2 May 2023
Office of the National Librarian
National Library of New Zealand
PO Box 1467
Michael Pringle
Wel ington 6140
fyi-request-
Phone +64 4 474 3000
[email address]
dia.govt.nz
Tēnā koe Michael
Official Information Act (1982) request 2223-0689
Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request of 3 April 2023.
You have asked for:
• A list of documents and correspondence between the National Library of New
Zealand and the Internet Archive, based in the United States, relating to the export of
books from the Overseas Collections. – including the Export Agreement itself;
• A list of the correspondence prior to and after the Agreement was made, and any
correspondence regarding amendments to the Agreement made after the "pause" by
the National Library to the Agreement, and;
• A summary of the current status of all agreements made between the National
Library and the Internet Archive in the last six years;
• The list should state the date of the letter/Agreement and a brief statement of the
content.
In response to parts one and two of the request, I am providing you with a
List of
correspondence between the National Library of New Zealand and the Internet Archive, from
January 2020-March 2023.
In response to parts three and four I am providing you with a list of
Agreements made
between the National Library of New Zealand and the Internet Archive between 2017-2021.
The lists are noted in
Appendix A and provided as attachments with this letter.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or Freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any feedback or questions about the Department’s response, please let us know
at [email address].
Ngā mihi
Rachel Esson
Te Pouhuaki National Librarian
National Library of New Zealand
Appendix A: Schedule of documents released
Bundle of documents
1. List of correspondence between the National Library of New Zealand and
the Internet Archive
2. Agreements made between the National Library of New Zealand and the
Internet Archive
