Thank you for your email.

 

All emails received will be considered by Michael's office in Mt Roskill
or parliament as appropriate.

 

We try to respond as quickly as possible, but timing may vary dependent on
volumes of correspondence.

 

Kind Regards,

Michael and staff.

 

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Kia ora Nitin,

 

Your email to Hon Michael Wood MP has been redirected to the Office of Hon
Andrew Little, as we have interpreted your request to be intended for the
current Minister of Immigration.  

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request,
received on 28 July 2023, in which you requested the following
information:

 

1. The category itself was suspended for over 4 years with inaction due to
review of the Category - how many applications did the Ministry receive
during the period (2016 to February 2020) that need to be considered for
selection of their EOI during those 4 years given that it has been
afforded 6 months to review in your table. Expressions received between 10
April 2017 to 30 October 2018 are to be reviewed for a selection date of
NOVEMBER 2023 & furthermore expressions received between 30 October 2018
to 26 February 2020 are to reviewed for a selection date of FEBRUARY 2024
(I.e. a period when the EOI category was closed by the ministry and would
not accept any applications from mid - 2016 till February 2020)??

 

2. As this period (mentioned in question 1) would actually have no EOI's
submitted, does that imply that the ministry is moving up the windows for
the post FEB 2020 EOI's up in their timeline or continue with the go slow
tactics implemented in the previous 6 years?

 

3. Is the Ministry (who are an extension of the Government that claims to
be kind, caring, thoughtful and for keeping families together) waiting for
parents to die alone and away from their loved ones rather than spend
their twilight years with them? WHERE IS THE COMPASSION?

 

 

I am writing to advise you that we have decided to transfer your request
to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), as the
information to which your request relates is more closely connected with
the functions of MBIE, and the information you have requested is believed
to be held by MBIE, rather than this office. In these circumstances, we
are required by section 14(b) of the Act to transfer your request.

 

MBIE has the usual time limits under the Act from receipt of this transfer
to make a decision on your request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Andrew Little MP

Minister of Defence
Minister for the Public Service

Minister of Immigration
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau
Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal
Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques

 

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Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Dear Nitin

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your request of 28 July 2023 sent to the office of Office of
Hon Andrew Little requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), the following:

 

“1. The category itself was suspended for over 4 years with inaction due
to review of the Category - how many applications did the Ministry receive
during the period (2016 to February 2020) that need to be considered for
selection of their EOI during those 4 years given that it has been
afforded 6 months to review in your table. Expressions received between 10
April 2017 to 30 October 2018 are to be reviewed for a selection date of
NOVEMBER 2023 & furthermore expressions received between 30 October 2018
to 26 February 2020 are to reviewed for a selection date of FEBRUARY 2024
(I.e. a period when the EOI category was closed by the ministry and would
not accept any applications from mid - 2016 till February 2020)??

 

2. As this period (mentioned in question 1) would actually have no EOI's
submitted, does that imply that the ministry is moving up the windows for
the post FEB 2020 EOI's up in their timeline or continue with the go slow
tactics implemented in the previous 6 years?

 

3. Is the Ministry (who are an extension of the Government that claims to
be kind, caring, thoughtful and for keeping families together) waiting for
parents to die alone and away from their loved ones rather than spend
their twilight years with them? WHERE IS THE COMPASSION? “

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from Office of Hon Andrew Little on 1 August 2023 and is
being processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. A
response will be sent to you in due course.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [1][email address] or using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

 

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Kia ora Nitin,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā Mihi,

Emma

 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration, Immigration New Zealand | Rōpū
Manene
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Hīkina Whakatutuki

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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