Overseas work trips since March 2020

Details of the request

I am requesting a breakdown of all Ministry for the Environment staff who have gone on overseas work trips since March 20.

For any trips which have taken place, please outline the following:

* Staff member's job title
* Destination(s)
* Purpose and length of trip (in days), including why a foreign trip was preferred over digital meetings over the internet
* Total cost of trip including but not limited to flights, accommodation, incidental costs like food and transport, and any potential quarantine costs
* Please also indicate whether any person required managed isolation/quarantine upon their return to New Zealand, and whether or not the Ministry paid for this

If you believe another government agency holds information relevant to this request, I ask that you pass this request on to it and notify me immediately that this action has been taken.

If there is anything in the spirit of this request that hasn't been specifically asked for, but could be relevant to it, I ask that you include this detail in your response.

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