Tçnâ koe,

Before we begin processing your request, we require more information to establish your eligibility to make a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).

Per Section 12 of the OIA, to be eligible to make a request you must be:
• a New Zealand citizen
• a permanent resident of New Zealand
• a person who is in New Zealand

Please send documentation that confirms your eligibility to make an OIA request to [NZSIS request email] . This could be a scanned copy of a New Zealand driver’s licence or passport or evidence of residency in New Zealand, such as a utility bill with your name/address.

Ngâ mihi,
NZSIS

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Kia ora Chantelle

Further to our below email, we are unable to progress your request without establishing your eligibility to make a request under the OIA. Could you please send a copy of the requested documentation to [NZSIS request email]. If we do not receive the requested documentation by Friday 3 June we will consider your request as withdrawn.

Ngâ mihi
NZSIS

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Kia ora Chantelle

Apologies for that - the FYI website automatically redacts email addresses included in correspondence.

Our email address can be found on our website: https://www.nzsis.govt.nz/resources/oia-... or on FYI.org at https://fyi.org.nz/body/nzsis (there is a link on the right side of the page titled "View email address").

Kind regards
NZSIS

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Kia ora Chantelle

We are writing in regard to the first part of your request for: "All emails sent to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and replies during the time period February 10th 2022 to March 10th 2022". As currently framed, this will return a significant number of emails and is likely to be declined under the provisions of section 18(f) of the OIA (the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research).

Before refusing however, we are inviting you to refine your request in terms of the specific topic/s you are interested in. This will help us to identify relevant emails and exclude those that are not of interest. It would also be helpful if you could consider further refining the time period you are interested in.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Ngā mihi
NZSIS

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Kia ora Chantelle,

We refer to your official information request of 25 May 2022 for copies of all emails sent to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and replies during the time period February 10th 2022 to March 10th 2022. You also requested communication between the NZSIS and the Human Rights Commission during that same period. NZSIS sought refinement of your request to exclude emails from the NZSIS OIA email address.

The Official Information Act 1982 requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day you submitted 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 Thursday 4 August 2022.

This extension is necessary because the consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel free to contact [NZSIS request email].

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 www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi
NZSIS

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Tēnā koe Chantelle,

Please find attached the Director-General's response to your request, and an attached report.

Ngā mihi,
NZSIS

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