Associate Members in the 52nd Parliament to 63 as at 31 December 2019 and includes two Board members, Clayton Mitchell MP and Tim van de Mollen MP.
Invitations are extended to a small group of Chief Executives or senior Leaders from amongst our Corporate membership for each of the dinners and they continue to provide valuable opportunities for maintaining contact between the Trust, the senior management of our Corporate membership and Parliamentary leaders.
The President of the Trust hosted one dinner on 11 September, for the Opposition Parties. 10 Corporate Chief Executives and/or leadership team representatives attended the dinner. The Parliamentary guests were; David Seymour MP, Leader of the ACT Party, Barbara Kuriger, Senior Opposition Whip and Andrew Bayly, Party Spokesperson for Building & Construction and Revenue, National Party.
Our new webpage went live with a soft launch in midyear. The site provides us with a fresh professional look. Further development work and enhancements will be carried out to the site in 2020.
Our social media presence was established through Facebook and LinkedIn and we are now in the process of growing our presence through these platforms.
Rory McGuire, a third-year media and marketing student at Massey University joined the Secretariat in March as our first COMMS Intern.
His expertise in social media and the internet made him indispensable and we were sorry to have to farewell him mid - November following the completion of the academic year.
All current publications have been updated in both content and design and were rolled-out in the first half of 2019. These publications are available on-line or in hard-copy by request.
Corporate membership and the schools funding application forms have also been re-designed in order to provide more robust information to aid the decision-making processes.
One Business Overview was held with Roger Dennis as the guest speaker.
Roger Dennis who works as a consultant in foresight, innovation and large scale change provided the audience with a thought-provoking presentation.
His role sees him working with both government bodies and companies across Asia, Europe and Australasia.
He likes to discuss why forming strategy without knowing about the future is like pouring coffee without a cup and why a strategy without an innovation capacity is akin to walking very slowly on the same spot.
Our Business Study Attachments programme is a key pillar of the Trust’s operations.
11 Members of Parliament completed their Attachments during the year and a further 3 are in the process of undertaking attachments to be completed in 2020.
We acknowledge and warmly thank the following corporate members who hosted Members of Parliament during the year:
Air New Zealand Ltd
Christchurch International Airport Ltd
Deloitte Ltd
Johnson & Johnson NZ Ltd
Meridian Energy
NZ Steel Ltd
Ports of Auckland
Russell McVeagh
Sealord Group Ltd
SBS Bank
St John
Willis Bond & Co Ltd
It is clear from the feedback received from Members of Parliament undertaking attachments, that the experience in doing so is very worthwhile and much valued. The challenge is to fit the required time commitment into already busy and ever-changing schedules.
Hosting Corporate members continue to be very accommodating in coping with these pressures and their cooperation and assistance in providing opportunities for Members of Parliament to spend time with their businesses is highly appreciated.
The Trust has had a longstanding relationship with the Victoria University of Wellington through the provision of both scholarships and prizes in politics.
The Scholarship was first established in 2010 for students enrolled in an Honours or Master study in either Political Science, International Relations or the School of Government.
The 2018 Scholarships were the last to be awarded under the current arrangements. The University identified two equally deserving scholars and so the decision was taken to jointly award the Scholarship between Annie MacDonald and Kathleen Robertson.
Annie MacDonald undertook research on the experience of the Green Party and their role governing New Zealand, drawing inspiration from her experience interning at Parliament with the Party’s co-leader Hon James Shaw. In addition, Annie undertook research on the role of Parliament in the Land and Water forum to address freshwater issues.
Kathleen Robertson completed Honours in Political Science and wrote an essay about increasing the representation of disabled people in Parliaments, comparing the New Zealand Election Access Fund Bill with approaches used in other countries. Kathleen also undertook an internship at Parliament interning with two New Zealand Green Party Members of Parliament.
Following the review of tertiary scholarships and prizes in 2018, the Board is pleased that engagement is now well under-way with our new partner universities - Auckland, Otago and Waikato where prizes in politics and or public policy will be offered.
Our partnership with the University of Canterbury, which dates back to 2014, has been retained. Canterbury awarded the first Politics and Public Policy prize to Jessica Harnett Kikstra, their top 2018 Master of Policy & Governance student. Her dissertation was entitled Collaborative Water Governance in Canterbury and involved fieldwork with both ECAN and farmers from the Canterbury region.
A feature of the new prizes is that winners are invited to Wellington to either participate in a parliamentary seminar or have engagement with the Trust. Jessica elected to attend our last parliamentary seminar of the year where she received her award from the Chair of the Board in the presence of Corporate and Associate members.
This scheme has been in effect since July 2015. In order to qualify for funding assistance, schools must undertake the 90 - minute “How Parliament Works” educational tour organised by the Parliament Education Services.
A little funding from the Trust can make all the difference and students who would not normally be given the opportunity to visit their Parliament are able to do so. The Trust is also equally impressed with how many of the rural and small - town schools are supported by their communities through fundraising ventures.
In 2019 the Trust provided grants totalling $60,345 to 48 schools enabling 1,034 students and 69 parents / caregivers to visit Parliament. A full schedule of all schools receiving funding is given at Appendix 5.
Pupils of schools in receipt of funding will often write to the Trust expressing their appreciation for the funds that enabled them and their school to visit Wellington. A small sample of feedback received are:
“Thank you for the funds that provided us with a range of opportunities. I personally enjoyed getting to see our Prime Minister in the debating chamber. She acknowledged and waved to us. It was a cool experience and I learnt about how they get to ask the questions and prepare.” Lachlan, Meeanee School
“The rules were explained to us and we got to ask questions but while we were doing that I could not stop staring at the mace, it looked like pure gold I don’t know if it was but it looked like gold.” Hamish, Meeanee School
“Thank you, NZ Business and Parliament Trust for helping Ngākau Māhaki to get to Wellington. We really enjoyed it in the Parliament because we got to watch a real live debate. My favourite part personally, was when we got to see the past Prime Ministers of New Zealand. I think we all enjoyed being in the parliament with our guide William.” Caiden, Ngākau Māhaki
“Thank you for the money you gave Limehills School for the year 7s Wellington camp, we really appreciated it. We had so much fun with getting a tour around the Beehive and being able to meet our MP. We learnt things such as the fire that happened in the library many years ago and about the Queen and the carpets and so much more.” Tahlia, Room 8
As in previous years, the Trust ran a competition for the Triennial Youth Parliament which was open to all Youth MPs and members of the Youth Press Gallery. Youth MPs could either write an essay, deliver a speech or make a video on the topic “Choose one big issue facing our society and describe what the Government can do to better enable businesses to make a difference on this issue”.
The competition attracted a high number of entries. The overall standard of entry was of a very high calibre resulting in the judges awarding four highly commended awards in addition to the three monetary prizes.
The judging panel, for the first time, included corporate member representation.
Winner
Shine Wu formerly Newlands College, Wellington and now studying at Victoria University of Wellington and Dukes University USA. Shine was the Youth MP for Brett Hudson, List Member, National Party. Shine’s essay topic was ‘Inspiring Innovation - Building Aotearoa’s New Entrepreneurs’
1st Runner-Up
William Wood of Palmerston North Boys High School and Youth MP for Ian McKelvie, Member for Rangitikei.
2nd Runner-Up
Fiona Wu, a member of the Youth Press Gallery and studying at Auckland University.
Highly Commended
James Macey, Youth MP for Jonathan Young, Member for New Plymouth
Sophie Dixon, Youth Press Gallery
Kate Morris, Youth Press Gallery
Shaneel Lal, Youth MP for Hon Jenny Salesa, Member for Manukau East
The awards were presented by the Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Trust President and Peter Griffiths, Board Chair at a reception hosted by the Hon Peeni Henare, Minister of Youth and attended by all Youth Members of Parliament and Press Gallery members.
Parliamentary Seminars are central to the Trust’s purpose in creating a learning environment whereby representatives and employees of our corporate members are able to come to Parliament and be addressed by Ministers, parliamentarians and officials operating at the core of our parliamentary and executive government systems.
This year we hosted 4 seminars attended by a total of 108 participants from 42 corporate members.
The Prime Minister headed an illustrious group of Ministers and parliamentarians to address corporate participants. A full list of all our speakers is given at Appendix 5.
This year saw the introduction of a new one-day seminar entitled the Machinery of Government and Parliament - Taking a closer look. The seminar has been designed to provide our corporate clients with the unique opportunity to engage and interact with expert officials as well as learn through practical approaches to Government and Parliament.
The seminar was created in part in response to the feedback received from course participants attending our Exercising Government through Parliament seminar and in part to ensure that Executive Government and Public Policy were being covered.
While this new seminar replaces the half-day Select Committee seminar, Select Committees including roleplaying and the passage of legislation through Parliament are incorporated into the programme as is the opportunity to view Parliament in action.
Seminar attendees were equally appreciative that so many of our Members of Parliament and in particular Associate Members were able to attend the seminar lunch that precedes Oral Questions - Questions to Ministers in the House, giving them the opportunity to speak informally with parliamentarians.
Some of the comments received from attendees at this year’s Seminars were:
“The opportunity to hear first-hand from the country’s leaders, the quality of the speakers, the information provided by them, the frankness and openness of the speakers and the appreciation of the fact that, what is a very busy and full day, keeps to time.”
“The seminar was well organised. Great topics. Fantastic to get time from these speakers. It also provides a great networking opportunity between members and corporates.”
“The guest speakers were all very engaging, and it was great to have an idea of individuals roles within the machinery of Government and Parliament.”
Firstly, I wish to acknowledge and thank the Ministers and Members of Parliament who generously undertake speaking engagements informing our corporate members on Parliament and government. The Trust could not achieve its key purpose without your support.
I would like to record my thanks to the Speaker’s Office, the Clerk of the House and staff of the Office of the Clerk, Cabinet Office, Department of Internal Affairs policy team and the Parliamentary Service (in particular Executive Assistants) for their assistance and support throughout the year. The Trust relies heavily on you all to help us achieve our mission.
Thank you too to our Corporate Liaison officers, without whose cooperation our programmes could not be implemented. I also acknowledge
the excellent work undertaken by Kim Mantell of Mantell Brands for work relating to re-designing our publications and the new web page and to Brent Pearson of B J Pearson Ltd for financial services. Brent has been associated with the Trust for some twentyeight years and following a Board decision at the end of 2019 making changes to our financial management resulting in the appointment of a new accountancy firm to deliver those changes, Brent’s association with the Trust will cease in the first quarter of 2020.
Finally, my personal thanks to my colleagues Vasoula Kappatos, Tassie Wong and Rory McGuire for their contribution to the work of the Trust and who have successfully coped with a raft of ongoing changes.
APPENDIX 1
2019 CALENDAR AND PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Parliamentary Seminar 1 - Exercising Government through Parliament
Annual General Meeting
Parliamentary Seminar 2 - Machinery of Government and Parliament - Taking a Closer Look
Youth Parliament NZBPT Competition - Awards announced and presentation of prizes
Winter Business Overview
President’s Dinner for Corporate Chief Executives and Leadership Team representatives
Parliamentary Seminar 3 - Exercising Government through Parliament
Parliamentary Seminar 4 - Machinery of Government and Parliament - Taking a Closer Look
Associate Members & Stakeholders Christmas drinks - 28th Anniversary of the Trust
APPENDIX 2
PRESIDENT’S DINNER - CORPORATE CHIEF EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Alison Andrew Chief Executive Transpower NZ Ltd
Dr Joanna Breare Chief Executive Todd Energy
Elisabeth Champion Chief Executive GSK New Zealand
Alex Lagny Chief Executive Veolia Ltd
Simon Mander Chief Executive Metropolitan Glass & Glazing Ltd
Felix Richter Chief Executive Marsden Maritime Holdings Ltd
Gabriel Selischi Senior Vice President Australasia OMV New Zealand Ltd
Guy Waipara General Manager Meridian Energy
David Walsh Group Chief Executive New Zealand Post Group
APPENDIX 3
CORPORATE ATTENDEES
PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR 1 - 3 APRIL
Abbey Baylis 3R Group Ltd
Lucy Sutherland Abbvie Ltd
Craig Dunstan Christchurch International Airport Ltd
Amy Barrett Downer/Hawkins NZ Ltd
Jackie Mullan Genesis Energy Ltd
Stuart Smith Goodman (NZ) Ltd
Brett Marett GSK
Melissa Bentley GSK
Kirsten Daggar-Nickson Imperial Tabacco New Zealand Ltd
Tanea Chapman KiwiRail
Nikki Winter KiwiRail
Judy Bowman Pāmu Farms
Vanessa Vermeulen Pāmu Farms
Ruth Doone Merck Sharp & Dohme (NZ) Ltd
Craig Dowling Mercury NZ Ltd
Tori Scott Meridian Energy
Simonne Thompson NZ College of Massage
Alex Ross NZ Steel Ltd
Eugene Venter Pacific Aluminum
Suhail Sequeira Ports of Auckland
Nigel Ironside Ports of Auckland
Jack Stewart Refining NZ
Greg Bannon Refining NZ
Fiona Ryan Russell McVeagh
Elle Dorset Spark NZ Trading Ltd
Aaron Chudleigh Talley’s Group Ltd
Leon Moore Talley’s Group Ltd
Dr Joanna Breare Todd Energy
Raewyn Moss Transpower NZ Ltd
Courtney Grenfell Television New Zealand Limited
Fabian Yukich Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Megan Martin Vodafone NZ Ltd
Will Hine Westpac New Zealand
Julia Hopkins Westpac New Zealand
Tony Bye 3R Group Ltd
Lindsay Boy Abbvie Ltd
Penny Wells Christchurch International Airport Ltd
Byron Walker Deloitte Ltd
Amy Barrett Downer/Hawkins NZ Ltd
Haley Mortimer Fonterra Co-operative Group
Elaine Anelay GSK
Kate McLellan GSK
Kirsten Daggar Nickson Imperial Tabacco NZ Ltd
Louise Evans McDonald Imperial Tabacco NZ Ltd
Tanea Chapman KiwiRail
Nikki Winter KiwiRail
Kim Ellwood Landcorp Farming Ltd
Shane Paramore Abbvie
David Erskine Air New Zealand Ltd
Benoit Midol Downer/Hawkins NZ Ltd
Mia Joronen Fujitsu New Zealand Ltd
Warwick Williams Genesis Energy Ltd
Krunal Patel Goodman Property
Mike Linnell GSK New Zealand Ltd
Ben Johnston KiwiRail
Shannon Lynds Landcorp NZ Ltd
Mandy Armstrong Landcorp NZ Ltd
Marie Winfiled Lotto New Zealand
Paul Lindsay Merck Serono Australia Pty Ltd
Vanessa Gascoigne Merck Sharp & Dohme (NZ) Ltd
Sheryl Kurte Merck Sharp & Dohme (NZ) Ltd
Sven Herselman 3R Group
Sandy McFadyen-Rew Air New Zealand Ltd
Rebekah Cain Bank of New Zealand
Esther Summerhays Bank of New Zealand
Allan Swann Genesis Energy
Quincy Liu GSK New Zealand
Bryce Davies IAG NZ Ltd
Sami Hakim Imperial Tobacco Australia Ltd
Ben Johnston KiwiRail
Jody Bowman Landcorp Farming Ltd
Kathryn Haworth Lotto NZ
John Bright Mercury NZ Ltd
James Canny Meridian Energy
Suhail Sequeira Ports of Auckland
Vanessa Vermeulen Landcorp Farming Ltd
Justin Powell Lotto New Zealand
Paul Smith Merck Sharp & Dohme (NZ) Ltd
Steve Wynn Metropolitan Glass & Glazing Ltd
Jamie Heywood NZ Agriseeds Ltd
Holly Attrill OMV New Zealand Ltd
Matiu Park OMV New Zealand Ltd
Fiona Ryan Russell McVeagh
Geordie Johnson Russell McVeagh
Robyn MacDonald Subaru of New Zealand
Dr Joanna Breare Todd Energy
Laura Ackland Transpower NZ Ltd
Julia Hopkins Westpac New Zealand
Greg Buzzard PowerNet Limited
Kavi Singh PowerNet Limited
Mike Skilling SBS Bank
Susannah Walker Southern Cross Healthcare
Tim Rickerby Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd
Bronagh Downey Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd
Greg Kingston Talley’s Group Ltd
Rowan Hooper Todd Energy
Deborah Gray Transpower New Zealand Ltd
Kirsty Way Television New Zealand Ltd
Sonya Mason Vodafone New Zealand Ltd
Daisy Hudson Templeton Scholar - Otago Daily Times
Barbara McPhee Parliamentary Services
Kavi Singh PowerNet
Rachael Watt PowerNet
Arwen Vant Spark NZ
Jeff Richardson Talley’s Group Ltd
Joycelyn Raffills Todd Energy
Richard Langley Todd Energy
Brent McAnulty Television New Zealand Ltd
Kirsty Way Television New Zealand Ltd
Nicky Preston Vodafone
Matt Hardwick Z Energy
Jessica Kikstra NZBPT Politics Prize Winner, University of Canterbury
Dr Jocken Guckes Bodastyl Federal Republic Germany
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister of New Zealand and Member for Mt Albert
Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP Speaker of the House of Representatives
Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance and Member for Wellington Central
Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media and Member for Mana
Hon Tracey Martin Minister for Children and List Member, NZ First Party
Hon Simon Bridges MP Leader of the Opposition, Member for Tauranga
Hon Ruth Dyson MP Member for Port Hills
Michael Wood MP Member for Mt Roskill
Barbara Kuriger MP Member for Taranaki-King Country
Matt Doocey MP Member for Waimakariri
Hon Tim Macindoe MP Member for Hamilton West
Hon Alfred Ngaro MP List Member, National Party
Louisa Wall MP Member for Manurewa
Jamie Strange MP List Member, Labour Party
Dan Bidois MP Member for Northcote
Simeon Brown MP Member for Pakuranga
Ginny Andersen MP List Member, Labour Party
David Wilson Clerk of the House
Jessica Mutch McKay
Sam Sachdeva
ONE News Political Editor
Political Editor Newsroom and Deputy Chair, Press Gallery
Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP Speaker of the House of Representatives and List Member, Labour Party
Gerrard Carter Cabinet Office, Department Prime Minister & Cabinet
Gina Smith, Director of Policy Services Directorate, Dept of Internal Affairs
Rachel Groves Director, Policy Services, Dept of Internal Affairs
Craig Renney
Danya Levy
Joy Gribbean
Snr Ministerial Advisor, Office of Minister of Finance
Snr Press Secretary, Office of Minister of Transport
Snr Press Secretary, Office of Minister of Immigration
Bill Fewen Ministerial Adviser, Office of Minister of Health
Gabor Hellyer Committee Clerk, Office of the Clerk
Pavan Sharma Manager Policy & Legal, Office of the Clerk
Benneydale School
Devon Intermediate School
Egmont Village School
Flemington aSchool
Future Leaders
Glen Oroua School
Halfmoon Bay School
Hastings Boys’ High School
Hikurangi School
Hillview Christian School
Hororata School
Jireh Christian School
Kaitoke School
Lawrence Area School
Limehills School
Lyttelton Primary School
Mapua School
Marlborough Girls’ College
Marshland School
Maungakaramea Primary School
Mayfair School
Mayfield School
Meeanee School
Millers Flat School
Monrad Intermediate School
Normanby School
Oaklands School
Omakere School
Our Ladies of Victories
Paihia School
Paraparaumu College
Waitomo District
New Plymouth
Inglewood
Waipukura
Greymouth, Eastern Bays, Kaikohe, Kapiti, Palmerston North, Whangarei
Palmerston North
Stewart Island
Hastings
Northland
Christchurch
Darfield
Auckland
Claris-Great Barrier Island
Otago
Southland
Christchurch
Tasman
Blenheim
Christchurch
Northland
Hastings
Ashburton, South Canterbury
Napier
Roxburgh, Otago
Palmerston North
South Taranaki
Halswell, Christchurch
Central Hawkes Bay
Christchurch
Northland
Kapiti Coast
Portobello School Dunedin
Puketapu School
Saint Joseph’s Catholic School
St Peter’s School
Tamariki School
Taradale, Hawkes Bay
Dargaville
Gore
Christchurch
Tapawera Area School Nelson
Tapora School Wellsford
Tauranga Adventist School
Tauranga Girls School
Te Kura Kaupapa Maaori o
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
LEGAL NAME OF ENTITY
TYPE OF ENTITY AND LEGAL BASIS
New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust.
New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust is incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and is registered with the Charities Commission. The Registration Number is CC43956.
AUDITOR
Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Partnership.
SOLICITOR Russell McVeagh.
BANKER
Mission Statement
To advance and encourage understanding and goodwill between the business community of New Zealand and Parliamentarians.
ENTITY STRUCTURE
The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust (“the Trust”) is a Trust focused on supporting business, economic and educational activities in New Zealand.
It is also a registered charity.
The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising four members of the Trustee Council who are subscribing Corporate members of the Trust, and three members of the Trustee Council who are Members of Parliament.
The Trustee Council is composed of six subscribing corporate members and representatives from each of the political parties represented in the House of Representatives.
The Board meets four times per year and must also convene an Annual General Meeting.
The Trust’s operations are managed by a team of three part-time paid employees - the Chief Executive, an Executive Assistant (Programmes & Administration), and an Administration (Events) Assistant.
Westpac New Zealand Limited.
MAIN SOURCES OF THE ENTITY’S CASH AND RESOURCES
The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust’s primary source of funding is through receipt of membership income.
The Trust also receives interest income on bank balances held by it.
The strategic objectives and outcomes of the New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust include:
advancing and encouraging understanding and goodwill between the business community of New Zealand and Parliamentarians; widening the experience of Parliamentarians in their knowledge of the business community and improving the understanding within the business community of the issues facing Parliament;
advancing and encouraging public education or other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in connection with the work of Parliament.
OUTCOMES AND MEASURES OF QUALITY AND OBJECTIVES IN RESPECT TO DELIVERY
Parliamentary Seminars (for Corporate members)
Exercising Government through Parliament
Machinery of Government & Parliament
++ Select Committee Seminars
Activities specific to MPs
Business Study Programme attachments (for MPs)
Attachments confirmed / offered
Attachments completed
Attachments cancelled / lapsed
Attachments still to be completed
One-day Business Visit (for MPs)
Activities open to Corporate Members and MPs
“Business Overview” events for Corporate members and MPs
“President’s Dinners” for CEOs and senior leadership team members of the Trust’s Corporate membership
^New Members’ Function
Education
Provision of tertiary Trust Study Prizes
Travel assistance for schools visiting Parliament
Number of schools assisted
Number if students assisted
Number of parents / caregivers assisted
(*) It is not possible to estimate how many Members of Parliament might undertake an attachment in any one year or how long it may take to complete an attachment.
(@) Trust Study Prizes involving one university were agreed to and presented at the Annual Meeting. No Scholarships were awarded during 2019 following a decision by the Board to review the tertiary funding package that required the two participating Universities to suspend the scholarships.
++ Select Committee Seminars have been replaced by Machinery of Government & Parliament seminars introduced for the first time in 2019.
(#) It is not possible to estimate how many schools might apply for travel assistance funding.
^ New Members Function - only one is held per parliamentary term following a General Election.
For the Parliamentary Seminars, participants are presented with a survey form seeking their comments on specific elements of the day’s programme.
The survey results are presented to the Trust Board for their information.
Revenue
Fees, subscriptions and other revenue from members
Interest, dividends and other investment revenue
Total Revenue
Expenses
Provision of goods or services
Other expenses
Total Expenses
Deficit for the period before tax Income Tax
Deficit for the period after tax
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
Cash was applied to:
of property, plant and equipment Acquisition of intangible assets Net movement of term deposits
Net Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities Net Increase /(Decrease) in Cash
This is represented by Bank & Cash
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
The Trust has elected to apply PBE SFR-A (NFP) Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting - Accrual (Not-For-Profit) on the basis that it does not have public accountability and has total annual expenses of equal to or less than $2,000,000 for the last two annual reporting periods.
All transactions in the Performance Report are reported using the accrual basis of accounting. The Performance Report is prepared under the assumption that the Trust will continue to operate as a going concern in the foreseeable future. The performance report is presented in New Zealand Dollars. All numbers presented have been rounded to the nearest dollar unless otherwise stated.
REVENUE
Revenue is accounted for as follows:
Membership income
Fees and subscriptions received in exchange for monthly access to member’s facilities are initially recorded as income in advance and recognised in revenue evenly over the membership period.
Interest and dividend income
Interest income is recognised on an accruals basis.
INCOME TAX
The Trust is a registered charity under the Charities Act 2005, and accordingly is not subject to income tax.
BANK ACCOUNTS AND CASH
Bank and cash in the Statement of Cash Flows comprise cash balances and bank balances (including short term deposits) with original maturities of 90 days or less.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are shown at cost or valuation less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
Depreciation
Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis on all property, plant and equipment, at rates that will write off the cost of the assets to their estimated residual values over their useful lives. The depreciation rates and useful lives associated with major classes of assets have been estimated as follows:
Office equipment : 5 years
Intangible Assets
The Trust has elected to adopt the Tier 2 standard PBE IPSAS 31 Intangible Assets in relation to the capitalisation of the costs incurred in the development of the website. Intangible assets acquired by the Trust, which finite useful lives, are measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and any impairment losses. Acquired website development costs are capitalised on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and develop the website.
Amortisation
Intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset, from the date they are available for use and reported within the surplus or deficit for the year. The following amortisation rates have been applied:
Website : 20% SL
EMPLOYEE COSTS
Employee entitlements are measured at undiscounted nominal values based on accrued entitlements at current rates of pay.
DEPOSITS INVESTMENTS
Deposits comprise term deposits which have a term of greater than three months and therefore do not fall into the category of cash and cash equivalents.
Investments are recorded at cost.
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST)
The Trust is GST registered. All amounts are recorded exclusive of GST, except for Debtors and Creditors which are stated inclusive of GST.
These include salaries and wages accrued up to balance date, and annual leave earned but not taken at balance date.
The Trust recognises a liability and an expense for bonuses it is contractually obliged to pay, or where a past event has created a constructive obligation.
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no changes in accounting policies during the annual reporting period (2018: None).
NOTE 1 – ANALYSIS OF EXPENSES
NOTE 2 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
SIGNIFICANT DONATED ASSETS - NOT RECORDED
The Trust has not received any significant donated assets during the course of the year. (2018: None).
There were no commitments or contingencies as at 31 December 2019 (2018: None)
The Trust Board agreed (and ratified at the AGM on 10 April 2013) that the Chairman would receive an honorarium of $15,000 per
The Chairman also receives $1,200 in Chairman’s disbursements, if requested
The other Trustees do not receive any funds
The current Chair has indicated he does not wish to receive the Honorarium, nor funds for disbursements.
On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global pandemic in respect to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Following establishment of a foothold within the New Zealand population, the New Zealand Government initiated a full societal lockdown with significant isolation requirements and movement restrictions imposed on citizens (with only essential services permitted to operate). The countrywide lockdown commenced on 26 March 2020 and is initially forecast to run for a 4 week period.
The countrywide lockdown is expected to have a significant economic impact on New Zealand, with flow through to the organisations financial results considered to be highly likely. Due to the nature of the countrywide lockdown and flow on economic impacts it is not practicable to estimate the financial impact on the organisation at this time.
There were no other significant events after balance date requiring reporting or adjustment in these financial statements (2018: Nil).
Audit
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We have audited the performance report of New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust (the “Trust”) on pages 18 to 28, which comprises the entity information, the statement of service performance, the statement of financial performance and statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2019, the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2019, and notes to the financial statements, including summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion:
a) the reported outcomes and outputs, and quantification of the outputs to the extent practicable, in the statement of service performance are suitable;
b) the accompanying performance report presents fairly, in all material respects:
the entity information for the year then ended;
the service performance for the year then ended; and
the financial position of the Trust as at 31 December 2019 and its financial performance, and cash flows for the year then ended
in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting – Accrual (Not-ForProfit) issued in New Zealand by the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board.
We conducted our audit of the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows, statement of accounting policies and notes to the performance report in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)), and the audit of the entity information and statement of service performance in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (New Zealand) ISAE (NZ) 3000 (Revised).
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Performance Report section of our report. We are independent of the Trust in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 (Revised) Code of Ethics for Assurance Practitioners issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, the Trust.
The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the President’s Message, Chairman’s Message and Chief Executive’s Report but does not include the performance report and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the performance report does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of audit opinion or assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the performance report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the performance report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Trustees are responsible for:
(a) Identifying outcomes and outputs, and quantifying the outputs to the extent practicable, that are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable, to report in the statement of service performance;
(b) the preparation and fair presentation of the performance report on behalf of the Trust which comprises:
the entity information;
the statement of service performance; and
the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows, statement of accounting policies and notes to the performance report
in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting – Accrual (Not -ForProfit) issued in New Zealand by the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board, and
(c) for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the performance report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the performance report, the Trustees are responsible on behalf of Trust for assessing the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate Trust or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the performance report is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (NZ) and ISAE (NZ) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this performance report.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (NZ) and ISAE (NZ) 3000 (Revised), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error; to design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and to obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for the auditor’s opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the auditor concludes that a material uncertainty exists, the auditor is required to draw attention in the auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the opinion. The auditor’s conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause an entity to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Perform procedures to obtain evidence about and evaluate whether the reported outcomes and outputs, and quantification of the outputs to the extent practicable, are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable.
We communicate with the Trustees regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
This report is made solely to the Trusts Members as a body.
Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Trusts Members as a body, those matters which we are required to state to them in our audit report and for no other purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Trust and its Members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report or for the opinion we have formed.
Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Partnership
B Kennerley PartnerWellington
25 May 2020
PATRON
Vacant
TRUSTEE COUNCIL
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Hon Simon Bridges MP
John Dakin
Peter Griffiths
Gareth Hughes MP
Chris Litchfield (from AGM)
Simon Mackenzie
Nancy McConnell
Clayton Mitchell MP
Dr Deborah Russell MP
Alastair Scott MP (to 21 August)
David Seymour MP
Gretta Stephens
CORPORATE MEMBERS
1. 3R Group Ltd
2. Abano Healthcare Group Ltd
3. AbbVie Ltd
4. ACG Tertiary & Careers Group Ltd
5. Air New Zealand Ltd
6. Airways Corporation of NZ Ltd
7. ANZ (New Zealand) Ltd
8. Bank of New Zealand Ltd
9. Barfoot & Thompson
10. Bauer Media Group (NZ) LP
11. Beef + Lamb New Zealand
12. Christchurch Int’l Airport Ltd
13. Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd
14. Deloitte Ltd
15. Fonterra Co-operative Group
16. Foodstuffs NZ Ltd
17. Fujitsu New Zealand Ltd
18. Genesis Energy Ltd
19. GlaxoSmithKline NZ Ltd
20. Goodman New Zealand Ltd
21. Hawkins Group
22. Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd
23. IAG New Zealand Ltd
24. Imperial Tobacco NZ Ltd
25. Johnson & Johnson NZ Ltd
PRESIDENT
Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BOARD MEMBERS
Peter Griffiths (Chair)
Nancy McConnell (Deputy Chair)
Chris Litchfield
Clayton Mitchell MP
Dr Deborah Russell MP
Alastair Scott MP (to 21 August)
Gretta Stephens
Tim van de Molen MP (from 21 August)
CHAIRMAN
Peter Griffiths
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Vasoula Kappatos
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
Tassie Wong
COMMS INTERN
Rory McGuire
26. Kaipara Limited
27. Kensington Swan
28. KiwiRail
29. Lion - Beer, Spirits & Wine NZ Ltd
30. Lotto New Zealand
31. Marsden Maritime Holdings Ltd
32. McDonald’s Restaurants NZ Ltd
33. Merck Healthcare Pty Ltd
34. Merck Sharp & Dohme (NZ) Ltd
35. Mercury NZ Ltd
36. Meridian Energy
37. Metropolitan Glass & Glazing Ltd
38. NZ Agriseeds Co Ltd
39. NZ Post Group
40. NZ Steel Ltd
41. OceanaGold Waihi
42. OMV (NZ) Ltd
43. Pāmu Farms New Zealand
44. Ports of Auckland Ltd
45. PowerNet Limited
46. Qantas Group
47. Refining New Zealand
48. Rio Tinto (NZ Aluminium Smelters Ltd)
49. Russell McVeagh
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (CURRENT MPS)
1. Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
2. Ginny Andersen
3. Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
4. Andrew Bayly
5. Hon David Bennett
6. Chris Bishop
7. Hon Simon Bridges
8. Hon Gerry Brownlee
9. Rt Hon David Carter
10. Hon Dr David Clark
11. Hon Clare Curran
12. Hon Jacqui Dean
13. Matt Doocey
14. Hon Ruth Dyson
15. Hon Kris Faafoi
16. Hon Julie Anne Genter
17. Hon Paul Goldsmith
18. Hon Nathan Guy
19. Joanne Hayes
20. Hon Peeni Henare
21. Hon Chris Hipkins
22. Brett Hudson
23. Hon Shane Jones
24. Barbara Kuriger
25. Melissa Lee
26. Hon Andrew Little
27. Jan Logie
28. Hon Nanaia Mahuta
29. Rt Hon Trevor Mallard
30. Hon Ron Mark
31. Hon Tracey Martin
32. Hon Todd McClay
33. Ian McKelvie
34. Clayton Mitchell
35. Todd Muller
36. Hon Stuart Nash
37. Hon Alfred Ngaro
38. Hon Damien O’Connor
39. Simon O’Connor
40. Dr Parmjeet Parmar
41. Hon Grant Robertson
42. Jami-Lee Ross
50. Saatchi & Saatchi
51. Sanofi New Zealand Ltd
52. SBS Bank Group
53. Sealord Group Ltd
54. Shell New Zealand (2011) Ltd
55. SKYCITY Entertainment Group
56. Southern Cross Healthcare
57. Spark New Zealand
58. St John
59. Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd
60. Subaru of New Zealand
61. Talley’s Group Ltd
62. Television New Zealand Ltd
63. Todd Corporation Ltd
64. Transpower New Zealand Ltd
65. Vector Ltd
66. Veolia Ltd
67. Villa Maria Estate Ltd
68. Vodafone New Zealand Ltd
69. Westpac
70. Willis Bond & Co Ltd
71. Woolworths New Zealand
72. Z Energy
43. Dr Deborah Russell
44. Hon Jenny Salesa
45. Alastair Scott
46. Hon Scott Simpson JP
47. Hon Aupito William Sio
48. Hon Dr Nick Smith
49. Fletcher Tabuteau
50. Hon Anne Tolley JP
51. Hon Louise Upston
52. Tim van de Molen
53. Hon Nicky Wagner
54. Hamish Walker
55. Louisa Wall
56. Angie Warren Clark
57. Dr Duncan Webb
58. Hon Meka Whaitiri
59. Hon Poto Williams
60. Nicola Willis
61. Hon Michael Woodhouse
62. Hon Dr Megan Woods
63. Jonathan Young