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Dear Tama

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

What communications have you received from current students regarding the
Waipapa Taumata Rau (WTR 100, WTRBUS 100,  WTRENG 100, WTRMHS 100, WTRSCI
100) courses at Auckland University both positive and negative?

What evidence do you have to verify the claims made in any of these
communications?

What evidence do you hold that students have actually chosen to study
overseas due to the Waipapa Taumata Rau (WTR) courses?

What advice have you received regarding the independence of universities?

What advice have you received regarding the impact of these and other
comments made by you or your party members since the previous election
regarding the independence of universities?

 

We received your request on Monday 17 March 2025.  We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Monday 14 April 2025, being 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 of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice
generated
Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

DSOIA458

 

 

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Dear Tama

 

Please find attached response to your information request of 15 March
2025.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice
generated
Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

DSOIA458

 

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