Thank you for contacting the Office of Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of
Education, Minister of Immigration, Lead Coordination Minister for the
Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into Historical
Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, and
Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays.

 
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response to every email received.

* If your message is for Minister Stanford’s advice, expresses a
personal view, or if you have copied your email to another Minister
and/or Member of Parliament with more appropriate portfolio
responsibilities, then this will be noted.
* If you are seeking ministerial intervention for an immigration case,
you need to seek this from the Associate Minister of Immigration, Hon
Chris Penk. His email is [email address]. Minister Stanford
is unable to comment on individual cases.
* If you are seeking ministerial intervention with an education matter,
this may be transferred to the Ministry of Education, they can be
contacted at [email address]. Minister Stanford
is unable to comment on individual cases.
* If you are seeking assistance related to historical abuse in state
care, you will need to seek this from the Survivor Experiences Team,
who can be contacted at [email address].
* If you have invited Minister Stanford to an event, then a member of
staff may contact you for more information. 
* If you have made a request for official information then this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency.
* If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
* If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Press Secretary.  
* If you are a constituent of East Coast Bays your email will be shared
with the Electorate Office.  If you wish to keep up to date on
Electorate News please follow: [1]Erica Stanford (national.org.nz)
* To find out more about Minister Stanford read her [2]biography or
recent [3]statements.

 
Office of Hon Erica Stanford
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[4][Erica Stanford request email] | Web [5]beehive.govt.nz |
Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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OIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Dear Chris,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 5 December 2024, in which you requested the following information:

* - Current Number of Illegal Aliens: Please provide the most recent statistics on the number of illegal aliens currently residing in New Zealand.
- Number of Illegal Aliens in State Housing and / or receiving benefits of any kind welfare, disability etc etc
- Total Persons Deported Per Annum Since 2010: Please provide statistics on the total number of persons deported from New Zealand each year since 2010.
- Total Number of Foreigners Born in NZ to Citizenship: Please provide the total number of people born in New Zealand who have been granted citizenship since the inception of birthright citizenship without a mother of father who is a citizen of New Zealand. I understand it is common place for people from some countries to come to New Zealand and birth their baby directly opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005.
- Total Benefits/Allowances Paid Out for These Babies: I request information on the total amount of benefits or allowances that have been paid out for children born in New Zealand to foreign parents since 2006.

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act. Please note that 25 December to 15 January inclusive are not considered working days under the the Act.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

MP for East Coast Bays
Minister of Education
Minister of Immigration
Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Kia ora Chris,

I acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), of 5 December 2024.

We have interpreted your request to be for the following information:

1. Most recent statistics or modelling of persons in New Zealand unlawfully
2. Numbers of unlawful persons in state housing or receiving Government benefits
3. Numbers and any statistics on persons deported from New Zealand since 2010
4. Numbers of citizens born in New Zealand to non-citizen parents
5. Amount paid in benefits to New Zealand citizen children born to non-citizen parents

All of the information you have requested is more closely connected with the functions of other departments. Under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act, we are required to transfer your request to the more relevant departments. We have consulted with two other offices and four Government departments on who is best to answer your request and have resolved to transfer your request in full, to three different departments. Your request is being transferred as follows:

-Questions 1 and 3 are transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
-Questions 2 and 5 are transferred to the Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
-Question 4 is transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)

Please note that transferring your questions to the agencies listed above does not guarantee that the information you have requested is held by the agencies we have transferred your request to. However, these agencies are the most appropriate decision makers on your requests. The agencies listed above have the usual timeframes upon receipt of this transfer to make a decision on your requests.

If you need to contact these departments regarding your requests, you can contact them via the below email addresses:
MBIE: [email address]
MSD: [email address]
DIA: [email address]

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Minister of Education
Minister of Immigration

Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Tçnâ koe Chris,

 

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

The Department will provide its response to your request (Question 4 ) as
soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20^th working day
is 31 January 2025 (taking into account the annual legislative closedown
period of OIA processing from 25 December to 15 January inclusive)

 

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request,
all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ekta Raturi [1](ia/she/her)| Official Correspondence Coordinator
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations

Te Tari Taiwhenua | The Department of Internal Affairs

 

 

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Kia ora Chris,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your request of 5 December 2024 sent to Office of Hon Erica
Stanford requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the
following:

 

 1. Most recent statistics or modelling of persons in New Zealand
unlawfully

 3. Numbers and any statistics on persons deported from New Zealand since
2010

 

Your request has been partially transferred to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment on 9 December 2024 and is being processed in
accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. A response will be sent
to you in due course.

Please note that the days from 25 December 2024 to 15 January 2025
(inclusive) are defined as non-working days in the Act and are not counted
in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the time
period for responding to your request.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 28 January 2025, 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.  If you have any
enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via email
to [1][email address].

 

Nāku noa, nā

Ministerial Services

 

Corporate Services, Finance  & Enablement

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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Tēnā koe Chris McCashin,

 

Thank you for your request regarding persons in state housing or receiving
benefits transferred from the Office of Hon Erica Stanford on 12 December
2024, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been
forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. You
may expect a decision regarding your request to be sent to you as soon as
possible.

Please note that over the holiday period, there are three weeks that are
not classified as working days. In accordance with Section 2 of the
Official Information Act 1982, this period is 25 December 2024 to 15
January 2025 (inclusive). As such, OIA requests received on or after 27
November 2024 may take longer than you might expect. For more information
on the latest date you can expect a response, please find the OIA
Calculator on the Ombudsman website here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/agency-assistance/official-information-calculators.

Ngā manaakitanga,

 

Official Information Team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development | Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora

 

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