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Kia ora D Watson

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received Wednesday
29 May 2024, requesting:

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the
following OIA

[1]https://fyi.org.nz/request/23742/respons...

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is considered
by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

What does that mean?

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[2]vote.nz | [3]elections.nz

 

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Here is a request from D Watson
([5][FOI #27043 email]).

 

 

 

From: D Watson

Date: Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:24 pm

Dear Electoral Commission,
I am trying to understand the errors encountered during the election as
outlined in the recent Auditor General Review coupled with information I
recieed from my own OIAs and general discussion I have had with other
interested parties about the election.

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the
following OIA

[6]https://fyi.org.nz/request/23742/respons...

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is considered
by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

What does that mean?

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,
David

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Kia ora D Watson

 

Please find attached the response and supporting document to your Official
Information Act request.

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
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Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

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PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:10 PM
To: [FOI #27043 email]
Subject: OIA Acknowledgment

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received Wednesday
29 May 2024, requesting:

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the
following OIA

[3]https://fyi.org.nz/request/23742/respons...

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is considered
by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

What does that mean?

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[4]vote.nz | [5]elections.nz

 

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Here is a request from D Watson
([7][FOI #27043 email]).

 

 

 

From: D Watson

Date: Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:24 pm

Dear Electoral Commission,
I am trying to understand the errors encountered during the election as
outlined in the recent Auditor General Review coupled with information I
recieed from my own OIAs and general discussion I have had with other
interested parties about the election.

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the
following OIA

[8]https://fyi.org.nz/request/23742/respons...

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is considered
by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

What does that mean?

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,
David

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Good afternoon Mr Watson – the OIA enquiries team passed on your message.
We are collating the information required for your response and aim to
reply next week. There are quite a few documents to review.

 

Kind regards

Ethan Tucker

 

 

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

From: D Watson <[1][FOI #27043 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 4:13 PM

To: OIA Enquiries <[2][email address]>

Subject: Re: OIA Response

 

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Dear OIA Enquiries,

You will note my reply to Leigh on June 14th Is anything further required
from me at this stage, can you please indicate when the information
requested will be provided

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Dave

 

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Good afternoon Mr Watson - I'm sorry to report that it will take a little longer to provide our response. We've added some additional documents to our planned release, and reviewing them for potential release requires specialist technical knowledge from a particular manager. I've asked them to complete their review as soon as possible.

Sorry to keep you waiting
Ethan Tucker

-----Original Message-----
From: D Watson <[FOI #27043 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 2:54 PM
To: Ethan Tucker <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA Response

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Dear Ethan Tucker,
Thank you. I am pleased to hear that there are indeed materials used by the executive team to manage and govern the running of the election during the election period, I look forward to reviewing these and I am glad that we cleared up anything that was not clear from my from my original request.

Yours sincerely,

D Watson

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

Good afternoon Mr Watson - the OIA enquiries team passed on your message.
We are collating the information required for your response and aim to reply next week. There are quite a few documents to review.

Kind regards

Ethan Tucker

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Good morning - I'm hoping to get your response signed out and sent to you by Monday.

-----Original Message-----
From: D Watson <[FOI #27043 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 7:21 PM
To: Ethan Tucker <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA Response

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Dear Ethan Tucker,
Thank you for the update.
When can I expect a response

Yours sincerely,

D Watson

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

Good afternoon Mr Watson - I'm sorry to report that it will take a little longer to provide our response. We've added some additional documents to our planned release, and reviewing them for potential release requires specialist technical knowledge from a particular manager. I've asked them to complete their review as soon as possible.

Sorry to keep you waiting
Ethan Tucker

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Kia ora D Watson

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Due to the volume of supporting documents the full response is spread out
over four emails.

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.
Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 

PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: D Watson <[FOI #27043 email]>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 3:12 PM
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA Response

 

EXTERNAL EMAIL WARNING: Do not open any attachments or links until you are
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address. Always report emails you are not certain are safe.

 

 

Dear Leigh,

Perhaps we are talking cross purposes or I was unclear in my request and
my follow up.

 

I want to understand the governance of the general election. What
information was used by the executive to ensure the execution of a correct
and proper election.

 

What reports or information was used to informed governance and management
of the election in the key months leading into the election and during the
election itself i.e. reports, memo, issues, risks, concerns,
dependencies,  wins, updates, papers, escalations, notes, briefings etc. I
assume such would be collated or is that a wild unrealistic assumption -
that the people responsible for managing the election, doing actual
oversight and governance would have received such material.

 

Or am I to take it from your previous responses that such simply does not
exist. Something I find incredulous.

 

Please list the OIA ground under which you are withholding  the internal
reporting you mention perhaps this material contains mention of the widely
reported issues encountered during the election and you thus you have
chosen to hide it

 

I do not want to escalated to the ombudsman. I have yet to receive a
satisfactory repose to my OIA request. It is a reasonable request and the
related material should be easily accessible Yours sincerely, Dave D
Watson

 

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

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

Please find attached the response and supporting document to your
Official  Information Act request.

 

 

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official 
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this
response  with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

 

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to 
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.

Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz 
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New 
Zealand

 

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

 

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>

Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:10 PM

To: [FOI #27043 email]

Subject: OIA Acknowledgment

 

 

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received Wednesday

29 May 2024, requesting:

 

 

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[3][4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within 
the 20 working days.

 

 

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |  [4]vote.nz
| [5]elections.nz

 

 

 

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Here is a request from D Watson

([7][FOI #27043 email]).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: D Watson

 

Date: Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:24 pm

 

Dear Electoral Commission,

I am trying to understand the errors encountered during the election as 
outlined in the recent Auditor General Review coupled with information I 
recieed from my own OIAs and general discussion I have had with other 
interested parties about the election.

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[8][5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

Thank you

 

Yours faithfully,

David

 

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[9][FOI #27043 email]

 

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Kia ora D Watson

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Due to the volume of supporting documents the full response is spread out
over four emails.

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.
Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 

PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: D Watson <[FOI #27043 email]>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 3:12 PM
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA Response

 

EXTERNAL EMAIL WARNING: Do not open any attachments or links until you are
certain they are safe. Beware of phishing attacks, check the sender
address. Always report emails you are not certain are safe.

 

 

Dear Leigh,

Perhaps we are talking cross purposes or I was unclear in my request and
my follow up.

 

I want to understand the governance of the general election. What
information was used by the executive to ensure the execution of a correct
and proper election.

 

What reports or information was used to informed governance and management
of the election in the key months leading into the election and during the
election itself i.e. reports, memo, issues, risks, concerns,
dependencies,  wins, updates, papers, escalations, notes, briefings etc. I
assume such would be collated or is that a wild unrealistic assumption -
that the people responsible for managing the election, doing actual
oversight and governance would have received such material.

 

Or am I to take it from your previous responses that such simply does not
exist. Something I find incredulous.

 

Please list the OIA ground under which you are withholding  the internal
reporting you mention perhaps this material contains mention of the widely
reported issues encountered during the election and you thus you have
chosen to hide it

 

I do not want to escalated to the ombudsman. I have yet to receive a
satisfactory repose to my OIA request. It is a reasonable request and the
related material should be easily accessible Yours sincerely, Dave D
Watson

 

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

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

Please find attached the response and supporting document to your
Official  Information Act request.

 

 

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official 
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this
response  with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

 

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to 
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.

Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz 
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New 
Zealand

 

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

 

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>

Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:10 PM

To: [FOI #27043 email]

Subject: OIA Acknowledgment

 

 

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received Wednesday

29 May 2024, requesting:

 

 

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[3][4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within 
the 20 working days.

 

 

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |  [4]vote.nz
| [5]elections.nz

 

 

 

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Here is a request from D Watson

([7][FOI #27043 email]).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: D Watson

 

Date: Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:24 pm

 

Dear Electoral Commission,

I am trying to understand the errors encountered during the election as 
outlined in the recent Auditor General Review coupled with information I 
recieed from my own OIAs and general discussion I have had with other 
interested parties about the election.

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[8][5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

Thank you

 

Yours faithfully,

David

 

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Kia ora D Watson

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Due to the volume of supporting documents the full response is spread out
over four emails.

 

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Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
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Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 

PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: D Watson <[FOI #27043 email]>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 3:12 PM
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA Response

 

EXTERNAL EMAIL WARNING: Do not open any attachments or links until you are
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Dear Leigh,

Perhaps we are talking cross purposes or I was unclear in my request and
my follow up.

 

I want to understand the governance of the general election. What
information was used by the executive to ensure the execution of a correct
and proper election.

 

What reports or information was used to informed governance and management
of the election in the key months leading into the election and during the
election itself i.e. reports, memo, issues, risks, concerns,
dependencies,  wins, updates, papers, escalations, notes, briefings etc. I
assume such would be collated or is that a wild unrealistic assumption -
that the people responsible for managing the election, doing actual
oversight and governance would have received such material.

 

Or am I to take it from your previous responses that such simply does not
exist. Something I find incredulous.

 

Please list the OIA ground under which you are withholding  the internal
reporting you mention perhaps this material contains mention of the widely
reported issues encountered during the election and you thus you have
chosen to hide it

 

I do not want to escalated to the ombudsman. I have yet to receive a
satisfactory repose to my OIA request. It is a reasonable request and the
related material should be easily accessible Yours sincerely, Dave D
Watson

 

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

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

Please find attached the response and supporting document to your
Official  Information Act request.

 

 

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official 
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this
response  with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

 

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to 
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.

Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz 
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New 
Zealand

 

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

 

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>

Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:10 PM

To: [FOI #27043 email]

Subject: OIA Acknowledgment

 

 

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received Wednesday

29 May 2024, requesting:

 

 

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[3][4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within 
the 20 working days.

 

 

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |  [4]vote.nz
| [5]elections.nz

 

 

 

[6][IMG]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a request from D Watson

([7][FOI #27043 email]).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: D Watson

 

Date: Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:24 pm

 

Dear Electoral Commission,

I am trying to understand the errors encountered during the election as 
outlined in the recent Auditor General Review coupled with information I 
recieed from my own OIAs and general discussion I have had with other 
interested parties about the election.

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[8][5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

Thank you

 

Yours faithfully,

David

 

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

 

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

 

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

[9][FOI #27043 email]

 

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Kia ora D Watson

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Due to the volume of supporting documents the full response is spread out
over four emails.

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.
Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 

PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: D Watson <[FOI #27043 email]>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 3:12 PM
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA Response

 

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Dear Leigh,

Perhaps we are talking cross purposes or I was unclear in my request and
my follow up.

 

I want to understand the governance of the general election. What
information was used by the executive to ensure the execution of a correct
and proper election.

 

What reports or information was used to informed governance and management
of the election in the key months leading into the election and during the
election itself i.e. reports, memo, issues, risks, concerns,
dependencies,  wins, updates, papers, escalations, notes, briefings etc. I
assume such would be collated or is that a wild unrealistic assumption -
that the people responsible for managing the election, doing actual
oversight and governance would have received such material.

 

Or am I to take it from your previous responses that such simply does not
exist. Something I find incredulous.

 

Please list the OIA ground under which you are withholding  the internal
reporting you mention perhaps this material contains mention of the widely
reported issues encountered during the election and you thus you have
chosen to hide it

 

I do not want to escalated to the ombudsman. I have yet to receive a
satisfactory repose to my OIA request. It is a reasonable request and the
related material should be easily accessible Yours sincerely, Dave D
Watson

 

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

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

Please find attached the response and supporting document to your
Official  Information Act request.

 

 

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official 
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this
response  with your personal details redacted on elections.nz.

 

 

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to 
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.

Information about how to do this is available at ombudsman.parliament.nz 
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New 
Zealand

 

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

 

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>

Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:10 PM

To: [FOI #27043 email]

Subject: OIA Acknowledgment

 

 

 

Kia ora D Watson

 

 

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received Wednesday

29 May 2024, requesting:

 

 

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[3][4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within 
the 20 working days.

 

 

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |  [4]vote.nz
| [5]elections.nz

 

 

 

[6][IMG]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a request from D Watson

([7][FOI #27043 email]).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: D Watson

 

Date: Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:24 pm

 

Dear Electoral Commission,

I am trying to understand the errors encountered during the election as 
outlined in the recent Auditor General Review coupled with information I 
recieed from my own OIAs and general discussion I have had with other 
interested parties about the election.

 

I have been reviewing OIAs to the Electoral Commission. I note the 
following OIA

 

[8][5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Reports for the months around the actual election were not provided.

 

It states..."10 sets of monthly reports for 2022/23 covering operational 
detail. The latter monthly reporting is for internal use and is
considered  by the Commission’s Executive Leadership Team".

 

What does that mean?

 

Can you please release these documents; July 2023, August 2023, September 
2023, October 2023 and November 2023. These should be readily available.

 

Thank you

 

Yours faithfully,

David

 

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