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OIA Request - Offshore Data Hosting by Government Agencies

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From: Hiria Te Rangi

April 01, 2025

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

Under the OIA, I request:
1. A list of all government departments storing >50% of citizen data offshore (as recorded in Stats NZ’s 2023/24 audits).
2. For each department:
- The cloud provider(s) used (e.g., AWS Sydney, Azure US-East).
- Whether contracts guarantee data repatriation during emergencies.
3. Any departmental exemptions granted from data localization policies.

This information is critical for public accountability. If Stats NZ does not hold complete records, please transfer this request to the relevant agency under S14 of the OIA.

Thank you
Hiria Te Rangi

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From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Statistics New Zealand

April 02, 2025

Tēnā koe Hiria

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your below Official Information Act
request dated 1 April 2025.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as reasonably
practicable and in any event no later than 2 May 2025, being 20 working
days after the day on which 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.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
me using this email address. If additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.

Ngā mihi

Lily Reid (she/her)
Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

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