7/07/2025
Kelly
[FYI request #31167 email]
Tēnā koe Kelly
OIA: 1348826 – Communications with Science subject associations
Thank you for your email of 31 May 2025 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the
following information:
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request copies of al communications received be,
AND sent to, the science subject associations: SCENZ, NZASE, NZIP, BEANZ from April
1st to May 31st. To aid your request, the following email addresses are provided:
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NZASE (New Zealand Association of Science Educators)
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Catherine Hunter – President – [email address]
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Doug Walker – Vice President – [email address]
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SCENZ (Secondary Chemistry Educators of New Zealand)
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Ian Torrie – Chair – [email address]
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BEANZ (Biology Educators Association of New Zealand)
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President: Kenneth Loh ([email address], [email address]) Vice
President: Erica Jar ([email address], [email address])
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NZIP (New Zealand Institute of Physics)
•
Dave Housden – President – [email address] / [email address]
•
Dave Thrasher – Secretary – [email address] /
[email address]
•
Helen Housden – PLD Support – [email address]
Please include the following types of communications: Emails (including attachments),
Meeting minutes, Pre- and post-meeting documents, Reports, Memos, Digital
communications (such as text messages and messaging apps), Any other relevant
correspondence or documentation, including communications through unofficial channels
such as personal email addresses, phone numbers, and minutes from meetings (whether
face to face or digital).
Should meeting minutes be absent, then a record of who was present.
On 11 June 2025, the Ministry wrote to you to refine your request, due to its broad nature. You
agreed to refine your request to the following (see overleaf):
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
all communications received be, AND sent to, the science subject associations: SCENZ,
NZASE, NZIP, BEANZ from April 1st to May 31st, which include the following
individuals/email addresses:
•
NZASE (New Zealand Association of Science Educators)
•
Catherine Hunter – President – [email address]
•
Doug Walker – Vice President – [email address] SCENZ
(Secondary Chemistry Educators of New Zealand)
•
Ian Torrie – Chair – [email address] BEANZ (Biology Educators
Association of New Zealand)
•
President: Kenneth Loh ([email address], [email address])
•
Vice President: Erica Jar ([email address],
[email address]) NZIP (New Zealand Institute of Physics)
•
Dave Housden – President – [email address] /
[email address]
•
Dave Thrasher – Secretary – [email address] /
[email address]
•
Helen Housden – PLD Support – [email address]
Please include the following types of communications:
Emails (including attachments), Meeting minutes, Pre- and post-meeting documents,
Reports, Memos, Digital communications (such as text messages and messaging apps),
Any other relevant correspondence or documentation, including communications through
unofficial channels such as personal email addresses, phone numbers, and minutes from
meetings (whether face to face or digital).
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 sections
15A(1)(a) and 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as the request necessitates a search through a large quantity
of information, and 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 8 August 2025, which is an extension of 20
working days, from the date the request was refined on 12 June 2025.
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
Kelly Jensen
Senior Advisor, Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
