25/03/2024
A Collins
[email address] [FYI request #25713 email]
[email address]
Tēnā koe A Collins
OIA: 1323952 – Information regarding proposed and planned major building projects at
schools that have or are being considered to be paused or reprioritised
Thank you for your requests via the FYI website of 12 February 2024 to the Ministry of Education
(the Ministry) requesting information. As agreed to on 29 February 2024, the information requested
is for the following:
1. Details of any proposed or planned major building projects at schools that are under
consideration or are confirmed for reprioritisation, rescoping, pausing or delay and the
dates that the decisions on these actions were made or are proposed to be finalised.
2. Copies of all advice, briefings, memos or any other documents provided by the Ministry to
the Minister regarding the reprioritisation, rescoping, pausing, or delaying of proposed or
planned major building projects at schools, since 20 November 2023.
3. Copies of all internal correspondence regarding the reprioritisation, rescoping, pausing, or
delaying of major building projects at schools, since 20 November 2023.
4.
Copies of all external correspondence sent or received by the Ministry regarding the
reprioritisation, rescoping, pausing, or delaying of major building projects at schools, since
20 November 2023
On 29 February 2024, you also provided the following clarification of your request:
Regarding the third part of the request, I will refine my request to internal correspondence
with tier 1 and tier 2 staff.
Regarding the fourth part of my request, I would like to define the scope as external
correspondence with the Office of the Minister of Education, and schools.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe for responding to your request, and other requests for
similar information, pursuant to section 15A(1)(a) of the Act, as the request is for a large quantity of
information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information, and meeting the
original time limit would unreasonably interfere
with the operations of the Ministry; and section
15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to 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 26 April 2024, which is an extension of 18 working
days.
We will endeavour to get this information to you as soon as possible prior to this due date.
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
Cindy McDonald
Principal Advisor, Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
