Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand,
10 Mulgrave Street, Wel ington
9 Hakihea (December) 2022
Phone +64 499 5595
Websites www.archives.govt.nz
www.dia.govt.nz
P Moore
fyi-request-21165-
[email address]
Tēnā koe P Moore
Improvements to Archives New Zealand’s Collections Search since February 2022
Thank you for your email, received on 20 November 2022, requesting the following
information in relation to Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand’s
Collections Search tool since it went live in February 2022:
1. A list of what problems users have identified.
2. What specific improvements have actual y been made to the system since February, up
until you discovered security and privacy issues on 11 November 2022?
Archives New Zealand is refusing your request under section 18(d) of the Official
Information Act 2005 on the grounds that the information requested is or wil soon be
publicly available.
Information on identified issues and the actions being taken to resolve these issues is
publicly available on the Archives New Zealand website, and is updated regularly:
https://www.archives.govt.nz/about-us/our-work/collections-search.
Please note that as the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be
of public interest, the response will be published on the Department of Internal Affairs’
(DIA) website. All personal information, including your name and contact details will be
removed.
Kia pono ai te rua Mahara – Enabling trusted government information
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Christchurch Regional Office, 15 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch
Dunedin Regional Office, 556 George Street, Dunedin
You have the right under section 28 of the OIA to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint can be found at
https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or freephone 0800 802 602
Ngā mihi, nā
Anahera Morehu
Chief Archivist
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