Kia ora Sarah,

We refer to your 13 April 2025 Official Information Act 1982 (“Act”)
information request regarding the draft "KWT Gender Position Paper"
discussed by the KingsWay School Board on 23 May 2022, and specifically
your request for:

1. The documents mentioned in the Agenda, 6.2.a ("KWT Gender Position
Paper version 6a.docx") & 6.2.b ("2022.04.06 - KWS ELT feedback on Gender
Position Paper.docx")

2. Any previous and successive versions of the Paper.

3. Any other feedback documents on the Paper.

We have considered your request and under section 18 of the Act we are
refusing your request in its entirety as good reasons for withholding all
of the requested information apply here under section 9(2)(g)(i) and (ii)
of the Act. That section provides for the withholding of information to
“maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through—(i) the free and
frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or
members of an organisation or officers and employees of any public service
agency or organisation in the course of their duty; or (ii) the protection
of such Ministers, members of organisations, officers, and employees from
improper pressure or harassment.” The reasons for the refusal are that the
KWT Gender Position Paper was provided in draft to the KingsWay School
Board for the free and frank expression of opinions and feedback between
the Board and the officers and employees of the school, and feedback has
been provided on that basis and is anticipated will continue to be
provided accordingly, and the releasing any of the requested information
would prevent or prejudice the free and frank expression of opinions by
those parties, and may also expose one or more of those parties to
improper pressure or harassment.

The KingsWay Trust (please note that the Trust is a separate legal entity
from the KingsWay School Board) presented this paper to KingsWay School
Board for feedback from KingsWay School Board and officers and employees
of the school and that process has not yet finalised. KingsWay School
Board and KingsWay Trust need to be able to work through that process
privately with free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to
members of Board and the officers and employees of the school, free from
any improper pressure or harassment. Once the KingsWay Trust has finalised
this paper, and should the KingsWay School Board choose to adopt it, then
any proposed school policies formed from it would go through a process of
consultation with the school community before any ratification or
publication. 

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

 

Ngâ mihi mahana / warm regards,  

 
 
Cynthia Venter 
EA to Executive Principal & School Board Secretary | Ph 09 200 1931 Ext  
302
Postal Address  PO Box 54, Red Beach, Auckland 0945  
SENIOR CAMPUS  100 Jelas Road, Red Beach, Auckland, 0932
JUNIOR CAMPUS  2 Bonair Crescent, Silverdale, Auckland, 0932  
[2]www.kingsway.school.nz   |   [3]FACEBOOK

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Sarah Thomson <[4][FOI #30710 email]>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2025 10:11:16 PM
To: Reception <[5][Kingsway School request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Request for Gender Position Paper
& Feedback

 

Dear Kingsway School,

I note in the agenda & minutes for the BOT meeting on 23rd May 2022 that a
paper "KWT Gender Position Paper" is mentioned.

I am kindly requesting:
1. The documents mentioned in the Agenda, 6.2.a ("KWT Gender Position
Paper version 6a.docx") & 6.2.b ("2022.04.06 - KWS ELT feedback on Gender
Position Paper.docx")
2. Any previous and successive versions of the Paper.
3. Any other feedback documents on the Paper.

References:
[6]https://kingsway.school.nz/wp-content/up...
and
[7]https://kingsway.school.nz/wp-content/up...

Yours sincerely,
Sarah

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