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 Dear Alice

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

“In your role as Associate Minister of Education please provide the
following under the OIA in relation to Country Kindy between the period of
1 March 2024 to 11 July 2024.

 

1. Any documents, communications, correspondence, phone calls, emails,
texts you had with Simon Laube.

2. Notes, records or recollections of any meetings you had with Simon
Laube.

3. Advice your office received from officials in relation to Country
Kindy.

4. Any notes, documents or recollections from when you "met with
officials" on Monday 8 July.”

 

We received your request on Thursday 11 July 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Thursday 8 August 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[1]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

DSOIA175

 

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Hello Alice

 

Official Information Request

Our Ref: DSOIA175

 

I refer to your official information request received on 11 July 2024 as
follows:

 

“In your role as Associate Minister of Education please provide the
following under the OIA in relation to Country Kindy between the period of
1 March 2024 to 11 July 2024.

 

1. Any documents, communications, correspondence, phone calls, emails,
texts you had with Simon Laube.

2. Notes, records or recollections of any meetings you had with Simon
Laube.

3. Advice your office received from officials in relation to Country
Kindy.

4. Any notes, documents or recollections from when you "met with
officials" on Monday 8 July.”

 

The Official Information Act requires that Hon David Seymour advises you
of his decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to
meet that time limit and I am therefore writing to notify you of an
extension of the time to make a decision, to Wednesday 4 September 2024. 
However, we will endeavour to have the response to you well before that
extended date.

 

This extension is necessary because extensive consultations necessary to
make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time limit.

 

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 at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz  or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[2]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

 

From: David Seymour (MIN)
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 11:47 AM
To: '[FOI #27575 email]'
<[FOI #27575 email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Country Kindy

 

 Dear Alice

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

“In your role as Associate Minister of Education please provide the
following under the OIA in relation to Country Kindy between the period of
1 March 2024 to 11 July 2024.

 

1. Any documents, communications, correspondence, phone calls, emails,
texts you had with Simon Laube.

2. Notes, records or recollections of any meetings you had with Simon
Laube.

3. Advice your office received from officials in relation to Country
Kindy.

4. Any notes, documents or recollections from when you "met with
officials" on Monday 8 July.”

 

We received your request on Thursday 11 July 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Thursday 8 August 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[3]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

DSOIA175

 

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Dear Alice

 

Please find attached response to your OIA request of 11 July 2024.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[1]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

DSOIA175

 

From: David Seymour (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:17 PM
To: [FOI #27575 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Country Kindy

 

Hello Alice

 

Official Information Request

Our Ref: DSOIA175

 

I refer to your official information request received on 11 July 2024 as
follows:

 

“In your role as Associate Minister of Education please provide the
following under the OIA in relation to Country Kindy between the period of
1 March 2024 to 11 July 2024.

 

1. Any documents, communications, correspondence, phone calls, emails,
texts you had with Simon Laube.

2. Notes, records or recollections of any meetings you had with Simon
Laube.

3. Advice your office received from officials in relation to Country
Kindy.

4. Any notes, documents or recollections from when you "met with
officials" on Monday 8 July.”

 

The Official Information Act requires that Hon David Seymour advises you
of his decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to
meet that time limit and I am therefore writing to notify you of an
extension of the time to make a decision, to Wednesday 4 September 2024. 
However, we will endeavour to have the response to you well before that
extended date.

 

This extension is necessary because extensive consultations necessary to
make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time limit.

 

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 at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz  or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[3]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

 

From: David Seymour (MIN)
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 11:47 AM
To: '[FOI #27575 email]'
<[4][FOI #27575 email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Country Kindy

 

 Dear Alice

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

“In your role as Associate Minister of Education please provide the
following under the OIA in relation to Country Kindy between the period of
1 March 2024 to 11 July 2024.

 

1. Any documents, communications, correspondence, phone calls, emails,
texts you had with Simon Laube.

2. Notes, records or recollections of any meetings you had with Simon
Laube.

3. Advice your office received from officials in relation to Country
Kindy.

4. Any notes, documents or recollections from when you "met with
officials" on Monday 8 July.”

 

We received your request on Thursday 11 July 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Thursday 8 August 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[5]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

DSOIA175

 

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