22/07/2025 
Joe Clarke 
[FYI request #31380 email]  
Tēnā koe Joe Clarke 
OIA: 1350039 – How many specialist support staff are employed across New Zealand in 
Learning Support 
Thank you for your email of 24 June 2025 to the Ministry of Education requesting the following 
information:  
1.  How many (in each category) physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language 
therapists, psychologists and any other specialist support staff are employed across New 
Zealand in Learning Support. Please provide the information either by region or by office 
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)(a) of the Act, as the request is for a large quantity of information or necessitates a search 
through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably 
interfere with the operations of the Ministry. You can now expect to receive a response to your 
request on or before 12 August 2025, which is an extension of 15 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 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  

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