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Dear H Atkins

 

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

 

“All briefings, aide memories, emails, texts and cabinet papers backing
the Minister's claim that students are required to be pulled out of math,
English and science classes to attend Te Reo lessons.”

 

We received your request on Tuesday 26 November 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Tuesday 24 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, 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
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Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
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-----Original Message-----
From: H Atkins <[FOI #29323 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2024 12:16 AM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Seeking evidence of students being
pulled out of math, english and science class to attend Te Reo lessons

 

Kia ora David Seymour,

 

I would like to request under your capacity as Associate Minister of
Education,

 

All briefings, aide memories, emails, texts and cabinet papers backing the
Minister's claim that students are required to be pulled out of math,
English and science classes to attend Te Reo lessons.

 

Please provide all material in an accessible format where text to speech
is available for the vison impaired.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

H Atkins

 

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Dear H Atkins

 

Please find attached response to your information request of 26 November
2024.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
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Description
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Associate Minister of Health

 

7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

DSOIA345

 

-----Original Message-----
From: H Atkins <[FOI #29323 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2024 12:16 AM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: DSOIA345 Official Information request - Seeking evidence of
students being pulled out of math, english and science class to attend Te
Reo lessons

 

Kia ora David Seymour,

 

I would like to request under your capacity as Associate Minister of
Education,

 

All briefings, aide memories, emails, texts and cabinet papers backing the
Minister's claim that students are required to be pulled out of math,
English and science classes to attend Te Reo lessons.

 

Please provide all material in an accessible format where text to speech
is available for the vison impaired.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

H Atkins

 

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Dear H Atkins

 

Thank you for your email of 21 December 2024 regarding your OIA request,
and our response.

 

Some of the information contained in the released documents was withheld
under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural
persons.

 

We have now attached our response in an accessible format where text to
speech is available for the vision impaired.

 

Apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
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

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: H Atkins <[FOI #29323 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 21 December 2024 8:18 AM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Seeking evidence of students
being pulled out of math, english and science class to attend Te Reo
lessons

 

Dear David Seymour (MIN),

 

Thank you for your response, I note no section of the Act has been
supplied on the redacted information. under section 19(a)(ii) I request
you provide these grounds.

I also note that the information has not been provided in the way
specified. As per section 16(3) of the Act I request to know why the
Information provided has not been provided in the way specified by my
request.

 

I note that the Office is likely on Holiday at this period. While a full
response is due by 24 December, I will await your response to my above
queries before I consider reaching out to the Ombudsman. If I do not hear
from the Office before 22 January I will be forced to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman.

 

Ngaa mihi,

 

H Atkins

 

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

 

Dear H Atkins

 

 

 

Please find attached response to your information request of 26 November 
2024.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

 

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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

 

 

 

DSOIA345

 

 

 

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