Good morning John,

I have just seen that unfortunately an acknowledgement was not sent to you in your request. This was during a period of training new staff. I apologise for this omission. Please be assured however that your request was progressed to the team answering it on the same day it was made and I have confirmed with the team that it is on track for response within legislative timeframes.

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20th working day is 02 June 2020

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

COVID-19
To help stop the spread of COVID-19, most of our staff are working from home.  This means it may take us a little longer to process your Official Information Act request.  In some cases we may need to extend the timeframe for response and will let you know if this applies to your request.
Read more information and updates from the Ombudsman about Official Information Act processing.

Ngâ mihi

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

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The Office of Ethnic Communities Te Tari Matawaka

The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua

45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

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Ngā mihi

The Office of Ethnic Communities Te Tari Matawaka

The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua

45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

[1]Office of Ethnic Communities Logo signature
size                                                     

The Office of Ethnic Communities is part of the Department of Internal
Affairs

 

References

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