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Possession and import of plastic straws for personal use

G. Reed made this Official Information request to Ministry for the Environment

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From: G. Reed

Dear Ministry for the Environment,

I would like to request some information under the freedom of information act regarding plastic straws. My questions are below.

* Is it unlawful to import plastic drinking straws for personal use and will an attempt to do result in them being seized by customs at the border?
* Are there any penalties for attempting to import plastic drinking straws for personal use? Could it result in prosecution? Under which laws would the prosecution proceed?

Yours faithfully,

G. Reed

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From: Taku Mahi
Ministry for the Environment

Kia ora G Reed ,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received on
11/02/2025.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension to that timeframe.

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selected OIA requests on our [1]OIA responses page shortly after the
response has been sent.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at
[MFE request email].

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Ngâ mihi nui

Ministerial Services Team 

Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao

Email: [MFE request email] Website: [2]www.mfe.govt.nz 

8 Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

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