7/07/2025 
George Bryant 
[FYI request #31220 email]  
Tēnā koe George 
OIA: 1349140 – Lincoln school sites 
Thank you for your email of 5 June 2025 to the Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford, which 
was transferred to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) on 6 June 2025, requesting the following 
information:  
On the 28th of May [the Minister] announced that MoE has procured a new site for a primary 
school in Lincoln. 
1.  Where is this site located? 
2.  What is the timeline for turning this site into a school? 
[The Minister] also talked about adding classrooms to the two existing primary schools in 
Lincoln. 
3.  What is the timeline for these expansions for each school? 
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 21 July 2025, which is an extension of 10 working 
days. 
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 
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  

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