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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron W <[FOI #31511 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 July 2025 1:17 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - information relating to previous
request - Regulatory Standards Bill

 

Kia ora Minister Seymour,

 

please provide all information pertaining to the response to this request:
[3]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

 

This request is intended to cover all commissioning, discussion about
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staff). Please provide a record of all discussions relating to this
request.

 

I am interested in why this took 20 days to respond to and to decide that
this information didn't exist.

 

I am also interested in confirmation that as Minister, you hold no
information confirming public support for the Regulatory Standards Bill?
That seems surprising given the large amount of media on this support
which presumably has brought with it correspondence to your Office. It
also seems crazy to say that there is a mandate for this Bill when you
don't have any evidence to support this.

 

Can I also please request all talking points, preparatory material, media
briefings to support your appearance with RNZ:
[4]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Aaron W

 

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To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: DSOIA549 Official Information request - information relating to
previous request - Regulatory Standards Bill

 

Kia ora Minister Seymour,

 

please provide all information pertaining to the response to this request:
[2]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

 

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I am also interested in confirmation that as Minister, you hold no
information confirming public support for the Regulatory Standards Bill?
That seems surprising given the large amount of media on this support
which presumably has brought with it correspondence to your Office. It
also seems crazy to say that there is a mandate for this Bill when you
don't have any evidence to support this.

 

Can I also please request all talking points, preparatory material, media
briefings to support your appearance with RNZ:
[3]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Aaron W

 

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Dear Aaron

 

We acknowledge your emails about your information request.  Please be
assured we are working on your queries and will endeavour to reply as soon
as possible.

 

Thank you for your patience.

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron W <[FOI #31511 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2025 1:49 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - information relating to
previous request - Regulatory Standards Bill

 

Dear David Seymour,

This request is now past the unlawfully extended deadline.

 

Can you please provide a response to this request as soon as practicable?
You also have not addressed the additional questions I have raised.

 

The Ombudsman notes that the requester tries to seek a resolution with the
entity before engaging his Office, so please advise whether you intend to
comply with the legislation and if so, when.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Aaron W

 

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Hello Aaron

 

I have been in touch with David’s team working on your request and a
response should be to you early next week.

 

Kind regards

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron W <[FOI #31511 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2025 2:51 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - information relating to
previous request - Regulatory Standards Bill

 

Dear David Seymour (MIN),

 

It is now approaching two weeks since you unlawfully extended my request -
on a seemingly dubious basis. Can you please advise an actual date on when
you plan on responding? As mentioned, the Ombudsman asks that reasonable
attempts are made to engage before making a complaint to that Office.
However it does not appear that any response is imminent. I would accept
the response in stages if there is a particularly tricky part of the
response that is holding everything up?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Aaron W

 

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Dear Aaron

 

 

 

We acknowledge your emails about your information request.  Please be 
assured we are working on your queries and will endeavour to reply as
soon  as possible.

 

 

 

Thank you for your patience.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

 

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Dear Aaron

 

Please find attached response to your information request in July 2025. 

 

Some of the information contained in released documents has been withheld
Under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural
persons.

 

We apologise for the delayed reply.

 

Kind regards

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron W <[FOI #31511 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 July 2025 1:17 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - information relating to previous
request - Regulatory Standards Bill

 

Kia ora Minister Seymour,

 

please provide all information pertaining to the response to this request:
[2]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

 

This request is intended to cover all commissioning, discussion about
response etc. This would also include information which is known to an
agency but has not yet been written down (so discussions between office
staff). Please provide a record of all discussions relating to this
request.

 

I am interested in why this took 20 days to respond to and to decide that
this information didn't exist.

 

I am also interested in confirmation that as Minister, you hold no
information confirming public support for the Regulatory Standards Bill?
That seems surprising given the large amount of media on this support
which presumably has brought with it correspondence to your Office. It
also seems crazy to say that there is a mandate for this Bill when you
don't have any evidence to support this.

 

Can I also please request all talking points, preparatory material, media
briefings to support your appearance with RNZ:
[3]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Aaron W

 

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Sent: Monday, 15 September 2025 4:00 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - information relating to
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Dear David Seymour,

 

Can you please respond to my questions. My request remains unanswered

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Aaron W

 

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