15 September 2021
Ethan Martin
[FYI request #16450 email]
Tēnā koe Ethan
Thank you for your email of 18 August 2021 to the Ministry of Education requesting information
about job advertisements asking for information about candidates’ whakapapa.
Your request has been considered under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request, pursuant to
section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as the consultations necessary to make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original
time limit. For this reason, you can expect to receive a response to your request by
6 October
2021. I am hopeful that we wil be able to respond to you before this date.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this extension you have the
right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. You can do
this by writing to
[email address] or Of ice of the Ombudsman, PO Box
10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Helen Walton
Acting Manager Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
OIA: 1269452
National Of ice, Mātauranga House, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wel ington 6140. Phone: +64 4 463 8000 Fax: +64 4 463 8001
education.govt.nz