Reference: 20230293
29 June 2023
Delia Mason
[FYI request #23001 email]
Dear Delia
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 4 June
2023. You requested:
Please provide copies of all advice you provided to Ministers in 2020-2022 about
whether Universities should be eligible to receive the COVID-19 wage subsidy or
any financial support to assist Universities during the pandemic.
Please provide copies of all advice you provided to Ministers in 2020-200 about
the funding of universities, including the impact of drops in the number of
international students.
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit
for deciding on your request by an additional 25 working days. The new due date for
responding to your request is 8 August 2023.
The extension is required because of the consultations needed to make a decision on
your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this
become relevant.
Notwithstanding this extension, I undertake to decide on your request as soon as
reasonably practicable.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Danijela Tavich
Acting Team Leader, Communities Learning and Work
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz