24 April 2024
DOIA24/037
Tessa K
[FYI request #26085 email]
Tēnā koe Tessa
I refer to your request received on Wednesday 13 March 2024, which has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), for the following information:
Email correspondence between the Minister’s Office and the Ministry regarding the
Signs of a Nation Te Papa exhibition and the protest activity relating to it between 9
December 2023 and 13 March 2024.
Information being released
Please find enclosed the following documents:
Appendix
Document Description
Appendix One
All Email Correspondence
Appendix Two
Combined ACH Reports in scope - Excerpts
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above, subject to
information being withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA – to protect the privacy of
natural persons and section 9(2)(g)(i) – to maintain the effective conduct of public
affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions.
Some information has been deleted where it is not within the scope of your request.
Information being withheld
There are two draft letters covered by your request which I have decided to withhold
in full under 9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA - to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs
through the free and frank expression of opinions. Where these draft letters have been
withheld from Appendix One, I have included the final letters instead.
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section
9(1) of the OIA. I do not consider that these considerations outweigh the need to
withhold the information.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available
via www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Emily Fabling
Pou Mataaho o Te Aka - Deputy Secretary, Policy and Sector Performance
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