23 July 2021
Matthew Hooton
Dear Matthew,
14 JULY 2021: OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
In your email received 14 July 2021, you requested the fol owing information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“Under the Official Information Act, please advise the dates on which you advised your
minister, other ministers and/or other government agencies about the existence of the
proposed film project which has developed into the “They Are Us” project. I request just the
relevant dates.”
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has received two requests for information under
the OIA that ask for al documents and correspondence in relation to the film project
They
Are Us. These responses have been published on the NZFC website and include the
chronology of NZFC engagement with Government. You may access these responses by
visiting:
https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/requests-official-information.
Please be aware that you have the right, by way of complaint to an Ombudsman under
section 28(3) of the Official Information Act, to seek an investigation and review of our
response.
Yours sincerely
Tayla Hancock
Policy Advisor
New Zealand Film Commission