19 December 2019
Benjamin McConnell
By ema
il: [FYI request #11770 email]
Dear Benjamin
Official information request for information related to the University’s logo
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
dated 1 December 2019:
1. “The process of creating and adopting the previous and/or current logo;
2. The process of consulting Maori when creating and adopting the previous
and/or current logo; and
3. Whether the previous and/or current logo, or aspects of them, were gifted by
Maori to the university.”
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20
working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible
to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the
time to make our decision, to 28 February 2020.
This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a decision on your
request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original
time limit.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the
University’s decision to extend the timeframe for your request. Information about how to
make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me at
[VUW request email]. Yours sincerely
Georgia Tawharu
Adviser, Information Access and Copyright
