Good afternoon,

 

Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

I advise that a response will be provided within 20 working days following
receipt of your request.

 

Ngā mihi nui,

Karen Heine

Policy and Information Coordinator

Victoria University of Wellington / Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a
Maui

Room 214, Hunter Building

Gate 2, Kelburn Parade

PO Box 600

 

Kia ora Toby

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

Please find attached to this response all of the relevant documentation pertaining to the proposal to simplify the name of Victoria University of Wellington. You will see that some of the information is, where necessary, redacted under the following sections of the Act:
• 9(2)(b)(ii) - where withholding the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information;
• 9(2)(i) - where withholding is necessary to enable the University to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities;
• 9(2)(k) - where withholding is necessary to prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage; and
• 9(2)(a) – where withholding is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons.

In particular, redactions were made where the information provided comparisons to other New Zealand universities or was not relevant to the name simplification proposal. Release of this information would prejudice the University’s commercial position in relation to its competitors, and would give those competitors an improper advantage by providing them with insights into Victoria University of Wellington’s potential future activities offshore, and into how international students may be influenced to consider other universities in New Zealand.

In addition, further information relevant to your request can be found publicly available on the University’s website here https://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/victori....

Ngâ mihi nui

Georgia Tawharu
Adviser, Information Access and Copyright
Level 7, Rankine Brown
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Whare Wânanga o te Ûpoko o te Ika a Mâui
Gate 2 Kelburn Parade PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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