Follow up

James made this Official Information request to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children

The request was successful.

From: James

May 08, 2023

Dear Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children,

This is now the 3rd follow up request for clarification under the OIA.

On December 6th 2022, 1News published an article by journalist Yvonne Tahana stating that ”It then emerged Tukaki had overcharged Oranga Tamariki by nearly $60,000, which he has since paid back”.

As a result, the overcharging by Mr Tukaki is now public knowledge and there are no longer any privacy issues as the person and amount concerned have been identified. In the interests of transparency additional information detailing the amount should also be made available to the public as it has no material effect on Mr Tukaki’s privacy.

As such, under the OIA I simply request the dates of, and the amounts invoiced for, that make up the nearly $60,000 in overcharged fees.

My clarification request has simply resulted in you resending a payment schedule from Jane Fletcher that specifically states the over charged fees by Mr Tukaki are not included.

Jane Fletcher : “I can confirm there were additional payments made to the Chair of the Board during this period however these were subsequently identified as an overpayment. The Chair is returning those payments to us; therefore, these are not included in the attached schedule”

This has been a straight forward request. Can you please simply provide the actual dates of the work Mr Tukaki invoiced for amounting to approximately $60,000 and not duplicate information.

I trust this request will be completed well within 20 business days to compensate for the obvious mix up.

Yours faithfully,

James

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From: James

June 07, 2023

Dear Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children,

Following up on this request which is now overdue as your 20 working days has now expired.

I look forward to your immediate response.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

James

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From: OIA_Requests (OT)

June 08, 2023

IN-CONFIDENCE

Kia ora James,

Thank you for following up and we sincerely apologise for the delay. We wish to advise you that we will have your correspondence sent to you very shortly, thank you very much for your patience.

Many thanks and warm regards,

Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
 E: OIA [email address]

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Dear Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children,

Following up on this request which is now overdue as your 20 working days has now expired.

I look forward to your immediate response.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

James

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From: James

June 08, 2023

Dear OIA_Requests (OT),

Thank you for your response.

Please provide the date this information will be forthcoming.

Yours sincerely,

James

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From: OIA_Requests (OT)

June 09, 2023

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Tēnā koe James,

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request on 8 May 2023. Once again, thank you very much for your patience 😊

Nāku noa, nā

Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
P E: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: James <[FOI #22718 email]>
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 3:50 PM
To: OIA_Requests (OT) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Follow up

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Dear OIA_Requests (OT),

Thank you for your response.

Please provide the date this information will be forthcoming.

Yours sincerely,

James

-----Original Message-----

IN-CONFIDENCE

Kia ora James,

Thank you for following up and we sincerely apologise for the delay. We wish to advise you that we will have your correspondence sent to you very shortly, thank you very much for your patience.

Many thanks and warm regards,

Ministerial Support
PO Box 546, Wellington 6140
 E: OIA [email address]

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