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

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Hooton <[FOI #23427 email]>
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 10:58 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Medical School, University of Waikato

Dear TEC

Under the OIA, could I please have 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.

Yours sincerely
Matthew Hooton

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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

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Hooton <[FOI #23427 email]>
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 10:58 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Medical School, University of Waikato

Dear TEC

Under the OIA, could I please have 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.

Yours sincerely
Matthew Hooton

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #23427 email]

Is [TEC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Tertiary Education Commission? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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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

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Hooton <[FOI #23427 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:06 PM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of Waikato

Dear Di

Thank you for your initial response.

1. You will be aware this proposal is a key policy difference between the two main political parties in New Zealand's forthcoming general election, which polls suggest will be very close. It may therefore determine the makeup of the next Government of New Zealand. It is therefore extraordinarily in the public interest that all the pros and cons of the proposal, as established by the experts at TEC over the last decade, become publicly available.

2. I am sure all TEC's advice to ministers and other agencies is electronically filed, including with a sophisticated search function, such that you could, in seconds, create a list of all such documents over the last ten years that include the words "University of Waikato" and "Medical School".

3. At this stage, I leave my request as it is. You may want to consult with me further once you have carried out and provided to me the list I refer to in (2) above.

With very best wishes

Kind regards

Matthew Hooton

-----Original Message-----

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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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
[2]FLASH DRIVE:TEC 33976 Visual Identity:02 Production:Stationery,  
Business Cards, Email Footer:TEC_Email_Logo_Footer.png

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 9:49 AM
To: Matthew Hooton <[FOI #23427 email]>;
Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Matthew Hooton <[3][FOI #23427 email]>

Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:06 PM

To: Ministerial Requests <[4][email address]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

Dear Di

 

Thank you for your initial response.

 

1. You will be aware this proposal is a key policy difference between the
two main political parties in New Zealand's forthcoming general election,
which polls suggest will be very close. It may therefore determine the
makeup of the next Government of New Zealand. It is therefore
extraordinarily in the public interest that all the pros and cons of the
proposal, as established by the experts at TEC over the last decade,
become publicly available.

 

2. I am sure all TEC's advice to ministers and other agencies is
electronically filed, including with a sophisticated search function, such
that you could, in seconds, create a list of all such documents over the
last ten years that include the words "University of Waikato" and "Medical
School".

 

3. At this stage, I leave my request as it is. You may want to consult
with me further once you have carried out and provided to me the list I
refer to in (2) above.

 

With very best wishes

 

Kind regards

 

Matthew Hooton

 

-----Original Message-----

 

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

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[5][FOI #23427 email]

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[6]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

Caution: If you have received this email in error please notify the sender
immediately and delete this message along with any attachments. Please
treat the contents of this message as private and confidential. Thank you.
TEC collects, stores and uses personal information in compliance with the
Privacy Act 2020. If you would like to know more about how TEC manages
personal information, please see our [7]privacy policy for more
information.

References

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3. mailto:[FOI #23427 email]
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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

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Requests <[5][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 9:49 AM
To: Matthew Hooton <[6][FOI #23427 email]>;
Ministerial Requests <[7][email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Matthew Hooton <[8][FOI #23427 email]>

Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:06 PM

To: Ministerial Requests <[9][email address]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

Dear Di

 

Thank you for your initial response.

 

1. You will be aware this proposal is a key policy difference between the
two main political parties in New Zealand's forthcoming general election,
which polls suggest will be very close. It may therefore determine the
makeup of the next Government of New Zealand. It is therefore
extraordinarily in the public interest that all the pros and cons of the
proposal, as established by the experts at TEC over the last decade,
become publicly available.

 

2. I am sure all TEC's advice to ministers and other agencies is
electronically filed, including with a sophisticated search function, such
that you could, in seconds, create a list of all such documents over the
last ten years that include the words "University of Waikato" and "Medical
School".

 

3. At this stage, I leave my request as it is. You may want to consult
with me further once you have carried out and provided to me the list I
refer to in (2) above.

 

With very best wishes

 

Kind regards

 

Matthew Hooton

 

-----Original Message-----

 

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

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[10][FOI #23427 email]

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[11]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

Caution: If you have received this email in error please notify the sender
immediately and delete this message along with any attachments. Please
treat the contents of this message as private and confidential. Thank you.
TEC collects, stores and uses personal information in compliance with the
Privacy Act 2020. If you would like to know more about how TEC manages
personal information, please see our [12]privacy policy for more
information.

References

Visible links
1. https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/our-wo...
3. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[FOI #23427 email]
7. mailto:[email address]
8. mailto:[FOI #23427 email]
9. mailto:[email address]
10. mailto:[FOI #23427 email]
11. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
12. https://www.tec.govt.nz/footer/about-our...

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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

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Requests <[4][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 9:49 AM
To: Matthew Hooton <[5][FOI #23427 email]>;
Ministerial Requests <[6][email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Matthew Hooton <[7][FOI #23427 email]>

Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:06 PM

To: Ministerial Requests <[8][email address]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Medical School, University of
Waikato

 

Dear Di

 

Thank you for your initial response.

 

1. You will be aware this proposal is a key policy difference between the
two main political parties in New Zealand's forthcoming general election,
which polls suggest will be very close. It may therefore determine the
makeup of the next Government of New Zealand. It is therefore
extraordinarily in the public interest that all the pros and cons of the
proposal, as established by the experts at TEC over the last decade,
become publicly available.

 

2. I am sure all TEC's advice to ministers and other agencies is
electronically filed, including with a sophisticated search function, such
that you could, in seconds, create a list of all such documents over the
last ten years that include the words "University of Waikato" and "Medical
School".

 

3. At this stage, I leave my request as it is. You may want to consult
with me further once you have carried out and provided to me the list I
refer to in (2) above.

 

With very best wishes

 

Kind regards

 

Matthew Hooton

 

-----Original Message-----

 

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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