Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:02:59 +0000 Subject: Your Official Information Act request OIA2425-0562 From: OIA <[email address]> To: "[FYI request #29524 email]" <[FYI request #29524 email]> Tçnâ koe AHB Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email) As the information you have requested in part 1 of your request is not held by the Department of Internal Affairs, but is believed to be held by, and more closely related to the functions of North Island City and District Councils, we are transferring your request to North Island City and District Councils for response, in accordance with section 14(b) of the Official Information Act 1982 and section 12(b) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. The Department will provide response to you in respect of part 2 of your request as soon as practicable and by no later than 30 January. 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Nâku, nâ -----Original Message----- From: AHB <[FYI request #29524 email]> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5:48 PM To: OIA <[DIA request email]> Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Ceremony Dates for 2025 of entire North Island [You don't often get email from [FYI request #29524 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Dear Department of Internal Affairs, 1. I would like to request for all the Citizenship Ceremony dates for all city councils of North Island from December 2024 to December 2025. 2. I would also like to request what are the criteria and procedures for someone to attend a ceremony in a place that is not where they usually live. Is there any supporting document they need to provide? For example, if someone needs to attend a ceremony in Auckland but they wish to attend the ceremony in Hamilton (because the Hamilton one is the earliest and they don’t get the Auckland one before their citizenship application lapse date), what he or she should do? Thank you. Yours faithfully, AHB ------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website. Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [FYI request #29524 email] Is [DIA request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of Internal Affairs? 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