Ref: 2223-2978

 

Dear Shaun,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20 June 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“1) Please provide all records held by MBIE in regards the admission of
Colin David Rath to this nation and the granting of visas, residency, and
citizenship status to him.

2) Given that Rath has engaged in American-style crimes in this country
and been convicted for them, what steps are MBIE taking to strip him and
his spawn of any right to remain in New Zealand and deport him?”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [1][MBIE request email] or
using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

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Dear Shaun,

Thank you for your email of 20 June 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

I understand that for some bizarre reason, MBIE allowed a 'Colin David Rath', who had already made himself notorious in his home warren of New York by making a spurious challenge to the evidence brought by one of the many banks chasing him for unpaid money in the 'Nat'l City Bank v. Rath' case, to not only receive an 'Entrepreneur Resident Visa' but actually to become a paper citizen of New Zealand. More recently, he has been caught engaging in further American practices and given a prison sentence of more than three years in duration.

1) Please provide all records held by MBIE in regards the admission of Colin David Rath to this nation and the granting of visas, residency, and citizenship status to him.
2) Given that Rath has engaged in American-style crimes in this country and been convicted for them, what steps are MBIE taking to strip him and his spawn of any right to remain in New Zealand and deport him?

I am writing to advise you that MBIE has transferred part of Question 1 related to citizenship status to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The information to which the citizenship part of the request relates is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of MOJ. In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Act to transfer your request.

Nāku noa, nā

Emina
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140
NZBN 9429000106078

Tēnā koe Shaun

Thank you for your OIA request, which was partially transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20th working day is 28 July 2023

Nāku, nā

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Lead Advisor Official Correspondence  | Information Management and Privacy
He Ringa Manaaki | Workplace Services Group
He Pou Aronui | Organisational Capability and Services
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
Level 3, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: INZ OIAs <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 29 June 2023 10:47 am
To: [FOI #23203 email]
Subject: Transfer notification - DOIA 2223-2978 - Shaun Brown [IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

Dear Shaun,

Thank you for your email of 20 June 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

I understand that for some bizarre reason, MBIE allowed a 'Colin David Rath', who had already made himself notorious in his home warren of New York by making a spurious challenge to the evidence brought by one of the many banks chasing him for unpaid money in the 'Nat'l City Bank v. Rath' case, to not only receive an 'Entrepreneur Resident Visa' but actually to become a paper citizen of New Zealand. More recently, he has been caught engaging in further American practices and given a prison sentence of more than three years in duration.

1) Please provide all records held by MBIE in regards the admission of Colin David Rath to this nation and the granting of visas, residency, and citizenship status to him.
2) Given that Rath has engaged in American-style crimes in this country and been convicted for them, what steps are MBIE taking to strip him and his spawn of any right to remain in New Zealand and deport him?

I am writing to advise you that MBIE has transferred part of Question 1 related to citizenship status to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The information to which the citizenship part of the request relates is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of MOJ. In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Act to transfer your request.

Nāku noa, nā

Emina
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140 NZBN 9429000106078

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Dear Shaun,

Thank you for the below request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Based on the information we currently hold, your request may be refused under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of a natural person.
I am writing to give you an opportunity to confirm whether there are any public interest considerations you would like us to take into account when deciding whether or not to withhold information on privacy grounds?

Please respond to this letter by close of business day 6 July 2023.

Nāku noa, nā

Emina
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140
NZBN 9429000106078

-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun Brown <[FOI #23203 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 20 June 2023 8:43 pm
To: *OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - In re: Colin David Rath

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I understand that for some bizarre reason, MBIE allowed a 'Colin David Rath', who had already made himself notorious in his home warren of New York by making a spurious challenge to the evidence brought by one of the many banks chasing him for unpaid money in the 'Nat'l City Bank v. Rath' case, to not only receive an 'Entrepreneur Resident Visa' but actually to become a paper citizen of New Zealand. More recently, he has been caught engaging in further American practices and given a prison sentence of more than three years in duration.

1) Please provide all records held by MBIE in regards the admission of Colin David Rath to this nation and the granting of visas, residency, and citizenship status to him.
2) Given that Rath has engaged in American-style crimes in this country and been convicted for them, what steps are MBIE taking to strip him and his spawn of any right to remain in New Zealand and deport him?

Yours,
Shaun Brown

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Tçnâ koe Shaun,

 

Thank for your email of 20 June 2023 to the Ministry of Business
Innovation and Employment (the Ministry) requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

The Ministry has decided to extend the period of time available to respond
to your request under section 15A(1)(a) of the Act as the request
necessitates a search through a large quantity of information.

For example, we have more than 2,300 pages to go through and identify the
information that is in scope or to be withheld under the Act.

 

As such, a proper response to the request cannot be made within the
original time limit.

 

You can now expect a response to your request on or before 30 August 2023.

 

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
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602’

 

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Emina

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Tēnā koe Shaun,

 

Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations

Te Tari Taiwhenua  The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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Tēnā koe Shaun,

 

Please see the attached response  to the request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Please note that due to the file size restrictions in Outlook , we have
split the Appendix into three parts which will be sent to you in three
separate emails.

 

Part 1 of the Appendix is attached to this letter.

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Emina

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

[1]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/MBIE...

 

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Tēnā koe Shaun,

 

As advised in our previous email, due to the file size restrictions in
Outlook , we have split the Appendix into three parts which will be sent
to you in three separate emails.

 

Part 2 of the Appendix is attached to this letter.

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Emina

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

[1]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/MBIE...

 

 

 

From: INZ OIAs <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2023 9:26 am
To: [FYI request #23203 email]
Cc: INZ OIAs <[email address]>; Ministerial Services
<[email address]>
Subject: Response - DOIA 2223-2978 - Shaun Brown - Appendix Part 1
[IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

 

Tēnā koe Shaun,

 

Please see the attached response  to the request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Please note that due to the file size restrictions in Outlook , we have
split the Appendix into three parts which will be sent to you in three
separate emails.

 

Part 1 of the Appendix is attached to this letter.

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Emina

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

[2]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/MBIE...

 

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Tēnā koe Shaun,

 

As advised in our previous emails, due to the file size restrictions in
Outlook , we have split the Appendix into three parts which will be sent
to you in three separate emails.

 

Part 3 of the Appendix (final)  is attached to this letter.

 

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Emina

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

[1]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/MBIE...

 

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