[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora and thank you for your email.

If you are a New Zealand citizen overseas needing urgent assistance you
should call the 24/7 Consular emergency line on 0800 30 10 30 or +64 99 20
20 20

 

For enquiries regarding:
• Advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas – visit Home |
[1]https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/
• New Zealand Scholarships - email [email address]
• MFAT Vacancies - visit our website at:
[2]https://vacancies.mfat.govt.nz/.
• MFAT Graduate Programme - email: [email address].
• New Zealand visas, asylum and other immigrations matters - contact
Immigration New Zealand, by emailing
[email address] or visit the Immigration New
Zealand website at: [3]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/ revised
• Visas for other countries - contact the relevant foreign representative
to New Zealand. A full list is available at
[4]https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/.
• New Zealand passports - visit the Internal Affairs website at:
[5]www.passports.govt.nz.
• New Zealand citizenship - visit the Internal Affairs website at:
[6]www.dia.govt.nz/New-Zealand-citizenship.
• Authentication of documents and Apostilles - visit the Internal Affairs
website at: [7]www.dia.govt.nz/document-authentication.
• Bringing goods into New Zealand - visit the New Zealand Customs website
at: [8]www.customs.govt.nz.
• NZ suppliers or companies - visit the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
website at: [9]www.nzte.govt.nz.
• To attest fingerprints - visit
[10]https://www.police.govt.nz/faq/having-fi...
For all other enquiries, you will receive a response in due course.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The information contained in this email message is intended only for the
addressee and is not necessarily the official view or communication of the
Ministry. It may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or
the information in it as this may be unlawful. If you have received this
message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately."

References

Visible links
1. https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/
2. https://vacancies.mfat.govt.nz/
3. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/
4. https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/
5. http://www.passports.govt.nz/
6. http://www.dia.govt.nz/New-Zealand-citiz...
7. http://www.dia.govt.nz/document-authenti...
8. http://www.customs.govt.nz/
9. http://www.nzte.govt.nz/
10. https://www.police.govt.nz/faq/having-fi...

hide quoted sections

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Jack Tallott

Thank you for your OIA request received on 1 October 2024 for:

1. The costs, both ongoing and up-front, of appointing a High Commissioner to Nauru.

2. When this role was opened for applications.

3. When the decision was made to create this position, and by whom that decision was made.

4. A copy of the original hiring plan for MFAT after the Government's cost-saving call to all ministries.

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s website.

Ngâ mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Tallott <[FOI #28606 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 3:03 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Cost of a High Commissioner to Nauru

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

I request under the Official Information Act 1982 the following information:

1. The costs, both ongoing and up-front, of appointing a High Commissioner to Nauru.

2. When this role was opened for applications.

3. When the decision was made to create this position, and by whom that decision was made.

4. A copy of the original hiring plan for MFAT after the Government's cost-saving call to all ministries.

Yours faithfully,

Jack Tallott

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #28606 email]

Is [MFAT request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

"The information contained in this email message is intended only for the addressee and is not necessarily the official view or communication of the Ministry. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately."

hide quoted sections

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Jack Tallott,

Due to an FYI system error, the attached response was not delivered to you. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Tallott <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 3:32 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - MFAT's cost reduction

Dear ENQUIRIES,

This request is now extremely overdue. As per the OIA, please explain.

Yours sincerely,

Jack Tallott

-----Original Message-----

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Jack Tallott

Thank you for your OIA request received on 1 October 2024 for:

In light of today's (1/10/24) diplomatic appointments, I request a comparison figure showing the cost-saving achieved by your ministry following the coalition government's directive to save costs. Specifically, I'm looking for a percentage figure showing the change in Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spending since 1/3/24.

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s website.

Ngâ mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[email address]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

"The information contained in this email message is intended only for the addressee and is not necessarily the official view or communication of the Ministry. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately."

hide quoted sections