Thank you for contacting the Office of Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of
Education, Minister of Immigration, and Member of Parliament for East
Coast Bays.

 

**Please note we are currently receiving a high volume of correspondence
following the formation of the 54^th Parliament. Responses are taking
longer than normal, and we thank you for your patience**

 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response to every email received.

 

o If your message is for Minister Stanford’s advice, expresses a
personal view, or if you have copied your email to another Minister
and/or Member of Parliament with more appropriate portfolio
responsibilities, then this will be noted.
o If you have invited Minister Stanford to an event, then a member of
staff may contact you for more information. 

 

o If you have made a request for official information then this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency.
o If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
o If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Press Secretary.  
o If you are a constituent of East Coast Bays your email will be shared
with the Electorate Office.  If you wish to keep up to date on
Electorate News please follow: [1]Erica Stanford (national.org.nz)
o To find out more about Minister Stanford read her [2]biography or
recent [3]statements.

 

Office of Hon Erica Stanford
Ministerial Email [4][Erica Stanford request email] |
Web [5]beehive.govt.nz |
Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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OIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Dear Kumara,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 7 April 2024, in which you requested the following information:

* How can leaders effectively govern a country for the betterment of its citizens, if they are unable to resolve even the smallest issues within a reasonable time frame and with a satisfactory resolution?

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

MP for East Coast Bays
Minister of Education
Minister of Immigration

Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Kia ora Kumara,

Thank you for your email below in which you have intended to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

How can leaders effectively govern a country for the betterment of its citizens, if they are unable to resolve even the smallest issues within a reasonable time frame and with a satisfactory resolution?

on January 19, 2024, while traveling from Colombo to Auckland, I encountered an unsettling situation. Prior to boarding my flight from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland, my New Zealand visit visa was inexplicably revoked by immigration authorities, leaving me without a valid justification.

This incident has not only damaged my credibility but also tarnished the reputation of New Zealand.

It has now been nine weeks since I initiated an appeal to senior officials in New Zealand to reinstate my visa, yet despite numerous reminders, I have received only a few replies, none of which have provided a satisfactory resolution to the unjust actions taken by immigration officer Norman McIver.

The silence from Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration, and Ms. Carolyn Tremain, Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, is deeply concerning and unacceptable.

As we advised in our email to you of 10 April 2024, in response to a separate query, we are not satisfied you are able to make a request under the Act. As advised previously, section 12 of the Act states:

(1) Any person, being-
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which has a place of business in New Zealand,
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may request a department (for itself and for a departmental agency hosted by it or an interdepartmental executive board serviced by it) or interdepartmental venture or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make available to him or it any specified official information.

If you would like to make a request in accordance with section 12 of the Act, you will need to advise us which of the above criteria you meet to support a request. I note you responded to our email we sent yesterday, but you did not provide any information to suggest the above criteria were met to allow a request under the Act.

However, in good faith we would like to advise that even if your request was to be made in accordance with section 12, we consider it would have been necessary under section 18(g) of the Act to refuse your request. This is because we do not consider you have requested any information that is held by this office.

You are welcome to continue engaging with MBIE, as the responsible border agency, regarding your complaint. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us...

We also understand that you have an open complaint with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which will be responded to in due course. You are welcome to quote the complaint reference number: CFS-60792-L2J8Z2

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

Minister of Education
Minister of Immigration

Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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