Assessments in Te Reo Maori
Liam made this Official Information request to University of Waikato
The request was partially successful.
From: Liam
Dear University of Waikato,
This is a request for information, made under ss 4 and 5 of the
Official Information Act 1982 (“the Act”). I therefore would like
the following information;
1. Please provide a breakdown of the number of students who have
a. Requested to sit any assessment in Te Reo Maori where the language of instruction is english
b. Sat their assessment in Te Reo Maori
c. Complaints made to either College or University level for the
result of their marked Te Reo Maori assessment
i. Please provide a table of reasons for those complaints and what
their result was.
by College, and going back as far as records allow.
2. If you have a School of Law, please provide a table of:
a. How many assessments were assessed in Te Reo Maori where the language of instruction is english; and
b. who marked (or has been asked to mark) those assessments taken in Te Reo
Maori, as far as records allow.
3. Further to point (2), please provide any information on the type
of assessment, it’s percentage and for what course. Any other
information on these assessments would be appreciated.
Please CONFIRM receipt of this email to prevent unnecessary
follow-up emails and extensions being requested.
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As required by s12(1) of the Act, I am a New Zealand citizen. I
will provide confirmation of this, if required. However, since all
of our correspondence will be published on the FYI.org.nz site, I
will only do so over the phone or email, with which you provide.
This would only be for the purpose of citizenship confirmation, and
nothing further related to this request.
As required by s13(c) of the Act, if this request “has not been
made … to the appropriate department or Minister of the Crown or
organisation or local authority”, it is your duty to give
reasonable assistance to me to direct my request to the appropriate
department or Minister of the Crown or organisation or local
authority.
Further to the above statutory requirement, under s14 of the Act,
if the information I seek is either not held or you believe it is
more closely connected with another department or Minister of the
Crown or organisation, or of a local authority you shall promptly,
and in any case not later than 10 working days after the day on
which the request is received, transfer the request to the other
department or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or to that
local authority, AND inform me accordingly.
As required under s15A of the Act, if you believe that a time
extension is warranted for this request, you must under
ss15A(2),(3) and (4) give notice to me of this extension within 20
working days after the day on which my request was received. In
that notice, you should state; the period of the extension, give
reasons for the extension and remind me of my right to complain to
the Ombudsman under s28(3). Finally, the extension must be for a
reasonable time, having regards to the circumstances.
As required by s18B of the Act, you must consider consulting me
before refusing my request under the provisions of ss18(e) and (f)
which relate to a document not being able to be found or existing
or where substantial collation and research would be required for
my current request.
As required by s19(a)(i), you must provide reasons if you refuse
any parts of this request.
I will, if required, complain to the Ombudsman, as is my right
under s28(3) of the Act, if any of the above statutory requirements
on you are not complied with. Further to this, if your reply is not
“as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than
20 working days after the day on which the request is received” as
required under s15(1) of the Act, I will also complain to the
Ombudsman.
This request is made through the site FYI.org.nz. All
correspondence will be automatically forwarded to me through the
site and published online immediately. I require, where
appropriate, all electronic copies of all documents in your
response. For more information on how the site works, please visit
www.fyi.org.nz/help/about.
Yours faithfully,
Liam Stoneley
From: Agnes Betschart
University of Waikato
Sent by Agnes Betschart on behalf of Helen Pridmore
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dear Mr Stoneley
I acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982, received on 5 November 2015.
I will respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 3
December 2015.
Yours faithfully
Helen Pridmore
_____________________________________________
Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Executive)
University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105 | Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand
CAUTION: The information in this email (and any attachments) may be
confidential. If it has been received in error, please notify me and
destroy the information immediately.
From: [1][email address] [mailto:[2][email address]] On Behalf
Of University of Waikato Enrolment Resource Mailbox
Sent: Thursday, 5 November 2015 8:07 a.m.
To: oia
Cc: Mary-Jane Waddington
Subject: Fwd: Official Information Act request - Assessments in Te Reo
Maori
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From: Liam Stoneley <[3][OIA #3329 email]>
Date: 4 November 2015 at 22:13
Subject: Official Information Act request - Assessments in Te Reo Maori
To: OIA requests at University of Waikato <[4][email address]>
Dear University of Waikato,
This is a request for information, made under ss 4 and 5 of the
Official Information Act 1982 (“the Act”). I therefore would like
the following information;
1. Please provide a breakdown of the number of students who have
a. Requested to sit any assessment in Te Reo Maori where the language of
instruction is english
b. Sat their assessment in Te Reo Maori
c. Complaints made to either College or University level for the
result of their marked Te Reo Maori assessment
i. Please provide a table of reasons for those complaints and what
their result was.
by College, and going back as far as records allow.
2. If you have a School of Law, please provide a table of:
a. How many assessments were assessed in Te Reo Maori where the language
of instruction is english; and
b. who marked (or has been asked to mark) those assessments taken in Te
Reo
Maori, as far as records allow.
3. Further to point (2), please provide any information on the type
of assessment, it’s percentage and for what course. Any other
information on these assessments would be appreciated.
Please CONFIRM receipt of this email to prevent unnecessary
follow-up emails and extensions being requested.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As required by s12(1) of the Act, I am a New Zealand citizen. I
will provide confirmation of this, if required. However, since all
of our correspondence will be published on the [5]FYI.org.nz site, I
will only do so over the phone or email, with which you provide.
This would only be for the purpose of citizenship confirmation, and
nothing further related to this request.
As required by s13(c) of the Act, if this request “has not been
made … to the appropriate department or Minister of the Crown or
organisation or local authority”, it is your duty to give
reasonable assistance to me to direct my request to the appropriate
department or Minister of the Crown or organisation or local
authority.
Further to the above statutory requirement, under s14 of the Act,
if the information I seek is either not held or you believe it is
more closely connected with another department or Minister of the
Crown or organisation, or of a local authority you shall promptly,
and in any case not later than 10 working days after the day on
which the request is received, transfer the request to the other
department or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or to that
local authority, AND inform me accordingly.
As required under s15A of the Act, if you believe that a time
extension is warranted for this request, you must under
ss15A(2),(3) and (4) give notice to me of this extension within 20
working days after the day on which my request was received. In
that notice, you should state; the period of the extension, give
reasons for the extension and remind me of my right to complain to
the Ombudsman under s28(3). Finally, the extension must be for a
reasonable time, having regards to the circumstances.
As required by s18B of the Act, you must consider consulting me
before refusing my request under the provisions of ss18(e) and (f)
which relate to a document not being able to be found or existing
or where substantial collation and research would be required for
my current request.
As required by s19(a)(i), you must provide reasons if you refuse
any parts of this request.
I will, if required, complain to the Ombudsman, as is my right
under s28(3) of the Act, if any of the above statutory requirements
on you are not complied with. Further to this, if your reply is not
“as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than
20 working days after the day on which the request is received” as
required under s15(1) of the Act, I will also complain to the
Ombudsman.
This request is made through the site [6]FYI.org.nz. All
correspondence will be automatically forwarded to me through the
site and published online immediately. I require, where
appropriate, all electronic copies of all documents in your
response. For more information on how the site works, please visit
[7]www.fyi.org.nz/help/about.
Yours faithfully,
Liam Stoneley
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From: Agnes Betschart
University of Waikato
Dear Mr Stoneley
The attached letter refers.
Agnes Betschart
____________________________________
Office of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Executive)
University of Waikato I Private Bag 3105 I Hamilton 3240 I New Zealand
Ph: +64-7-838 4105 I Email: [1][email address]
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From: Liam
Dear Agnes Betschart,
Thank you for your reply. I ask for your reconsideration of your attached answer.
You have refused my questions 2(b) and 3 under s 18(f) of the OIA. I note that may not have fulfilled the requirements in s 18A and 18B which in part require a consideration to consult me before refusing this part of the request.
Notwithstanding the above, I would request that you fulfill both questions, but to a narrower scope, being for the years 2012-2014. This is much less onerous and should only require a much lesser research of records. Any information you can provide is appreciated
Yours sincerely,
Liam Stoneley
From: Agnes Betschart
University of Waikato
Dear Mr Stoneley
The attached letter refers.
Kind regards
Agnes Betschart
____________________________________
Office of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Executive)
University of Waikato I Private Bag 3105 I Hamilton 3240 I New Zealand
Ph: +64-7-838 4105 I Email: [1][email address]
CAUTION: The information in this email (and any attachments) may be
confidential. If it has been received in error, please notify me and
destroy the information immediately
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