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Kia ora Do Kyun Kim

Thank you for your OIA request received on 4 September 2024 for:

I would like to obtain all of the text messages sent to Director General Seo Min-Jung of South Korea from Ambassador Dawn Bennet regarding the Ferry Cancellation as reported in a recent Radio New Zealand article https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526...

The article mentioned two text messages specifically however, my request is beyond the two text messages and any messages sent and received between the two parties would be greatly appreciated.

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s website.

Ngâ mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

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Kia ora Do Kyun Kim,

 

Thank you for your official information request below.

 

The Ministry would appreciate if you could advise a timeframe (i.e. date
to date) that we can work to assess what communications are potentially in
scope of your request. This will help us to more readily provide you  with
 response.  

 

Please note that any clarification or amendment of a request is considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (section 15(1AA) of the OIA refers).

 

Many thanks,

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

 

 

 

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Tēnā koe Do Kyun Kim

We are writing in regards to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
request of 4 September 2024 which asks for:

all of the text messages sent to Director General Seo Min-Jung of South
Korea from Ambassador Dawn Bennet regarding the Ferry Cancellation as
reported in a recent Radio New Zealand article
[1]https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/526...

Official Communications sent to Ambassador Bennet leading up to the Ferry
Cancellation.

This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for
responding to you by 20 working days, to 31 October 2024. This is because
consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame
(section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).

However, if this process is completed before 31 October 2024, the response
will be sent to you as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at:
[2]DM‑[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
[3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tena koe Do Kyun Kim,

 

On behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please see
attached the response to your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

 

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