Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, thank you for your email. 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important, and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
personally reply to all emails.  As such, the following guidelines apply:

·        Invitations and meeting requests will be processed as soon as
possible and a staff member will be in contact with you in due course

·        All media queries will be responded to by a staff member

·        Requests for official information will be managed in accordance
with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may
include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency

·        If your email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio
responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple
Members of Parliament, then your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office, or there may be no
further response to you

Thank you for the taking the time to write.

Nga mihi,

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration, Minister for Broadcasting
and Media

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

 

 

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Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, thank you for your email. 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important, and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
personally reply to all emails.  As such, the following guidelines apply:

·        Invitations and meeting requests will be processed as soon as
possible and a staff member will be in contact with you in due course

·        All media queries will be responded to by a staff member

·        Requests for official information will be managed in accordance
with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may
include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency

·        If your email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio
responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple
Members of Parliament, then your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office, or there may be no
further response to you

Thank you for the taking the time to write.

Nga mihi,

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration, Minister for Broadcasting
and Media

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

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Dear Rutvick

 

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, Minister of Immigration, I acknowledge
receipt of your email requesting information under section 12 of the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Your request was received in this office on, 17 November 2020  and will be
responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act.

 

Yours sincerely,

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Justice

Minister of Broadcasting and Media

Minister of Immigration

Bowen House | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:  Please note information about meetings or events
related to the Minister’s portfolios will be proactively released (this
does not include personal or constituency matters).  For each meeting in
scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief
description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio.  If
you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the
name of the organisation will be released.  If you are a senior staff
member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal
capacity, your name may also be released.  The location of the meeting
will be released, unless it is a private residence.  The proactive release
will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act,
including privacy considerations.  Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the
right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and
to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong.  If you’d like to
ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are
concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure,
please contact the sender.  You can read more about the proactive release
policy at [1]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

 

 

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Dear Rutvick

 

I refer to your email of 17 November 2020, requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982:

 

the number of people onshore who hold valid work visa today and have been
in New Zealand for more than 10 years in total.

Also Can I please know how many people are living in South Island and hold
Essential Skill Work Visa for less than 5 years but more than 4 years

 

This email is to advise you that your request has been transferred to the
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment under section 14(b)(ii) of
the Act as the information requested is more closely aligned with the
functions of their office. They will respond to your request in due
course. 

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration.

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Please note that any acceptance of an invitation is conditional upon leave
being granted.

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ref: 2021-1056

 

Dear Rutvick,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of  17^th November 2020 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“the number of people onshore who hold valid work visa today and have been
in New Zealand for more than 10 years in total.

Also Can I please know how many people are living in South Island and hold
Essential Skill Work Visa for less than 5 years but more than 4 years”

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry from Office of Hon Kris
Faafoi on 23^rd November 2020 and is being processed in accordance with
the Official Information Act 1982. A response will be sent to you in due
course.

 

Please note, due to ongoing COVID-19 response work, requests are currently
being triaged and those relating to Covid-19 processed as a priority.
Remaining requests are being assessed as per the Ombudsman’s guidance
(which can be found here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/chief-ombudsmans-statement-official-information-response-times-during-covid-19-emergency)
and processed accordingly.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [2][email address].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services

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References

Visible links
1. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/...
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.govt.nz/

Dear Rutvick

 

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (OIA), which has been transferred to us under section 14(b)(ii)
of the OIA.

 

Eligibility:

In order that I can confirm your eligibility to make a request under the
OIA (see section 12), please provide evidence that you fall into one of
the following categories:

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand;

 

Please provide this information by Wednesday 2 December 2020.

 

If you do not wish to provide this evidence via the FYI website, you can
email it to me directly by entering my name into the following email
format: firstname[DOT]lastname@mbie[DOT]govt[DOT]nz

 

Clarification:

I am also writing to clarify your request. Can you please confirm whether
you are looking for the data as at the date of your request (17 November
2020) or would you prefer up to date data at the time we process your
request?

 

If you have any questions please contact me.

 

Kind regards

 

Anna McLachlan ([1]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[2][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

 

 

From: Immigration [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 8:48 a.m.
To: [FOI #14138 email]
Subject: FW: OIA20-102 FW: Official Information request - Have been in NZ
for 10 years

 

Dear Rutvick

 

I refer to your email of 17 November 2020, requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982:

 

the number of people onshore who hold valid work visa today and have been
in New Zealand for more than 10 years in total.

Also Can I please know how many people are living in South Island and hold
Essential Skill Work Visa for less than 5 years but more than 4 years

 

This email is to advise you that your request has been transferred to the
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment under section 14(b)(ii) of
the Act as the information requested is more closely aligned with the
functions of their office. They will respond to your request in due
course.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration.

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[4]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Please note that any acceptance of an invitation is conditional upon leave
being granted.

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

 

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Dear Rutvick

 

I have not received a response to my email below requesting evidence of
your eligibility to make a request under the OIA. Please provide a
response by 5pm 7 December 2020.

 

If I do not receive evidence of your eligibility by this time I will close
of the request.

 

If you have any questions please be in touch.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Anna McLachlan ([1]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[2][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 897 5133

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

 

 

From: Anna McLachlan
Sent: Friday, 27 November 2020 3:14 p.m.
To: [FOI #14138 email]
Subject: RE: OIA20-102 FW: Official Information request - Have been in NZ
for 10 years [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Rutvick

 

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (OIA), which has been transferred to us under section 14(b)(ii)
of the OIA.

 

Eligibility:

In order that I can confirm your eligibility to make a request under the
OIA (see section 12), please provide evidence that you fall into one of
the following categories:

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand;

 

Please provide this information by Wednesday 2 December 2020.

 

If you do not wish to provide this evidence via the FYI website, you can
email it to me directly by entering my name into the following email
format: firstname[DOT]lastname@mbie[DOT]govt[DOT]nz

 

Clarification:

I am also writing to clarify your request. Can you please confirm whether
you are looking for the data as at the date of your request (17 November
2020) or would you prefer up to date data at the time we process your
request?

 

If you have any questions please contact me.

 

Kind regards

 

Anna McLachlan ([3]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[4][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

 

 

From: Immigration [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 8:48 a.m.
To: [FOI #14138 email]
Subject: FW: OIA20-102 FW: Official Information request - Have been in NZ
for 10 years

 

Dear Rutvick

 

I refer to your email of 17 November 2020, requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982:

 

the number of people onshore who hold valid work visa today and have been
in New Zealand for more than 10 years in total.

Also Can I please know how many people are living in South Island and hold
Essential Skill Work Visa for less than 5 years but more than 4 years

 

This email is to advise you that your request has been transferred to the
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment under section 14(b)(ii) of
the Act as the information requested is more closely aligned with the
functions of their office. They will respond to your request in due
course.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[5]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration.

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Please note that any acceptance of an invitation is conditional upon leave
being granted.

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

 

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Dear Rutvick

 

I have not received evidence of your eligibility to make a request under
the OIA and am therefore closing your request.

 

If you believe you are eligible to make a request under the OIA please
re-submit your request.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Anna McLachlan ([1]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[2][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 897 5133

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

 

From: Anna McLachlan
Sent: Friday, 4 December 2020 11:59 a.m.
To: '[FOI #14138 email]'
Subject: RE: OIA20-102 FW: Official Information request - Have been in NZ
for 10 years [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Rutvick

 

I have not received a response to my email below requesting evidence of
your eligibility to make a request under the OIA. Please provide a
response by 5pm 7 December 2020.

 

If I do not receive evidence of your eligibility by this time I will close
of the request.

 

If you have any questions please be in touch.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Anna McLachlan ([3]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[4][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 897 5133

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

 

 

From: Anna McLachlan
Sent: Friday, 27 November 2020 3:14 p.m.
To: [FOI #14138 email]
Subject: RE: OIA20-102 FW: Official Information request - Have been in NZ
for 10 years [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Rutvick

 

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (OIA), which has been transferred to us under section 14(b)(ii)
of the OIA.

 

Eligibility:

In order that I can confirm your eligibility to make a request under the
OIA (see section 12), please provide evidence that you fall into one of
the following categories:

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand;

 

Please provide this information by Wednesday 2 December 2020.

 

If you do not wish to provide this evidence via the FYI website, you can
email it to me directly by entering my name into the following email
format: firstname[DOT]lastname@mbie[DOT]govt[DOT]nz

 

Clarification:

I am also writing to clarify your request. Can you please confirm whether
you are looking for the data as at the date of your request (17 November
2020) or would you prefer up to date data at the time we process your
request?

 

If you have any questions please contact me.

 

Kind regards

 

Anna McLachlan ([5]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[6][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

My working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm

 

 

From: Immigration [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 8:48 a.m.
To: [FOI #14138 email]
Subject: FW: OIA20-102 FW: Official Information request - Have been in NZ
for 10 years

 

Dear Rutvick

 

I refer to your email of 17 November 2020, requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982:

 

the number of people onshore who hold valid work visa today and have been
in New Zealand for more than 10 years in total.

Also Can I please know how many people are living in South Island and hold
Essential Skill Work Visa for less than 5 years but more than 4 years

 

This email is to advise you that your request has been transferred to the
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment under section 14(b)(ii) of
the Act as the information requested is more closely aligned with the
functions of their office. They will respond to your request in due
course.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[7]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Justice, Minister of Immigration.

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[8]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Please note that any acceptance of an invitation is conditional upon leave
being granted.

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

 

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