Tçnâ koe 

  
Thank you for contacting Te Kâhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. 
Our small but dedicated team are currently working through a high volume
of enquiries and complaints, which may result in longer response times. We
are committed to addressing each issue thoroughly and appreciate your
understanding and patience.
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the email but we will not respond further. Please email us directly if you
are seeking a response from us.
  
In the meantime, you may find the following links helpful: 

* [1]How the Commission helps 
* [2]What you can complain about 
* [3]What unlawful discrimination is 
* [4]How our dispute resolution process works (please note we do not
investigate complaints)
* [5]FAQs about discrimination and human rights  
* [6]Case studies of our work
* [7]Our story and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
* [8]News updates from the Human Rights Commission 
* [9]Subscribe to the Commission's monthly newsletter 

If you are in distress or need someone to talk to, you can seek support
from the following: 

* Call or text 1737 anytime for free support from a trained counsellor  
* Call [10]Lifeline on 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357
(HELP) 
* Visit the Mental Health Foundation’s website [11]here for more advice
and resources 

 
Other agencies who can assist include: 

* Free legal advice: [12]Community Law or [13]Citizens Advice
Bureau (please note the Commission does not provide legal advice) 
* General employment issues: [14]Employment NZ  
* Complaints about government agencies: [15]Office of the Ombudsman 
* Complaints about a health or disability provider: [16]Health &
Disability Commissioner 

  
Ngâ mihi, 
  
Human Rights Information and Support Services 
Te Kâhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission 

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Tēnā koe e Craig

 

Response to your request for Official Information 

 

On 17 February 2025, you requested the following information from Te Kāhui
Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) under the
Official Information Act 1982 (“OIA”): 

 

“Please supply all information relating to the issues of workplace
bullying and/or sexual harassment at the Waitangi Tribunal since 2016 as
they relate to the records of the Human Rights Commission.”

 

We have no documents to provide to you and are refusing your request under
section 18(g) of the OIA because the information is not held and under
section 9(2)(ba) (see below).

 

The Commission has searched our electronic file system, and the email
mailboxes of several staff members identified as mostly likely to hold
this information, should it exist, and has been unable to find any
results. 

 

We are also unable to provide information about individual complaints of
discrimination (including sexual harassment), because the Commission’s
complaints resolution process is confidential. We withhold information
about discrimination complaints under section 9(2)(ba) of the OIA and
consider that the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of
our dispute resolution process outweighs any public interest
considerations in favour of making the information available. 

 

We have not transferred your request to any other entity who may hold
information about “issues of workplace bullying and/or sexual harassment
at the Waitangi Tribunal” because you have been specific that your request
is limited to “as they relate to the records of the Human Rights
Commission.”

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision.  Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to let us know.

 

Ngā mihi

 

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[7]​​We can access confidential services for interpreting and translating in more than 180
languages through [8]Language Assistance Services[9] and [10]NZ Relay Service[11] for those with
hearing or speech impairments.
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