Department of Internal Affairs

Citizenship by Grant English language requirement clarification and process

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to David Singh on March 04, 2026.

Successful.

Kia ora David Thanks for your follow-up question regarding the acceptable International English Language Testing System (IELTS) band scores and...

New Zealand Lottery Grants Board

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to john luke on March 05, 2026.

Successful.

Kia Ora John, Please see attached response to your OIA request. Ngā mihi Jess Watt Senior Advisor, Ministerial and Official Corresp...

Number of Staff in Public Relations or Communications Roles

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to T Hayden on March 03, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

Kia Ora Hayden, Thank you for your OIA request. The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty...

Citizenship by grant stats related to Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to David Singh on February 24, 2026.

Successful.

Tēnā koe David, Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982 request. Ngā mihi, Vi Saena| Official Cor...

Gaming Investigation

Request to Department of Internal Affairs by John Sutton. Annotated by ivoryhoward (Account suspended) on February 17, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

i’d be interested to know whether the attached reply actually confirms any audits or if it’s just a refusal under the OIA grounds. if you’re John Sutto...

Consideration of permit for non-gaming for The Brass Boxer, Three Kings

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Julie Fairey on March 31, 2021.

Partially successful.

Kia ora Julie Please find attached a response to your OIA request from the Department of Internal Affairs. The PDF attached contains both the response...

Citizenship Ceremonies Dates and Backlogs - Christchurch 2026

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to David Singh on February 12, 2026.

Successful.

Kia ora David, Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act Request. Ngâ mihi Michael Mahoney | Advisor| Kait...

Citizenship by grant processing time by country of birth 2025

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to David Singh on February 12, 2026.

Successful.

Kia ora David, I can confirm that data relating to Hong Kong and Macau are counted under China for the purposes of the Country of Birth classification...

Request a document

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to David Singh on February 11, 2026.

Successful.

Kia ora David, Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act Request. Ngâ mihi Michael Mahoney | Advisor| Kait...

Request for data on registered charities supporting military veterans

Request to Department of Internal Affairs by SPENCER JONES. Annotated by SPENCER JONES on February 11, 2026.

Information not held.

Public annotation – system visibility findings This request is now closed. Charities Services has provided a spreadsheet of charities returned using...

Citizenship Ceremonies in Timaru (2026)

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Eddie J on February 11, 2026.

Successful.

Kia ora Eddie Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act Request Ngâ mihi Michael Mahoney | Advisor| Kaitohu...

Request a document - Guidelines for English language assessment for CBG

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to David Singh on February 11, 2026.

Long overdue.

Kia ora David, Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs. Because the Department has received similar and recent...

Number of marriages performed in the Nelson/Tasman region, broken down by celebrant

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to R Wallace on October 24, 2019.

Partially successful.

Good morning R Wallace Please refer to attachment for the response to your Official Information Act request. Kind regards Alysha...

Water Services Authority and Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai Māori Advisory Group- OIA

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to john luke on February 09, 2026.

Successful.

Tēnā koe John Thank you for your email. We are unable to explain why the Department's response, which was emailed to you on Wednesday 3 February 2026...

LGFA Creditor and Borrower information request.

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Ingrid Mesman on September 19, 2023.

Successful.

Hi Ingrid Thank you for your request for information that was transferred to LGFA from DIA - please find attached our response. Regards...

Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC)

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to john luke on January 29, 2026.

Successful.

Kia ora John Please find attached our response to your OIA request(OIA2526 -0659). Ngā mihi Surya Pillai [1](she/her) Advisor, Mini...

Hamilton City Council Citizenship Ceremony dates 2026

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Tammy on January 28, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

Kia ora Tanvee Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act Request. Ngā mihi Huey Lim | Advisor Official Corr...

Digital Identity Trust Framework Authority

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to john luke on January 20, 2026.

Successful.

Kia Ora John, Please see attached response to your OIA request below. Ngā mihi Jess Senior Advisor, Ministerial and Official Corres...

Passport city of birth policy

Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by David Singh on January 19, 2026.

Long overdue.

I have a few questions regarding how city (or town) of birth is assessed and recorded for New Zealand passport applications, particularly for applic...

Te Kopuru/Tokatoka Marriage Registers

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Heather Geddes on January 16, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

Kia ora Heather, I am following up with you again as I have been advised further by the BDM office that you will need to make an application and pay t...

Auckland citizenship ceremony dates for 2026

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to P Singh on January 09, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

Tçnâ koe Thank you for your email which was forwarded to the Ceremonies team as a business query. To assist you further, could you please...

Her Majesty Queen Whiria II

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Tangata Whenua on February 13, 2023.

Long overdue.

Kia ora Tangata Whenua Thank you for contacting us regarding a birth registration. To continue processing the registration we need the child’s M...

Access to Archives NZ Records

Request to Department of Internal Affairs by Craig Innes. Annotated by Cheryl Simes (kiwilaw) on December 21, 2025.

Successful.

Thank you, Craig Innes, for your ongoing efforts. I tried to use 'Collections' tonight, to follow up something VIncent O'Malley mentioned in one of h...

Archway Database

Request to Department of Internal Affairs by Craig Innes. Annotated by Cheryl Simes (kiwilaw) on December 20, 2025.

Refused.

Craig, thank you for your efforts. I've just tried to use the Collections search and I can't believe how awful it is! I had previously used Archway fr...

Citizenship Ceremonies- Christchurch

Response by Department of Internal Affairs to KimSa on December 16, 2025.

Awaiting classification.

Kia ora Kim Thank you for your Official Information Act request to the Department of Internal Affairs. I can advise that Christchurch City...

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