Dear A. W. Farmer

 

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

 

I have attached two spreadsheets which together include all banned books
in New Zealand. Note that the Classification Office started operating in
1994, and replaced the previous Indecent Publications Tribunal as the
authority responsible for classifying text-based publications such as
books. In most cases, decisions by the Indecent Publications Tribunal are
still in force today.

 

§  The IPT banned books 1964-1994 spreadsheet includes all books banned by
the former Indecent Publications Tribunal. These are still in force unless
otherwise indicated in the spreadsheet.

§  The OFLC banned books to 19 November 2020 spreadsheet includes all
books banned by the Classification Office since opening in 1994.

 

No pamphlets have been banned by the Classification Office. The IPT banned
two pamphlets:

 

IPT83-1070 (6 of 7) - Centurians Sales Pamphlet - 23/06/1983

IPT83-1070 (7 of 7) - Centurians Video Tape Sales Pamphlet - 23/06/1983

 

There are no publications listed as ‘manuscripts’. We are not aware of any
manuscripts being classified or banned, but there is a chance that
manuscripts would have been categorised as ‘books’ in which case they
would be captured by the lists provided.

 

I hope this information is useful. If you are concerned that your request
under the Official Information Act has not been dealt with appropriately
you have the right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman:

 

Freephone 0800 802 602

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

Henry

 

 

Henry T| Senior Advisor – Research
Lead
[2]cid:image001.png@01D60841.29504070
Classification Office | Te Mana
Whakaatu

+64 4 471 6788
[3]www.classificationoffice.govt.nz

 

 

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