Dear L Hemara,

 

I refer to your request of 26 January 2022. Consultations necessary to
make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time limit. Accordingly, the
University has extended the time limit for your request until 18 March
2022 under section 15A of the Official Information Act. This is the new
maximum time limit for the University’s response; we will respond to your
request as soon as reasonably practicable.

You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this extension.

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

University of Auckland

 

From: L. Hemara <[1][FYI request #18322 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 January 2022 11:13 am
To: legal <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship cost of living adjustment

 

Dear University of Auckland,

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), please supply any documents or
correspondence relating to how the University of Auckland calculates the
annual cost of living adjustment to the stipend value of the University of
Auckland Doctoral Scholarship.

Yours faithfully,
L. Hemara

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Dear L Hemara,

 

I refer to your request of 26 January 2022. The University has decided to
grant your request, subject to the need to withhold some material under
section 9(2)(g)(i), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs
through the free and frank expression of opinions by, between, or to
members of the University, and section 9(2)(i), to enable the University
to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.
Note that material outside the scope of your request may be redacted or
the information may be provided in summary form or as excerpts under
section 16 of the OIA.

 

The University will provide you with access to this material as soon as
reasonably practicable. You have the right to make a complaint to an
Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

University of Auckland

 

From: L. Hemara <[1][FOI #18322 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 January 2022 11:13 AM
To: legal <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship cost of living adjustment

 

Dear University of Auckland,

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), please supply any documents or
correspondence relating to how the University of Auckland calculates the
annual cost of living adjustment to the stipend value of the University of
Auckland Doctoral Scholarship.

Yours faithfully,
L. Hemara

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Dear L Hemara,

 

Further to my email of 18 March 2022, the documents which the University
decided to provide in response to your request are attached. As stated in
my email of 18 March:

 

o material has been redacted from one document under section 9(2)(g)(i),
to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free
and frank expression of opinions by, between, or to members of the
University;
o material outside the scope of your request has been redacted from some
documents provided;
o some of the material requested has been provided in excerpt form under
section 16 of the OIA (see “Excerpt from b21_mumSUM scholarships”).

 

Although not requested, we have provided an explanatory comment on the
University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship below:

 

The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship is made up of two
elements: the student stipend and the fees bursary.  The calculations
provided for the University’s budget process include both elements.

 

In considering the level of increase for the student stipend element,
University officers considered 3 key options: CPI, the cost of living
increase paid to the University for tuition costs via the Student
Achievement Component , which was 1.2% for 2022, and the amount of the
domestic fee increase which was 1.7% for 2022. The increase for the  fees
for doctoral study was the maximum amount allowable by the Minister of
Education

 

The officers recommendation to the University’s Budget Committee, which
was approved, was to align the student stipend increment with the fee
increase at 1.7%.

 

As stated in my email of 18 March, you have the right to make a complaint
to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with the University’s response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

University of Auckland

 

From: Rebecca Ewert <[1][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 18 March 2022 5:28 pm
To: '[FYI request #18322 email]'
<[2][FYI request #18322 email]>
Subject: 2022-OIA-0025_Hemara

 

Dear L Hemara,

 

I refer to your request of 26 January 2022. The University has decided to
grant your request, subject to the need to withhold some material under
section 9(2)(g)(i), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs
through the free and frank expression of opinions by, between, or to
members of the University, and section 9(2)(i), to enable the University
to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.
Note that material outside the scope of your request may be redacted or
the information may be provided in summary form or as excerpts under
section 16 of the OIA.

 

The University will provide you with access to this material as soon as
reasonably practicable. You have the right to make a complaint to an
Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

University of Auckland

 

From: L. Hemara <[3][FYI request #18322 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 January 2022 11:13 AM
To: legal <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship cost of living adjustment

 

Dear University of Auckland,

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), please supply any documents or
correspondence relating to how the University of Auckland calculates the
annual cost of living adjustment to the stipend value of the University of
Auckland Doctoral Scholarship.

Yours faithfully,
L. Hemara

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Dear L Hemara,

 

Further to my email of 18 March 2022, the documents which the University
decided to provide in response to your request are attached. As stated in
my email of 18 March:

 

o material has been redacted from one document under section 9(2)(g)(i),
to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free
and frank expression of opinions by, between, or to members of the
University;
o material outside the scope of your request has been redacted from some
documents provided;
o some of the material requested has been provided in excerpt form under
section 16 of the OIA (see “Excerpt from b21_mumSUM scholarships”).

 

Although not requested, we have provided an explanatory comment on the
University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship below:

 

The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship is made up of two
elements: the student stipend and the fees bursary.  The calculations
provided for the University’s budget process include both elements.

 

In considering the level of increase for the student stipend element,
University officers considered 3 key options: CPI, the cost of living
increase paid to the University for tuition costs via the Student
Achievement Component , which was 1.2% for 2022, and the amount of the
domestic fee increase which was 1.7% for 2022. The increase for the  fees
for doctoral study was the maximum amount allowable by the Minister of
Education

 

The officers recommendation to the University’s Budget Committee, which
was approved, was to align the student stipend increment with the fee
increase at 1.7%.

 

As stated in my email of 18 March, you have the right to make a complaint
to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with the University’s response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

University of Auckland

 

From: Rebecca Ewert <[1][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 18 March 2022 5:28 pm
To: '[FOI #18322 email]'
<[2][FOI #18322 email]>
Subject: 2022-OIA-0025_Hemara

 

Dear L Hemara,

 

I refer to your request of 26 January 2022. The University has decided to
grant your request, subject to the need to withhold some material under
section 9(2)(g)(i), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs
through the free and frank expression of opinions by, between, or to
members of the University, and section 9(2)(i), to enable the University
to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.
Note that material outside the scope of your request may be redacted or
the information may be provided in summary form or as excerpts under
section 16 of the OIA.

 

The University will provide you with access to this material as soon as
reasonably practicable. You have the right to make a complaint to an
Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

General Counsel

University of Auckland

 

From: L. Hemara <[3][FOI #18322 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 January 2022 11:13 AM
To: legal <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship cost of living adjustment

 

Dear University of Auckland,

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), please supply any documents or
correspondence relating to how the University of Auckland calculates the
annual cost of living adjustment to the stipend value of the University of
Auckland Doctoral Scholarship.

Yours faithfully,
L. Hemara

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