Detail around name rejection appeals
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From: Charles Mager
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Thank you for furnishing information about your name rejection basis. I appreciate you doing so. But I am very concerned that your current processes are still very biased in terms of culture, religion and other belief systems.
I am writing now to request further information. Please provide me with detail (for the same period that you furnished the rejected names database) of the names that were appealed and the basis for the acceptance or rejection of the name resulting from the appeal.
Yours faithfully,
Charles Mager
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Tçnâ koe Charles,
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Ngâ mihi
Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | www.dia.govt.nz
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From: Alysha Stevenson
Department of Internal Affairs
Good afternoon Charles
Please refer to attached for the response to your Official Information Act
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Kind regards
Alysha Stevenson | Advisor Official Correspondence
SDO Branch Development and Support Te Waka Aukaha
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 805, Wellington 6143| [1]www.dia.govt.nz
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From: Charles Mager
Dear Alysha Stevenson,
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate you taking the time to research my name query (as an aside Alysha is a very nice name, I like it). But I am very concerned at the lack of record keeping regarding the reasons for rejecting name appeals. This leaves my concerns about the biases that I referenced in place.
I do recommend that going forward record of the specific reasons be recorded and collated as this is vital to ensuring transparency. It will also help you to identify both conscious and unconscious bias.
Yours sincerely,
Charles Mager
From: Alysha Stevenson
Department of Internal Affairs
Good morning Charles
Thank you for your feedback.
I have passed this on to our Operation Policy team who works in this area.
Kind regards
Alysha
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