Thank you for contacting Hon. Penny Simmonds, Member of Parliament for
Invercargill, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Tertiary
Education & Skills and Associate Minister for Social Development &
Employment.
The Minister considers all correspondence important, however, as she
receives a large amount of correspondence, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response.
Please note the following guidelines:

* If you are an Invercargill constituent contacting the Minister about
an issue, then your email will be passed to her electorate office.
* Invitations and requests to meet with the Minister will be considered
and a staff member will be in touch with you in due course.
* Requests for official information will be managed in accordance with
provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may include a
transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
* If your email falls outside of the Minister's portfolio
responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple
Members of Parliament, then your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office, or there may be
no further response to you.

Thank you once again for taking the time to write; it is very much
appreciated.
The Office of Hon. Penny Simmonds
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)

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

Dear George,

 

Thank you for your email of 3 September in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request, which reads as follows:

 

Please provide me with the initial report of the University Advisory Group
in relation to advice on New Zealand's university system. The Group's
website notes that an initial report was to have been provided to the
government in August.

 

Please also provide me with all correspondence between the chair Sir Peter
Gluckman and your office. I am happy to exclude incidental communications
(logistical arrangements etcetera), but wish to receive any advice, policy
considerations, briefings, notes, opinions or options under consideration
as they relate to the work of the Group.

 

Please also provide me with the overall cost of the group, breaking out
fees, administration and hosting costs.

 

Minister Simmonds is considering your request in accordance with the Act,
and you can expect a response by 1 October 2024 calculator.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Penny Simmonds

Minister for the Environment | Tertiary Education and Skills

Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment

 

 

P: 04 817 6815

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Penny Simmonds, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

 

show quoted sections

Kia ora George,

 

Thank you for your email of 3 September 2024 to Hon Penny Simmonds
requesting the following information:

 

1.           Please provide me with the initial report of the University
Advisory Group in relation to advice on New Zealand's university system.
The Group's website notes that an initial report was to have been provided
to the government in August.

2.           Please also provide me with all correspondence between the
chair Sir Peter Gluckman and your office. I am happy to exclude incidental
communications (logistical arrangements etcetera), but wish to receive any
advice, policy considerations, briefings, notes, opinions or options under
consideration as they relate to the work of the Group.

3.           Please also provide me with the overall cost of the group,
breaking out fees, administration and hosting costs.

 

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

We have determined that the information requested in part three of your
request is not held by our office but is believed to be held by the
Ministry of Education. As such, I have transferred this aspect of your
request to the Ministry of Education in accordance with section 14(b)(i)
of the Act.

You may expect a response from the Ministry of Education directly
concerning this part of your request. We will respond to the other two
parts of your request in due course.

Kind regards

 

 

  James Campbell

Acting Private Secretary – Tertiary Education | Office of Hon Penny
Simmonds 

Environment | Tertiary Education & Skills

Associate Minister for Social Development & Employment

 

M; 027 266 5635

Email: [1][email address]  Website:
[2]www.Beehive.govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, ParliamentBuildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Penny Simmonds, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author
by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

 

 

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

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.beehive.govt.nz/

Kia ora George

 

Thank you for your information request which was transferred to the
Ministry of Education on 17 September 2024, requesting the following
information:

 

Please also provide me with the overall cost of the group [University
Advisory Group], breaking out fees, administration and hosting.

 

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 15 October 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 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]

Ngā mihi

 

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

8 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington

 

[2]education.govt.nz

 

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ōna huanga

We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes 
[3][IMG]

 

show quoted sections