17 July 2025
C199279
C Lane
[FYI request #31330 email]
Tēnā koe
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 17 June 2025 to the
Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa, requesting the following information:
How many people if any, attended Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi while
under electronic monitoring via ankle bracelets or escorted/guiding release or not,
from the Department of Corrections care in the last 5 years?
How many people if any applied or sought permission to attend Waitangi while
under monitoring by the Department of Correction while in the Department of
Corrections care, in the last 5 years? How many of those were approved with in the
last 5 years?
How many people if any applied for permission to attend other Waitangi celebrations
throughout NZ while in the Department of Corrections care? How many were
successful? What prison regions were they from, and to attend where? In the last 5
years?
Did any non Māori who are being monitored by Corrections apply for permission to
attend any Waitangi Day celebrations? Were any granted in the last 5 years?
What rights does one have to meet eligibility for such requests?
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 20 working
days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to
your request by 14 August 2025. If you no longer require this information, please let us
know as soon as possible.
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
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I hope this information is helpful. Please be advised that should you have any concerns
regarding this response you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our
decision to extend the timeframe. Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box
10152, Wel ington 6143.
Ngā mihi
David Baird
Principal Adviser Ministerial Services
People and Capability
