Submissions for ECE Regulatory Review
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From: M Grange
Kia ora Ministry for Regulation,
I am requesting preliminary information and correspondence relating to the current ECE Regulatory Review being undertaken by the Ministry and Minister Seymour.
Please provide:
- All formal (whether oral or written) submissions to the ECE Regulatory Review from kindergarten associations.
- All correspondence from kindergarten associations to the Minister or Ministry personnel relating to this ECE Regulatory Review.
- Any internal or external memos, diary notes, or the like, between the Minister and/or Ministry personnel relating to kindergartens, kindergarten associations in relation to this ECE Regulatory Review.
Ngâ mihi,
Ms Grange
From: David Seymour (MIN)
Dear Ms Grange
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
o All correspondence from kindergarten associations to the Minister or
Ministry personnel relating to this ECE Regulatory Review.
o Any internal or external memos, diary notes, or the like, between the
Minister and/or Ministry personnel relating to kindergartens,
kindergarten associations in relation to this ECE Regulatory Review
We received your request on Tuesday 12 November 2024 under transfer from
the Ministry for Regulation. We will endeavour to respond to your request
as soon as possible and in any event no later than Tuesday 10 December
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
Office of Hon David Seymour
Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
Minister for Regulation
Associate Minister of Education
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From: Hello
Ministry for Regulation
Kia ora Ms Grange
Please refer to the attached correspondence regarding your Official Information Request.
Thanks
Chris
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
Dear M Grange
Please find attached response to your information request that was
partially transferred to Hon David Seymour’s Office on 12 November 2024.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Seymour
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with two women Minister for Regulation
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Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
DSOIA326
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From: M Grange
Dear David Seymour (MIN),
Thanks for providing the information. Some supplementary questions:
I note that the first page of the redacted document has an email from Auckland Kindergarten Association (28 August) and contains reference to an attachment; this attachment is missing. Can you please provide this attachment?
Did NZK make any further submission or comment to the Minister after the Shaping Better Futures document towards the ECE regulatory review? It seems as though there should also be a submission alongjsde this value paper.
I also believe that there are other kindergarten associations whose submissions on the ECE regulatory review have not been provided as part of this OIA request including:
- Napier Association
- Kaitiaki Association
- Inspired Associarion
-Taranaki Association
- Kindergartens Aoteroa
- He Whanau Manaaki
- Kids First Association
Can you please provide their submissions?
Yours sincerely,
M Grange
From: David Seymour (MIN)
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
Dear M Grange
The attachment you refer to was withheld as Ministry for Regulation is
withholding all individual submissions under section 9(2)(ba)(i) of the
OIA.
We direct you to this link for your information.
[1]https://www.regulation.govt.nz/assets/Pu...
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Seymour
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white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice
generated
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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Ministry for Regulation
Kia ora,
Please see the attached in response to the below correspondence.
Many thanks,
Ministerial Services
Ministry for Regulation Organisational Enablement
īmēra: [Ministry for Regulation request email]
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