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Kia ora Jommy Tee

Thank you for your OIA request received on 11 December 2024 for:

All documentation (briefing, emails etc including any invitation) associated with New Zealand embassy/ambassadorial attendance and representation at a King's Cup rowing medal ceremony held at Windsor, UK on 25 June 2024.

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, this takes into account the upcoming statutory holidays and the summer period between 25 December 2024 to 15 January 2025, which are not considered working days, as set out in section 2(1) 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

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Kia ora Jommy Tee

Thank you for your email of 11 December 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.

If we do not receive confirmation of your eligibility under the OIA by 19 December 2024, we will consider your request withdrawn.

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

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand
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