Homophobia in sports
Samuel White made this Official Information request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand
The request was successful.
From: Samuel White
Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,
Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
Emails or correspondence relating to advice or concerns about LGBT (including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) sports players/athletes in sports between January 2011 up to the date of receiving.
Emails or correspondence about homophobia in sports or on the sports field between January 2011 up to the date of receiving on school and club sports.
Emails or correspondence about or for 'Out on the Fields' report released in May 2015 (about homophobia in team sports and gay sports players).
Statistics about the number of gay or bisexual athletes involved with sport in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Samuel White
Sent request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand again, using a new contact address.
Mark Hanna left an annotation ()
They're not ideal, but a whois lookup for their domain identifies two contact email addresses that should at least reach *someone's* inbox at SPARC:
marketingteam@sportnz.org.nz
itsupport@sportnz.org.nz
Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) left an annotation ()
Ok, let's give the marketing team a go..
Sent request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand again, using a new contact address.
From: Sam Anderson
Sport and Recreation New Zealand
Good morning Samuel
Thank you for your below request, which will be processed in accordance with the Official Information Act.
Please note that for any future requests the best way to contact Sport NZ is to use the 'send us a message' function on our website (http://www.sportnz.org.nz/about-us/conta...) or to email [email address]
Kind regards
Sam
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From: Michael Woodside
Sport and Recreation New Zealand
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Hi Samuel
Please find attached a letter in relation to your OIA request.
Please feel free to contact me if anything requires clarification.
Kind regards,
Michael
Michael Woodside || Manager Policy || Public Affairs
DDI: +64 472 8058 Ext. 3020 || Mobile: +64 21 242 2021
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From: Michael Woodside
Sport and Recreation New Zealand
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Hi Samuel
Please find attached the response to your request for information under
the Official Information Act 1982.
Kind regards,
Michael
Michael Woodside || Manager Policy || Public Affairs
DDI: +64 472 8058 Ext. 3020 || Mobile: +64 21 242 2021
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Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) left an annotation ()
Unfortunately this request has bounced, and I can't find a contact email address on the Sport NZ website.
I'd appreciate it if anyone with a suitable email address for Sport NZ could please let us know here: https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
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