ESOIA004

 

Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your email of 7 December in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request as follows:

 

In a news story - refer link provided below - published on today's date,
the ex Principal of Melville High School, Mr Clive Hamill, was quoted as
having said that he was at a meeting where the ministry (of education)
promised $40 million of revitalisation funds which had not materialised". 

 

Please provide me with a copy of the agenda and a copy of the minutes of
the above stated meeting where the ministry of education promised $40
million of funds for revitalising the now closed Melville High and
Melville Intermediate Schools that will re-open in 2024 with the new name
of Mangakootukutuku College, but, without building a new school that Mr
Chris Hipkins last year said he was satisfied would be the best interests
of south-west Hamilton.

 

Please also provide me with a copy of the ministry of education's
documented decision to withdraw the promised $40 million abovementioned
with the reasons and causes given for this change in funding.

 

[1]https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5040...

 

Minister Stanford is considering your request in accordance with the Act.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Minister of Education

Minister of Immigration

P: 64 (4) 817 6805

 

Authorised by Hon Erica Stanford, Wellington

 

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Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
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private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...

 

 

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Please note information about meetings related to the Minister’s
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date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear MRM

 

On behalf of Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Education, thank you for your
email of 7 December, in which you requested the following information:

 

o a copy of the agenda and a copy of the minutes of the above stated
meeting where the ministry of education promised $40 million of funds
for revitalising the now closed Melville High and Melville
Intermediate Schools that will re-open in 2024 with the new name of
Mangakootukutuku College, but, without building a new school that Mr
Chris Hipkins last year said he was satisfied would be the best
interests of south-west Hamilton.

 

o Please also provide me with a copy of the ministry of education's
documented decision to withdraw the promised $40 million
abovementioned with the reasons and causes given for this change in
funding.

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

The information you request is more closely connected with the functions
of the Ministry of Education.  As such your request has been transferred
to the Ministry under section 14(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act
1982. You can expect a response directly from the Ministry in due course.

 

Thank you again for your email.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Minister of Education

Minister of Immigration

P: 64 (4) 817 6805

 

Authorised by Hon Erica Stanford, Wellington

 

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[1]http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...

 

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

From: Cami Van Ausdall <[3][email address]> On
Behalf Of Erica Stanford (MIN)
Sent: Thursday, 7 December 2023 12:05 PM
To: [4][FOI #25062 email]
Subject: ESOIA004 FW: Official Information request - Minister of Education
OIA request - Melville High School, Hamilton

 

ESOIA004

 

Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your email of 7 December in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request as follows:

 

In a news story - refer link provided below - published on today's date,
the ex Principal of Melville High School, Mr Clive Hamill, was quoted as
having said that he was at a meeting where the ministry (of education)
promised $40 million of revitalisation funds which had not materialised". 

 

Please provide me with a copy of the agenda and a copy of the minutes of
the above stated meeting where the ministry of education promised $40
million of funds for revitalising the now closed Melville High and
Melville Intermediate Schools that will re-open in 2024 with the new name
of Mangakootukutuku College, but, without building a new school that Mr
Chris Hipkins last year said he was satisfied would be the best interests
of south-west Hamilton.

 

Please also provide me with a copy of the ministry of education's
documented decision to withdraw the promised $40 million abovementioned
with the reasons and causes given for this change in funding.

 

[5]https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5040...

 

Minister Stanford is considering your request in accordance with the Act.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Minister of Education

Minister of Immigration

P: 64 (4) 817 6805

 

Authorised by Hon Erica Stanford, Wellington

 

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...

 

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[7]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for information below which was transferred to
us by the Minister of Education on the 11^th of December 2023 .  The
Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received.  You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your
request on or before the 30th of January 2024.  If more than 20 working
days are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations
involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

Please note, the period between 25 December – 15 January are not
considered to be “working days” for the purposes of calculating the 20
working day timeframe for providing a response under the Act.

 

The Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your
request five days after you have received it. Any personal information
will be removed.

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Enquiries National Team | Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga | Ministry of
Education | MC

[2]education.govt.nz

We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
He mea târai e mâtou te mâtauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ôna huanga
[3]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

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Tēnā koe MRM

OIA: 1320210 - Promised $40 million of revitalisation funds for
Mangakootukutuku College

Thank you for your email of 7 December 2023 which was transferred from the
Minister of Education to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry)
requesting the following information:

In a news story - refer link provided below - published on today's date,
the ex Principal of Melville High School, Mr Clive Hamill, was quoted as
having said that he was at a meeting where the ministry (of education)
promised $40 million of revitalisation funds which had not materialised". 

Please provide me with a copy of the agenda and a copy of the minutes of
the above stated meeting where the ministry of education promised $40
million of funds for revitalising the now closed Melville High and
Melville Intermediate Schools that will re-open in 2024 with the new name
of Mangakootukutuku College, but, without building a new school that Mr
Chris Hipkins last year said he was satisfied would be the best interests
of south-west Hamilton.

Please also provide me with a copy of the ministry of education's
documented decision to withdraw the promised $40 million abovementioned
with the reasons and causes given for this change in funding.
[1]https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5040...

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

In response to your request, the Ministry has not promised or allocated
any funds towards Mangakootukutuku College. During the course of the next
year, the Ministry will work with the Establishment School Board to begin
the process of master planning to determine the future needs of the school
and where additional funding might be required. As no meeting has occurred
where funding had been promised or allocated, we are unable to provide the
aforementioned agenda, minutes or decision document as they do not exist.
As such, we are refusing your request in full under section 18(e) of the
Act, as the document alleged to contain the information requested does not
exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found.

Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to
review my decision on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the
Act. You can do this by writing to [2][email address] or to
Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

Nāku noa, nā

 

 

Enquiries National Team | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of
Education | AG

[3]education.govt.nz

We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ōna huanga
[4]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

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