4 February 2021
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Serge Shakhov
fyi-request-14320-
[email address]
Dear Serge
OIA request 20/21 0350 Request for citizenship ceremony schedule
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 17 December 2020.
You requested –
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please publish (or give a link if it is published already) the schedule of Citizenship
Ceremonies for 2021 in Auckland region (Rodney district).
I must advise that a decision was made after the Christchurch attacks not to publish citizenship
ceremony dates and times.
Your request is therefore refused pursuant to section 9(2)(c) of the Act; avoid prejudice to
measures protecting the health or safety of members of the public.
If a person has been approved for grant of citizenship they will be invited to attend the next
available ceremony. Please note that citizenship applicants are allocated to ceremonies in order
of approval. Should they wish to determine when their ceremony may be taking place, they can
email the Department’s ceremonies team directly at [email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Tiffany Scott
Manager Branch Development and Support
Service Delivery and Operations