constitution of New Zealand
Kahurangi made this Official Information request to Andrew Little
Response to this request is long overdue. By law Andrew Little should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.
      From: Kahurangi
      
    
    Dear Andrew Little,
Does New Zealand have a constitution.?
Yours faithfully,
Kahurangi
        From: A Little Office (MIN)
        Andrew Little
      
    
    Tçnâ koe
 
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
 Health, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible
 for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for
 Pike River Re-entry and Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s
 Response to The Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the
 Christchurch Mosques.
 
For the latest updates on COVID-19, we encourage you to check the
 dedicated [1]COVID-19 and [2]Ministry of Health websites regularly. They
 will be updated as soon as new information is available.
 
For general health advice and information you can call Healthline on
 Freephone 0800 611 116 anytime.
 
If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can call or
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 more information available here: [3]https://1737.org.nz/.
 
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:
 
·       If your message is for Minister Little’s advice, or if you have
 copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
 more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,
·       If you have invited Minister Little to an event then a member of
 staff may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
 might be possible,
·       If you have made a request for official information then this 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 you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
 managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020, which
 may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency,
·       If you are a journalist then your request will be triaged by a
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·       To find out more about Minister Little read his [4]biography or
 recent [5]statements.
 
Ngâ mihi
 
Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
 Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [6][Andrew Little request email]
 | Web [7]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
 Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
 
 
 
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        From: A Little Office (MIN)
        Andrew Little
      
    
    Tēnā koe
On behalf of Hon Andrew Little, thank you for your email of 31 August 2022 querying whether New Zealand has a constitution.
As this matter falls within the portoflio responsibilities of the Minister of Justice, we have transferred your correspondence to the Office of Hon Kiritapu Allan for consideration.
Thank you again for writing.
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [Andrew Little request email] | Web beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Andrew Little MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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        From: Justice.Admin
      
    
    Tēnā koe
 
On behalf of the Hon Kiri Allan, Minister of Justice, thank you for your
 email of 31 August 2022.   
 
The information you have raised in your correspondence is believed to be
 more closely connected with the functions of The Ministry of Justice.  We
 have transferred your matter onto the Ministry to consider. 
 
Ngā mihi
 
 
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
 Reception +64 4 817 8732 | Ministerial Email [email address] |
 Web [1]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
 Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Kiri Allan MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160,
 New Zealand
 
 
 
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        From: correspondence, official
      
    
    Kia ora,
 
We acknowledge receipt of your request which has been partially from the
 office of Hon Kiri Allan, Minister of Justice, to the Ministry of Justice.
 
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
 
You can expect a response in due course.
 
Ngā mihi,
Ellen
   
Ministerial Relations and Services
Strategy, Governance and Finance
 DDI: +64 4 918 8800
[1]www.justice.govt.nz
 
 
From: Justice.Admin <[email address]>
 Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2022 11:23 am
 To: Kahurangi <[FOI #20414 email]>
 Cc: correspondence, official <[email address]>
 Subject: RE: Official Information request - constitution of New Zealand
 
Tēnā koe
 
On behalf of the Hon Kiri Allan, Minister of Justice, thank you for your
 email of 31 August 2022.   
 
The information you have raised in your correspondence is believed to be
 more closely connected with the functions of The Ministry of Justice.  We
 have transferred your matter onto the Ministry to consider. 
 
Ngā mihi
 
 
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
 Reception +64 4 817 8732 | Ministerial Email [2][email address]
 | Web [3]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
 Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Kiri Allan MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160,
 New Zealand
 
 
 
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      From: Kahurangi
      
    
    Dear correspondence, official,
We acknowledge your response's and await for a reply from the Ministry of Justice
Yours sincerely,
Kahurangi
        From: correspondence, official
      
    
    
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Please send any OIA requests through to [1][email address] and
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