[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We advise that New Zealanders do not travel overseas at this time due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, associated health risks and travel restrictions.
This do not travel advisory (level 4 of 4) applies to all destinations
except Australia and the Cook Islands. See the [1]SafeTravel website for
more information, including advice for those who are staying put and steps
you should take if you still want to try to return home. We encourage all
New Zealanders overseas to register their details with SafeTravel for
important updates.

 

New Zealanders seeking consular assistance overseas can contact their
nearest New Zealand Embassy or Consulate. Contact details are listed in
each country page on the SafeTravel website. For urgent consular
assistance after-hours, please contact +64 99 20 20 20 (monitored 24
hours).

For enquiries regarding:

·           Managed Isolation and Quarantine – Detailed information can be
found at: [2]https://www.miq.govt.nz.

·           Consular issues - or if you are a New Zealand citizen overseas
needing assistance, email: [email address].

·           New Zealand Scholarships - Use the scholarships enquiries form
available at: [3]https://scholarship.force.com/CommunityF....

·           MFAT Vacancies - visit our website at:
[4]https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/wor....

·           MFAT Graduate Programme - email:
[email address].

·           New Zealand visas and asylum enquiries - visit the Immigration
New Zealand website at: [5]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/.

·           Visas for other countries - contact the relevant foreign
representative to New Zealand. A full list is available at
[6]https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/.

·           New Zealand passports - visit the Internal Affairs website at:
[7]www.passports.govt.nz.

·           New Zealand citizenship - visit the Internal Affairs website
at: [8]www.dia.govt.nz/New-Zealand-citizenship.

·           Authentication of documents and Apostilles - visit the
Internal Affairs website at: [9]www.dia.govt.nz/document-authentication.

·           Bringing goods into New Zealand - visit the New Zealand
Customs website at: [10]www.customs.govt.nz.

·           NZ suppliers or companies - visit the New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise website at: [11]www.nzte.govt.nz.

·           To attest fingerprints - visit
[12]https://www.police.govt.nz/faq/having-fi...

·           For New Zealand police certificate/clearance - visit
[13]https://www.police.govt.nz/faq/how-do-i-...
 

For all other enquiries, you will receive a response in due course.  

 

Kind regards,

 

 

MFAT ENQUIRIES

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901
Wellington 6160

New Zealand

[14]www.mfat.govt.nz | [15]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora Beryl Beauchamp,

 

Thank you for your OIA request received on 5 September 2021 for:

 

How many fluent Bahasa Indonesia and/or Bahasa Melayu speakers are
currently employed by MFAT (excluding any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many fluent Mandarin Chinese speakers are currently employed by MFAT
(excluding any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many fluent Hindi speakers are currently employed by MFAT (excluding
any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many fluent Japanese speakers are currently employed by MFAT
(excluding any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many fluent German speakers are currently employed by MFAT (excluding
any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many fluent French speakers are currently employed by MFAT (excluding
any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many fluent Bengali speakers are currently employed by MFAT (excluding
any locally engaged staff)?

 

How many Javanese speakers currently employed by MFAT (excluding any
locally engaged staff)?

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Many Ministry staff are working remotely during COVID-19 Alert Levels.
This means we may have reduced capacity to process some OIA requests. We
will do our best to make decisions on your OIA request as soon as
practicably possible, and to keep you informed of progress if there are
likely to be delays.

For your information, the Chief Ombudsman has published updated guidance
on OIA requests during the COVID-19 emergency:

·         [1]Chief Ombudsman’s statement on official information response
times during COVID-19 lockdown(external link)

·         [2]FAQs about official information requests during COVID-19

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Beryl Beauchamp,

 

Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand

[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz

[3]cid:image001.png@01D762BA.46DA26E0

 

 

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