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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Richard Wang,

Thank you for your email of 14 October 2024 requesting information under
the Official Information Act (1982). At this stage, we need some
information from you to confirm whether you are eligible to make an OIA
request.

Section 12(1) of the OIA specifies who can use it to seek information from
government agencies. You are eligible to make an OIA requests if you are
a:

(a)       New Zealand citizen; or

(b)       Permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c)       Person who is in New Zealand; or

(d)       Body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e)       Body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but
which has a place of business in New Zealand.

Please confirm by return email that you fulfil one of the criteria
outlined above, and provide evidence of your eligibility. We will continue
processing your OIA request once we have received this confirmation. 

To avoid any breach of privacy, we recommend you provide copies of
sufficient ID from a separate email address so that it does not appear on
fyi.org.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

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

 

 

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

From: Richard Wang <[1][FOI #28752 email]>

Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 8:36 PM

To: ENQUIRIES <[2][MFAT request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Expelling Ambassadors, or
declaring diplomats persona non grata

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

On 29 March 2018 Minister Peters announced that New Zealand would be
maintaining a blacklist of diplomats expelled by other countries for being
ethnic Russians.

[3]https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-i...

 

1) Please provide electronic copies of those documents held by MFAT in
regards this policy of maintaining a blacklist of Russian diplomats who
were expelled by zionist puppet regimes like the US and UK.

2) In light of recent comments by Minister Peters in regards supporting
"talking to one another" in the context of refusing to expel zionist
'diplomats' who have taken part in the genocide of the Palestinian people,
is this policy still in effect but only in regards Russian gentiles, or
has it since been dropped?

 

Yours faithfully,

Richard Wang

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Richard Wang

Thank you for your OIA request received on 14 October 2024 for:

On 29 March 2018 Minister Peters announced that New Zealand would be maintaining a blacklist of diplomats expelled by other countries for being ethnic Russians.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-i...

1) Please provide electronic copies of those documents held by MFAT in regards this policy of maintaining a blacklist of Russian diplomats who were expelled by zionist puppet regimes like the US and UK.
2) In light of recent comments by Minister Peters in regards supporting "talking to one another" in the context of refusing to expel zionist 'diplomats' who have taken part in the genocide of the Palestinian people, is this policy still in effect but only in regards Russian gentiles, or has it since been dropped?

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: Richard Wang <[FOI #28752 email]>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 8:36 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Expelling Ambassadors, or declaring diplomats persona non grata

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

On 29 March 2018 Minister Peters announced that New Zealand would be maintaining a blacklist of diplomats expelled by other countries for being ethnic Russians.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-i...

1) Please provide electronic copies of those documents held by MFAT in regards this policy of maintaining a blacklist of Russian diplomats who were expelled by zionist puppet regimes like the US and UK.
2) In light of recent comments by Minister Peters in regards supporting "talking to one another" in the context of refusing to expel zionist 'diplomats' who have taken part in the genocide of the Palestinian people, is this policy still in effect but only in regards Russian gentiles, or has it since been dropped?

Yours faithfully,
Richard Wang

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

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #28752 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.

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Richard Wang,

 

Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

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

 

 

 

From: ESD
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 4:34 PM
To: '[FOI #28752 email]'
<[FOI #28752 email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Expelling Ambassadors, or
declaring diplomats persona non grata

 

Tēnā koe Richard Wang,

Thank you for your email of 14 October 2024 requesting information under
the Official Information Act (1982). At this stage, we need some
information from you to confirm whether you are eligible to make an OIA
request.

Section 12(1) of the OIA specifies who can use it to seek information from
government agencies. You are eligible to make an OIA requests if you are
a:

(a)       New Zealand citizen; or

(b)       Permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c)       Person who is in New Zealand; or

(d)       Body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e)       Body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but
which has a place of business in New Zealand.

Please confirm by return email that you fulfil one of the criteria
outlined above, and provide evidence of your eligibility. We will continue
processing your OIA request once we have received this confirmation. 

To avoid any breach of privacy, we recommend you provide copies of
sufficient ID from a separate email address so that it does not appear on
fyi.org.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

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

 

 

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

From: Richard Wang <[1][FOI #28752 email]>

Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 8:36 PM

To: ENQUIRIES <[2][MFAT request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Expelling Ambassadors, or
declaring diplomats persona non grata

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

On 29 March 2018 Minister Peters announced that New Zealand would be
maintaining a blacklist of diplomats expelled by other countries for being
ethnic Russians.

[3]https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-i...

 

1) Please provide electronic copies of those documents held by MFAT in
regards this policy of maintaining a blacklist of Russian diplomats who
were expelled by zionist puppet regimes like the US and UK.

2) In light of recent comments by Minister Peters in regards supporting
"talking to one another" in the context of refusing to expel zionist
'diplomats' who have taken part in the genocide of the Palestinian people,
is this policy still in effect but only in regards Russian gentiles, or
has it since been dropped?

 

Yours faithfully,

Richard Wang

 

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

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[4][FOI #28752 email]

 

Is [5][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:

[6]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:

[7]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.

 

 

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