Pursuant to section 160(3) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, I, Jane Katharine Meares, Treasury Solicitor, hereby give notice that:
(1) on 24 October 2008, The Honourable Dr Michael Cullen, Minister of Finance, and The Right Honourable, Helen Clark, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave joint approval under section 160(1)(b) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, in relation to section 162 of that Act, for the New Zealand Antarctic Institute to enter into a finance lease agreement (the "Alliance Agreement") with Meridian Energy Limited, to fund the construction, development and operation of a wind farm project on Ross Island, Antarctica; and
(2) on 7 June 2010, The Honourable Simon William English, Minister of Finance, and The Honourable Murray Stuart McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave joint approval under section 160(1)(b) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, in relation to section 162 of that Act, for the New Zealand Antarctic Institute to enter into an agreement with Meridian Energy Limited to amend the terms of the existing borrowing under the Alliance Agreement.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of June 2010.
JANE KATHARINE MEARES, Treasury Solicitor.