20/05/2025
E Stokes
[FYI request #30755 email] Tēnā koe Mr Stokes
OIA: 1346473 – Funding allocated to Voice of Aroha over past five years
Thank you for your email of 17 April 2025 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the
following information:
1) Total funding allocated to Voices of Aroha over the past five years, with the description of
each grant.
2) Funding allocated for the recent Academic Awards, hosted in associated with Voices of
Aroha. Please provide an explanation of how this was funded - ex. Did VoA receive
money, and then arrange the event? Or merely receive payment for hosting a MoE
event.
2a) Any event proposal, initial comms, regarding this event.
2b) A funding application, if applicable.
2c) The rationale behind this event.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe for responding to your request, pursuant to section
15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. You can now expect to
receive a response to your request on or before 4 June 2025, which is an extension of 10 working
days. Note that 2 June 2025 is public holiday.
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe for
responding to this request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Cindy McDonald
Principal Advisor Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000