14 August 2024
C184706
Reece Sullivan
[FYI request #27663 email]
Tēnā koe Reece,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 17 July 2024 to the
Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa, requesting the fol owing information:
1. I request all information about the programmes and services you fund or deliver in
prison with a specific Maori or Tikanga Maori focus.
2. What specific programmes are available that encompasses Tikanga Maori or Te Ao
Maori for offenders in prison.
3. How much of the Corrections budget is dedicated to funding Maori specific
programmes? What percentage is that of the annual Corrections budget?
4. What MOUs or relationships are established between Corrections and Marae,
Hapu, Iwi or other urban Maori authorities to strengthen these programmes?
5. What specific programmes are available to Maori offenders in prison aged
between 17 and 25?
6. Please provide information regarding the number of prisoners participating in
tikanga Māori programmes in New Zealand prisons, as far back as such programmes
have been in place. Please break this information down by month and by prison.
Preparing a response to your request, in particular question five, has required consultation
with a number of teams and business units, which is stil ongoing. Corrections therefore
needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 20 working days,
pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a decision on
the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to your
request by 11 September 2024. If you no longer require this information, please let us know
as soon as possible.
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
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Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this response you have the
right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. Contact
details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wel ington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Brydie Raethel
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability