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Official advice on koha

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From: Matthew O'Higgins

Dear Human Rights Commission,

In relation to the remarks below made by the Chief Human Rights Commissioner on TV3's Newshub Nation on Saturday, 10 July:

"I took advice and I was advised that the appropriate thing to do is to be respectful of tikanga, of Māori protocol".

I am requesting information under the provisions set out in the Official Information Act about

1. Whether the Chief Human Rights Commissioner took advice on this specific matter of making a koha to the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom prior to the visit, or whether it has been an already established general practice to give koha to gang pads or certain groups that naturally applied in that situation.

2. All correspondences between the Chief Human Rights Commission or the Commissioner themselves with their advisers, officials, Members of Parliament, the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom, their associates, patched members or spokespeople in which this piece of advice was 1. proposed as an idea (if any) and 2. suggested, given, recommended. It is also requested that included also are correspondences where it was agreed (by the Commissioner themselves or the Commission) that the Commissioner made the koha, or where it was acknowledged the need to make a koha.

3. All correspondences between the Chief Human Rights Commission or the Commissioner themselves with their advisers, officials, Members of Parliament, the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom, their associates, patched members or spokespeople in which any other advice was made, and/or any other idea proposed, on matters of tikanga (in relation to this event) and koha to the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom.

3. All correspondences between the Chief Human Rights Commission or the Commissioner themselves with their advisers, officials, Members of Parliament, the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom, their associates, patched members or spokespeople regarding the specific advice on [or idea of] the amount of the koha.

4. All correspondences between the Chief Human Rights Commission or the Commissioner themselves with their advisers, officials, Members of Parliament, the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom, their associates, patched members or spokespeople which show $200 was agreed to be the amount of koha (if these correspondences exist) and/or advice given to the Chief Commissioner that led them to make that amount of koha.

Thank you very much in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew O'Higgins

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Tēnā koe Matthew,

 

Thank you for your information request, which was received by the Human
Rights Commission on 10 July 2021.

 

We will now consider your information request under the Official
Information Act and endevour to respond to your request as soon as
possible and aim to contact you as soon as possible within 20 working
days, by 6 August 2021.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify your
of an extension of that timeframe within 20 working days.

 

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Nāku noa, nā

 

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Ngāti Porou, Ngāiterangi me Ngāti Ranginui
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Tēnā koe Matthew,

 

Please find attached the Commission’s response to your request for
information.

 

If you are unhappy with this response, under the Official Information Act
you are entitled to complain to the Ombudsman’s Office. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
on freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you have any queries about this response, please feel free to contact
us further.

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Jaimee Paenga (she/her)

Ngāti Porou, Ngāiterangi me Ngāti Ranginui
Legal Advisor | Kaitohu Ture
New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata 
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e: [3][email address]  |  w: [4]www.hrc.co.nz
a:  PO Box 10424, The Terrace, Wellington 6143
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