15 February 2021
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Kay
fyi-request-14444-
[email address]
Dear Kay
OIA request 2021-0374 - Request for citizenship ceremony schedule
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 13 January 2021.
You requested –
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Please provide the schedule for citizenship ceremonies in Manukau(2021), Auckland.
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 wil 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