12/01/2024
John Luke
[FYI request #24890 email]
Tēnā koe John
OIA: 1319481 – New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
Thank you for your email of 27 November 2023 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry)
requesting the following information:
1. May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you have call for
public nominations for the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, e.g. govt.jobs
website.
2. Also, how many applications have you received from the public and how many you have
received from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of Women etc with your
most recent call for nomination.
3. Also, can you please supply the term of appointment and member’s pay rate.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe for responding to your request, pursuant to sections
15A(1)(a) and section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as the request necessitates a search through a large
quantity of information, and consultations necessary to verify and make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. You can
now expect to receive a response to your request on or before 14 February 2024, which is an
extension of 20 working days. Please note, the response date also takes into account Waitangi
Day, which falls on 6 February 2024.
Should we have the information on hand prior to the extended due date, we will respond to your
request at an earlier stage.
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe for
responding to this request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Kelly Jensen
Senior Advisor
Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
