Dear Matthew
Thank you for your request for official information received on 7 July 2023 as below.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to respond to your request no later than 7 August 2023, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

If we are unable to response to your request within this time frame, we will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

Kind regards

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Kia ora Matthew

Thank you for your email asking for all written advice prepared by the TEC over the last ten years for ministers and other government agencies on the question of a new Medical School at the University of Waikato.
The scope of your request is quite broad, and I am sure you can imagine this could be a large amount of information, which could take some time to locate, prepare and deliver.
Are you able to refine your request further or describe a particular type of information that would be of value to you? This might assist us to be more specific in our search and help us to provide the information to you in a more timely manner.

You do need to be aware that, if you choose to refine or clarify your request, the timeframe for responding will begin again from the date we receive your response.

Nga mihi

Diane

Diane (Di) Paton (she/her)
Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngâ Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and Privacy Services
Whakamahere me te Whakatutuki Whakahaere | Organisation Planning and Performance
Rangapû me te Pûtea | Corporate & Finance
Te Amorangi Mâtauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission
M-F 8am – 4pm

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Dear Matthew

Thank you for coming back to us.

Our initial IT search has located approximately 20,000 records that could contain information in scope of your request. We also conducted an additional search and reduced the date range to include all items from 1 January 2017, as information relevant to the 2017 election would be included in this timeframe. This reduced the volume slightly to approximately 14,000 records.
In order to meet our obligations under the Official Information Act 1982, we are required to review each record, determine whether it is in scope, and if it is, assess it for release. We may also need to consult with external parties prior to the release of any information, where consultation is necessary to make a decision. This will take some time for us to work through and prepare for release to you. Without further refinement, we anticipate we will need to extend your request for information a minimum of 8 weeks.

We appreciate the high public interest on this matter and want to provide our response in a timeframe that will allow visibility of the information to all interested parties. If you are able to refine the request further, this may reduce the volume of records we need to review and therefore reduce the time it will take to respond to your request. Please let us know if you would like to refine your request further or if you would like us to proceed with the original request.

Kind regards

Diane

Diane (Di) Paton (she/her)
Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and Privacy Services
Whakamahere me te Whakatutuki Whakahaere | Organisation Planning and Performance
Rangapū me te Pūtea | Corporate & Finance
Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission
M-F 8am – 4pm

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Tēnā koe Matthew

 

I refer to your official information request dated 7 July 2023, for

•            all written advice prepared by the TEC over the last ten
years for ministers and other government agencies on the question of a new
Medical School at the University of Waikato, including arguments made for
and against.

 

In accordance with section 15A of the Official Information Act 1983, we
are extending the time to provide a response to be no later than 6 October
2023  for the following reason/s:

 

•            15A(1)(a) – the request is for a large quantity of official
information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of
information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably
interfere with the operations of the Department

•            15A(1)(b) – consultations necessary to make a decision on the
request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit

 

             

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.

 

Nga mihi

 

Diane

 

 

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and
Privacy Services

Whakamahere me te Whakatutuki Whakahaere | Organisation Planning and
Performance

Rangapū me te Pūtea | Corporate & Finance

Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission
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Tēnā koe Matthew

 

Please find attached our response to your request for the following:

o all written advice prepared by the TEC over the last ten years for
ministers and other government agencies on the question of a new
Medical School at the University of Waikato, including arguments made
for and against.

 

Please note: due to the number, and size, of the documents, these will be
released in multiple emails.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Diane

 

 

Diane (Di) Paton ([1]she/her)

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and
Privacy Services

Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission
[2]FLASH DRIVE:TEC 33976 Visual Identity:02 Production:Stationery,  
Business Cards, Email Footer:TEC_Email_Logo_Footer.png

 

 

 

 

 

From: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:39 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>; Matthew
Hooton <[FOI #23427 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

Tēnā koe Matthew

 

I refer to your official information request dated 7 July 2023, for

• all written advice prepared by the TEC over the last ten years for
ministers and other government agencies on the question of a new Medical
School at the University of Waikato, including arguments made for and
against.

 

In accordance with section 15A of the Official Information Act 1983, we
are extending the time to provide a response to be no later than 6 October
2023 for the following reason/s:

 

• 15A(1)(a) – the request is for a large quantity of official information
or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and
meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the
operations of the Department

• 15A(1)(b) – consultations necessary to make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit

 

 

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

 

Nga mihi

 

Diane

 

 

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and
Privacy Services

Whakamahere me te Whakatutuki Whakahaere | Organisation Planning and
Performance

Rangapū me te Pūtea | Corporate & Finance

Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission
[4]FLASH DRIVE:TEC 33976 Visual Identity:02 Production:Stationery,
Business Cards, Email Footer:TEC_Email_Logo_Footer.png

 

 

 

 

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Tēnā koe Matthew

 

Please find attached our response to your request for the following:

o all written advice prepared by the TEC over the last ten years for
ministers and other government agencies on the question of a new
Medical School at the University of Waikato, including arguments made
for and against.

 

Please note: due to the number, and size, of the documents, these will be
released in multiple emails.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Diane

 

 

Diane (Di) Paton ([1]she/her)

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and
Privacy Services

Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission

 

 

From: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:39 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>; Matthew
Hooton <[FOI #23427 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

Tēnā koe Matthew

 

I refer to your official information request dated 7 July 2023, for

• all written advice prepared by the TEC over the last ten years for
ministers and other government agencies on the question of a new Medical
School at the University of Waikato, including arguments made for and
against.

 

In accordance with section 15A of the Official Information Act 1983, we
are extending the time to provide a response to be no later than 6 October
2023 for the following reason/s:

 

• 15A(1)(a) – the request is for a large quantity of official information
or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and
meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the
operations of the Department

• 15A(1)(b) – consultations necessary to make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit

 

 

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

 

Nga mihi

 

Diane

 

 

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Ratonga Minita | Senior Advisor Ministerial and
Privacy Services

Whakamahere me te Whakatutuki Whakahaere | Organisation Planning and
Performance

Rangapū me te Pūtea | Corporate & Finance

Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission
[3]FLASH DRIVE:TEC 33976 Visual Identity:02 Production:Stationery,
Business Cards, Email Footer:TEC_Email_Logo_Footer.png

 

 

 

 

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