16 August 2023
James
[FYI request #23538 email]
Tēnā koe James
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 7 July 2023, requesting:
“Under the OIA please list the dates and names of all of the Oranga Tamariki care and
protection residences you have personally visited since November 2020 until July 18th 2023.”
Your request has been considered by this Office in accordance with the provisions of the OIA.
The information you have requested is publicly available in the Minister’s diary, which is
proactively released on the Beehive website. This can be found online at
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon-kelvin-davis. As you are able to access this information yourself, I am refusing your request under section
18(d) of the OIA (the information is publicly available).
Should you wish to discuss this response, we encourage you to contact this Office.
Alternatively, you are advised of your right to ask the Office of the Ombudsman to review this
decision. You can do this by writing to [email address] or Office of the
Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
The Office of Hon Kelvin Davis
Minister for Children Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister of Corrections Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education)