January - June 2014: Director-General's expenses, gifts and hospitality

View a list of the Director-General's expenses, plus gifts and hospitality accepted for the period January - June 2014.

View a list of the Director-General's expenses, plus gifts and hospitality accepted for the period January - June 2014.
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Travel
Hospitality provided
Other
Gifts and hospitality received

Travel

Director-General's travel expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose	Nature	Location
International travel expenses (credit card)
20 March 2014	16.91	ANZSoG conference	Meal	Melbourne
23 March 2014	20.04	ANZSoG conference	Airport Airport bus fare	Melbourne
Subtotal international (credit card)	$36.95
International travel expenses (non-credit card)
19 March 2014	1,235.69	ANZSoG conference	Airfare	Melbourne
19 March 2014	1,520.02	ANZSoG conference	Accommodation	Melbourne
27 May 2014	1,516.94	Head of Agencies meeting	Airfare	Australia
Subtotal international (credit card)	$4,272.65
Domestic travel expenses (credit card)
7 January 2014	117.69	Te Anau Office visit	Meals	Christchurch
13 January 2014	80.01	Wellington bus transport	Airport Airport bus fare	Wellington
15 January 2014	32.20	Korean Embassy function	Taxi charges	Wellington
22 January 2014	20.90	Auckland staff visit/Fonterra Relationship meeting	Taxi charges	Wellington
13 February 2014	5.00	NZCA meeting	Airport tax	Hamilton
13 February 2014	58.90	NZCA meeting	Taxi charges	Hamilton
17 February 2014	19.70	Relationship meeting	Meal	Hawkes Bay
19 February 2014	9.10	Relationship meeting	Coffee	Hawkes Bay
21 February 2014	2.50	Dunedin area visit	Carparking	Dunedin
22 February 2014	61.54	Conservation Volunteers reunion	Fuel for vehicle	Invercargill
24 February 2014	627.00	Staff tangi	Airfare	Rotorua
24 February 2014	5.00	Staff tangi	Airport tax	Rotorua
26 February 2014	13.00	Business meeting	Carparking	Wellington
26 February 2014	28.90	Regional CE's meeting	Taxi charges	Wellington
3 March 2014	5.00	KKA Hui	Airport tax	Rotorua
5 March 2014	6.50	SSC meeting	Carparking	Wellington
8 March 2014	33.50	The Tuhoe Building opening	Meal	Rotorua
8 March 2014	13.20	The Tuhoe Building opening	Taxi charges	Rotorua
9 March 2014	5.00	The Tuhoe Building opening	Airport departure tax	Rotorua
9 March 2014	32.60	The Tuhoe Building opening	Taxi charges	Rotorua
10 March 2014	17.10	Business meeting	Taxi charges	Wellington
14 March 2014	14.29	Launch of National Enterprise to promote NZ's environment & educational excellence	Taxi charges	Wellington
15 March 2014	14.61	Te Korowai Opening	Taxi charges	Wellington
19 March 2014	65.30	ANZSoG Seminar	Taxi charges	Wellington
24 March 2014	20.30	Business meeting	Taxi charges	Wellington
28 March 2014	120.00	Fonterra stakeholder trip	Airfare	Stewart Islands
30 March 2014	2.00	Fonterra stakeholder trip	Carparking	Wellington
3 April 2014	16.00	Ranstad Awards	Airport bus fare	Auckland
3 April 2014	10.10	Ranstad Awards	Taxi charges	Auckland
4 April 2014	37.50	Business meeting	Taxi charges	Auckland
5 April 2014	19.50	Seabirds conference	Meal	Kaikoura
6 April 2014	43.07	Seabirds conference	Fuel for vehicle	Blenheim
6 April 2014	24.00	Seabirds conference	Meal	Kaikoura
14 April 2014	38.40	Business meeting	Meal	Kaikoura
15 April 2014	54.40	Business meeting	Meal	Wellington
16 April 2014	90.00	Wellington bus transport	Airport bus fare	Wellington
17 April 2014	34.40	Business meeting	Taxi charges	Wellington
30 April 2014	34.90	Taxi within Wellington	Taxi charges	Wellington
2 May 2014	24.81	Taxi to Auckland Airport	Taxi charges	Auckland
2 May 2014	17.80	Taxi within Christchurch	Taxi charges	Christchurch
5 May 2014	45.00	Aus & NZ Dairy Co-op Leaders Forum	Meal	Auckland
5 May 2014	89.21	Aus & NZ Dairy Co-op Leaders Forum	Taxi charges	Auckland
15 May 2014	27.30	Taxi from Wgtn City to Wgtn Airport	Taxi charges	Wellington
15 May 2014	12.70	Taxi to Minister's Office	Taxi charges	Wellington
16 May 2014	21.70	Auckland Field Visit	Taxi charges	Auckland
16 May 2014	13.90	Auckland Field Visit	Taxi charges	Auckland
17 May 2014	64.30	Auckland Field Visit	Taxi charges	Auckland
21 May 2014	98.00	Attend TRENZ Conference	Taxi charges	Auckland
6 June 2014	30.90	Taxi to DPMC meeting	Taxi charges	Wellington
7 June 2014	21.51	Breakfast during GMI Trip	Meal	Whitianga
7 June 2014	19.60	Taxi home from GMI Trip	Taxi charges	Wellington
9 June 2014	90.00	Snapper Card top-up	Airport bus fares	Wellington
13 June 2014	8.00	Breakfast during Gisborne Trip	Meal	Gisborne
14 June 2014	25.60	Taxi to Napier Airport after Napier Office visit	Taxi charges	Napier
16 June 2014	30.10	Taxi home from Green Ribbon Awards 16/6/14	Taxi charges	Wellington
16 June 2014	14.00	Taxi to Green Ribbon Awards 16/6/14	Taxi charges	Wellington
16 June 2014	11.90	Taxi to Parks Forum Meal	Taxi charges	Wellington
Subtotal domestic (credit card)	$2,499.40
Domestic travel expenses (non-credit card)
8 January 2014	171.18	Te Anau Office visit	Airfare	Christchurch
9 January 2014	274.34	Te Anau Office visit	Airfare	Wellington
22 January 2014	293.74	Auckland staff visit/Fonterra Relationship meeting	Airfare	Auckland
22 January 2014	336.41	Auckland staff visit/Fonterra Relationship meeting	Accommodation	Auckland
13 February 2014	235.95	NZCA meeting	Airfare	Hamilton
17 February 2014	950.88	Relationship meeting	Airfare	Napier
20 February 2014	318.63	Dunedin area visit	Accommodation	Dunedin
20 February 2014	671.40	Dunedin area visit	Airfare	Dunedin
20 February 2014	133.40	Dunedin area visit	Vehicle transport for trip	Dunedin
28 February 2014	185.04	KKA Hui	Accommodation	Rotorua
28 February 2014	877.20	KKA Hui	Airfare	Rotorua
3 March 2014	180.99	KKA Hui	Airfare	Taupo
8 March 2014	86.08	Rotorua Visit	Accommodation	Rotorua
8 March 2014	413.46	Rotorua Visit	Airfare	Rotorua
14 March 2014	550.91	Launch of National Enterprise to promote NZ's environment & educational excellence	Airfare	Auckland
15 March 2014	330.30	Arthurs Pass 150th Anniversary	Airfare	Christchurch
15 March 2014	78.88	Te Korowai Opening	Airfare	Blenheim
25 March 2014	180.65	Australasian Zoo Association Conference	Accommodation	Auckland
25 March 2014	398.53	Australasian Zoo Association Conference	Airfare	Auckland
26 March 2014	164.02	Mt Ruapehu Hui	Accommodation	Taupo
28 March 2014	1,392.72	Fonterra stakeholder trip	Airfare	Invercargill
2 April 2014	673.68	Landcorp trip	Airfare	Auckland
3 April 2014	110.00	Ranstad Awards	Accommodation	Auckland
3 April 2014	282.80	Ranstad Awards	Airfare	Auckland
3 April 2014	20.70	Ranstad Awards	Carparking	Auckland
5 April 2014	331.67	Seabirds conference	Accommodation	Blenheim
5 April 2014	245.88	Seabirds conference	Airfare	Blenheim
5 April 2014	78.78	Seabirds conference	Vehicle transport for trip	Blenheim
17 April 2014	540.44	1st SCAR Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science Horizon Scan	Airfare	Queenstown
1 May 2014	602.98	Business meeting	Airfare	Queenstown
5 May 2014	89.17	Aus & NZ Dairy Co-op Leaders Forum	Airfare	Auckland
5 May 2014	25.00	Aus & NZ Dairy Co-op Leaders Forum	Airport bus fare	Wellington
5 May 2014	413.59	Aus & NZ Dairy Co-op Leaders Forum	Airfare	Auckland
15 May 2014	348.62	Auckland Field Visit	Accommodation	Auckland
15 May 2014	402.01	Auckland Field Visit	Airfare	Auckland
21 May 2014	447.47	Attend TRENZ Conference	Airfare	Auckland
6 June 2014	665.75	Visit to GMI	Airfare	Auckland
12 June 2014	699.03	Visit to Te Ha Trust, Gisborne	Airfare	Gisborne
20 June 2014	557.87	Picton Field Visit	Airfare	Blenheim
26 June 2014	341.95	Rotorua/Tauranga/Thames field visits	Airfare	Rotorua
Subtotal domestic (non-credit card)	$15,102.08
Total travel expenses (including GST)	$21,911.08

Hospitality provided

Director-General's hospitality provided expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose	Nature	Location
Hospitality provided expenses (credit card)
29 January 2014	21.51	Business meeting	Morning tea	Wellington
17 February 2014	23.30	Business meeting	Lunch	Wellington
21 February 2014	27.80	Business meeting	Breakfast	Dunedin
25 March 2014	24.81	Business meeting	Lunch	Wellington
4 April 2014	43.90	Business meeting	Breakfast	Auckland
Subtotal (credit card)	$141.30
Hospitality provided expenses (non-credit card)
27 January 2014	40.25	Senior staff function	Cake	Wellington
28 January 2014	41.98	Business meeting	Lunch	Wellington
1 May 2014	43.90	Business meeting	Breakfast	Wellington
Subtotal (non-credit card)	$126.12 4
Total hospitality expenses (including GST)	$267.42

Other

Director-General's other expenses
Date	Amount (NZ$)	Purpose	Nature	Location
Other expenses (credit card)
20 January 2014	256.17	December 2013 Telecom charges	Telecomunications	Wellington
20 February 2014	308.83	February 2014 Telecom charges	Telecommunications	Wellington
20 March 2014	213.38	March 2014 Telecom charges	Telecommunications	Wellington
1 April 2014	702.73	Monthly phone account	Telecommunication	Wellington
6 June 2014	39.99	Stationery for D-G's office	Stationery	Wellington
Subtotal (credit card)	$1,521.11
Other expenses (non-credit card)
1 March 2014	296.70	DOC's share of SSC CE Away Days, Martinborough	Business meetings	Martinborough
20 March 2014	6,534.23	ANZSoG conference	Registration fee	Melbourne
Subtotal (non-credit card)	$6,830.93
Total other expenses (including GST)	$8,352.04

Gifts and hospitality received

Gifts and hospitality received by the Director-General
Date	Description	Offered by	Estimated value (NZ$)
Gifts received
01 January to 30 June 2014	No gifts received for this period.
Hospitality received
01 January to 30 June 2014	No hospitality received for this period.

January - June 2014: Director-General's expenses, gifts and hospitality

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