NZBPT 2019 Annual Review

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2019 ANNUAL REVIEW

THE TRUST

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).

PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES GOVERNANCE

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.

MEMBERSHIP

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.

President’s Message 02 Chairman’s Message 03 Chief Executive’s Report 04 Appendix 1 : Programme of Events 12 Appendix 2 : President Dinners Attendees 12 Appendix 3 : Seminar Attendees 12 Appendix 4 : Parliamentary Seminar Speakers 14 Appendix 5 : Travel Fund Assistance for Schools 15 Performance Report 17 Entity Information 18 Statement of Service Performance 20 Statement of Financial Performance 22 Statement of Financial Position 23 Statement of Cash Flows 24 Statement of Accounting Policies 25 Notes to the Performance Report 26 Independent Auditor’s Report 29 Directory and Trust Membership 33 CONTENTS 1

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Trust Operations

2019 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.

Trustee Council and Board

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.

New Corporates

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.

Acknowledgements

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.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT

I am pleased to provide the 28th review of the business and activities of the Trust to the year ending 31 December 2019.

2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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.

Presentations were also made to the joint recipients of the final scholarships under current arrangements with Victoria University of Wellington. See Education on page 8 for further details.
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Darryl Stevens MNZM

EVENTS

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.

TRUST MEMBERSHIP NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS

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.

NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

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.

Clayton Mitchell, Board Member receiving his Associate Members certificate Darryl Stevens Trust CEO, Catherine Soper, Snr Manager Government Affairs, Air NZ Ltd and Dr Duncan Webb MP Tim van de Molen MP with Peter Griffiths
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Stakeholders Function

PRESIDENT’S DINNERS

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.

COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS

Social Media

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.

COMMS Intern

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.

Publications

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.

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Typical seminar lunch where attendees get the opportunity to meet MPs informally Corporates that attended the dinner are listed at Appendix 2.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

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.

BUSINESS STUDY PROGRAMMES

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.

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Tim van de Molen on Attachment with Sealord –NZBPT News June 2019 Andrew Bayly at NZ Steel Ltd NZBT News December 2019

EDUCATION

SCHOLARSHIPS & TRUST STUDY PRIZES

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.

UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY PRIZE WINNER

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.

TRAVEL FUND ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL VISITS TO PARLIAMENT

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:

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Victoria University Scholarship recipients University of Canterbury prizewinner

“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

YOUTH PARLIAMENT

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.

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Devon Intermediate School – New Plymouth Omakere School Visit participating in “How Parliament Works” programme Shine Wu, winner

PARLIAMENTARY SEMINARS – STUDY PROGRAMMES

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.”

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Seminar participants receiving a briefing on the work of the Parliamentary Library The inaugural attendees at the Machinery of Government and Parliament seminar

SEMINAR SPEAKERS

THANK YOU

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.

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APPENDIX 1 - 3

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

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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

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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

3 April 30 April 12 June 16 July 21 August 11 September 25 September 13 November 11 December
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PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR 2 - 12 JUNE

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

PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR 3 - 25 SEPTEMBER

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

PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR 4 - 13 NOVEMBER

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

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APPENDIX 4 - 5

APPENDIX 4

PARLIAMENTARY SEMINAR SPEAKERS FOR 2019 EXERCISING GOVERNMENT THROUGH PARLIAMENT SPEAKERS

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

MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT - TAKING A CLOSER LOOK

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

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APPENDIX 5

TRAVEL FUND ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL VISITS TO PARLIAMENT 2019

SCHOOL LOCATION

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

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Tauranga
Tauranga
Hiringa Tokoroa
Kura Taumata
Panguru Kohukohu
Puke Primary School Bay of Plenty Te Rereenga School Coromandel Te Waka Unua School Christchurch The City Impact School Auckland Tikokino Primary School Waipawa Upper Moutere School Nelson Whataroa School South Westland
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PERFORMANCE REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS AND PARLIAMENT TRUST ENTITY INFORMATION

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

NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST’S PURPOSE / MISSION

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.

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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.

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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF SERVICE PERFORMANCE FOR

THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

DESCRIPTION OF THE ENTITY’S OUTCOMES

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

NOTES

(*) 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.

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2 2 Nil 2 2 Nil 31 16 11 2 3 Nil * * 1 12 1 1 1 Nil 2 2 Nil 2 2 1 48 1,034 69 # # # 461 4 2 ACTUAL 2019 BUDGET 2019 ACTUAL 2018

ADDITIONAL OUTPUT MEASURES

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.

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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS &

PARLIAMENT

TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

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.

320,653 18,350 339,003 254,856 123,267 378,123 (39,120) 0 (39,120) 1 324,674 21,659 346,333 253,489 120,761 374,250 (27,917) 0 (27,917) 2019 $ NOTES 2018 $
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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Current Assets Bank and cash Deposits Accrued interest Sundry Debtors GST receivable Total Current Assets Non-Current Assets Property, Plant and Equipment Intangible Assets Investments Total Non-Current Assets Total Assets Current Liabilities Creditors and accruals Employee entitlements Other current liabilities Total Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Net Assets Accumulated Funds Reserves Total Accumulated Funds 38,400 369,565 8,755 5,750 2,791 425,261 3,593 16,610 50,000 70,203 495,464 23,378 13,929 117 37,424 37,424 458,040 458,040 458,040 2 3 49,984 400,000 7,829 0 5,109 462,922 5,233 0 50,000 55,233 518,155 12,521 8,103 371 20,995 20,995 497,160 497,160 497,160 2019 $ NOTES 2018 $
Peter Griffiths
May 2020
May 2020 Darryl Stevens MNZM Signed Signed Date Date ASSETS
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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

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.

324,674 18,077 0 (308,481) (78,360) (2,177) (46,267) 0 (1,086) 0 75,000 73,914 27,647 22,337 49,984 49,984
Fees,
and
from members Interest, dividends and other investment receipts Net GST
Payments to suppliers and employees Donations or grants
Net GST Net
Activities
Cash was received from
subscriptions
other receipts
Cash was applied to:
paid
Cash Flows from Operating
Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities Cash was received from Net movement of investments
Acquisition
Opening Cash Closing Cash
315,653 17,424 1,855 (294,602) (61,889) 0 (21,559) 0 0 (20,460) 30,435 9,975 (11,584) 49,984 38,400 38,400 2019 $ 2018 $
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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

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).

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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST NOTES TO THE PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

NOTE 1 – ANALYSIS OF EXPENSES

NOTE 2 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Provision of goods or services Brochures, Annual Review, Information Bulletins Business and Parliamentary Study Programmes Study Fund expenditure Special events Total Other Expenses Secretariat Audit fees Professional fees Rent Stationery and postage Telephone and communications Travel and accommodation Total Website Cost Accumulated Amortisation Net Book Value Reconciliation of book value at the beginning of the period Opening Book Value Additions Disposals Amortisation Closing Book Value 59,764 120,926 0 74,166 254,856 85,540 5,200 19,471 5,333 4,252 2,924 547 123,267 30,233 137,113 3,000 83,143 253,489 85,853 0 13,401 5,333 7,480 3,116 5,578 120,761 20,460 (3,850) 16,610 0 20,460 0 (3,850) 16,610 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 $ 2019 $ 2018 $ 2018 $
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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)

2018
COMMITMENTS
2019 $ 2018 $ Name Nature and Purpose General Fund For operational expenses Study Fund For the provision of Scholarships and Trust Study Prizes Total Opening funds as at 1 January 2019 Operating Deficit for the year Transfer to Study Fund Closing Funds at 31 December 2019 Opening Funds as at 1 January 2018 Operating Deficit on activities for the year Transfer to Study Fund Closing Funds at 31 December 2018 120,000 0 0 120,000 120,000 (3,000) 3,000 120,000 338,040 120,000 458,040 377,160 (39,120) 0 338,040 405,076 (24,916) (3,000) 377,160 497,160 (39,120) 0 458,040 525,076 (27,916) 0 497,160 377,160 120,000 497,160 STUDY FUND RESERVE $ GENERAL FUND $ TOTAL $
3 - ACCUMULATED FUNDS 2019 BREAKDOWN OF RESERVES 27
NOTE 4 -
AND CONTINGENCIES
NOTE

NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT

TRUST NOTES TO THE PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

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).

Description of Related Party Relationship Amounts paid to the Chairman Description of the Transaction (whether in cash or amount in kind)
annum, if requested
0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 $ AMOUNT OUTSTANDING 2019 $ AMOUNT OUTSTANDING 2018 $ VALUE OF TRANSACTIONS 2019 $ VALUE OF TRANSACTIONS NOTE 6 - EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 0 0 0 0 0 0
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Audit

Grant Thornton New Zealand

Audit Partnership

L15 Grant Thornton House

215 Lambton Quay

PO Box 10712

Wellington 6143

T +64 (0) 4 474 8500

F +64 (0) 4 474 8509

www.grantthornton.co.nz

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST : REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE REPORT

OPINION

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.

BASIS FOR OPINION

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.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

OTHER INFORMATION

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERFORMANCE REPORT

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.

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Ltd

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.

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AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE PERFORMANCE REPORT

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

RESTRICTION ON USE OF OUR REPORT

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

Wellington

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NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS & PARLIAMENT TRUST DIRECTORY AND MEMBERSHIP

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

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Darryl Stevens MNZM
Parliamentary Library Building, Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160 04 472 5365 04 472 2016 office@nzbpt.nz www.nzbpt.nz P F E W

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