Kia ora

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 27 October 2023:

Has the agency or any staff received external or internal instruction,
direction or guidance, written or oral, to prepare, develop, review or
edit briefings to incoming ministers with a view to removing the use of
the word ‘Aotearoa’ or other te Reo Mâori? If so, what was the instruction
received (either copies of meeting minutes/emails/other document or via a
summary of the memory of staff involved in the discussion(s).

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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Kylie <[FOI #24549 email]>;
Received: Fri Oct 27 2023 15:12:51 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Changes to the use of te reo Mâori

Dear Ministry of Health,

Has the agency or any staff received external or internal instruction,
direction or guidance, written or oral, to prepare, develop, review or
edit briefings to incoming ministers with a view to removing the use of
the word ‘Aotearoa’ or other te Reo Mâori? If so, what was the instruction
received (either copies of meeting minutes/emails/other document or via a
summary of the memory of staff involved in the discussion(s).

Yours faithfully,

Kylie

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Kia ora Kylie,
Please find attached the response to your request for official
information.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

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