New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
25 January 2022
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
Ryan Potts
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #18039 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 27870
Tēnā koe Ryan Potts
I refer to your email of 22 December 2021, in which you request the following under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
Please provide all the information your office holds regarding the Democracy Project
hosted by Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington. This includes the content
of any emails and text messages sent or received by staff.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) does not hold any information relating to the
Democracy Project hosted by Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.
We have reviewed the relevant information database and have been unable to locate any
information concerning the Democracy Project. Therefore, we are refusing your request under
section 18(g)(i) of the OIA, as no information is held.
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Julie-Anne Lee
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz