
[IN CONFIDENCE RELEASE EXTERNAL]
25OIA2362
1 July 2025
Ryan Wilkinson
[FYI request #31180 email]
Dear Ryan Wilkinson
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), received on 2
June 2025. You requested the following:
…the total value and number of tax refunds paid to individuals (ie, not companies, trusts,
etc) for the recent 2025 tax year, and the previous 4 years.
On 24 June 2025, you clarified your request to be for the total value and number of tax refunds
paid to individuals (ie, not companies, trusts, etc) for the 2025 tax year (up to and including
the 7 July 2025).
The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working
days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that
time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision by 10 working days. We will respond to your request by 15 July 2025.
The extension is required, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, because consultations
necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
via telephone: 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Josh Green
Domain Lead, Governance & Ministerial Services
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