Kia ora D. Gray

We acknowledge receipt of your OIA request on behalf of the University of Canterbury. The reference for this request is OIA 25.304. We will be back in touch within the timeframes as outlined in the Act.

If you could please advise a date range for the requested information, that would be greatly appreciated. This is to enable us to search our records effectively.

Ng+AQE- mihi

Information and Records Management
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Subject: Official Information request - Research funding sourced via the US Navy and Defence departments

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Dear University of Canterbury,

Under the Official Information Act, I am requesting information regarding any research or funding connections between the University of Canterbury, (its departments, associated academics, and other bodies) and the United States Department of the Navy/U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, including the United States Office of Naval Research.

I further request information regarding any research or funding connections between the University of Canterbury (its departments, associated academics, and other bodies) and the United States Department of Defence.

These information requests include, but is not limited to, names of academics or researchers who receive funding from these sources, the quantity of funding, and the names of any programs or research projects concerned.

Yours faithfully,
D. Gray

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Kia ora D. Gray

Thank you for confirming a date range for this request. As per s 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act, as the request was clarified within 7 working days, this clarified request replaces the original one. The due date for this clarified request is Friday 8 August 2025.

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Sent: Saturday, 12 July 2025 10:11 pm
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Subject: RE: Official Information request - Research funding sourced via the US Navy and Defence departments

Dear Information and Records Management,

Could you please provide information dating 1 January 2015 to date. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

D. Gray

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Kia ora D. Gray

We acknowledge receipt of your OIA request on behalf of the University of Canterbury. The reference for this request is OIA 25.304. We will be back in touch within the timeframes as outlined in the Act.

If you could please advise a date range for the requested information, that would be greatly appreciated. This is to enable us to search our records effectively.

Ng+-AQE- mihi

Information and Records Management
records+-AEA-canterbury.ac.nz
Te Whare W+-AQE-nanga o Waitaha +-AHw- University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand

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Kia ora D Gray

 

The Information and Records Management (IRM) team are currently working on
your OIA requests. We note that these requests are resource intensive. We
would therefore like to check your eligibility to make an OIA request.  

 

Section 12(1) of the OIA defines those who are entitled to make a request
under OIA as:

 

•              a New Zealand citizen;

•              a permanent resident of New Zealand;

•              a person who is in New Zealand;

•              a body corporate (i.e, company or incorporated society)
which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

•              a body corporate which has a place of business in New
Zealand.

 

We note that email addresses are redacted on Fyi. Therefore, please
contact the IRM team through the Contact us function on the Official
Information and Records webpage on UC’s website with proof of your
eligibility.

 

With regards to the timeframes, the University changed its Research
Management System this month. To prevent the need to search multiple
systems, would it be acceptable to you to amend the end date for the
timeframe 30 June 2025?

 

Ngâ mihi  

   

        

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Kia ora D Gray

Thank you for your response email.

Please provide whatever legal documentation you wish to evidence eligibility under section 12(1). The University's position regarding eligibility is in accordance with the OIA and respective guidance.

Nga mihi
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From: D. Gray +ADw-fyi-request-31536-1f0b375d+AEA-requests.fyi.org.nz+AD4-
Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2025 3:13 PM
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Subject: Re: OIA 25.304 - Eligibility check

Dear Information and Records Management,

My eligibility to make an information request under Section 12(1) is my New Zealand citizenship. What proof of this is required? If the required verification involves personal legal documentation, does the University of Canterbury therefore wish to not fulfil partially anonymised requests for information by citizens?

The end date may be amended to 30 June 2025.

Yours sincerely,

D. Gray

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Kia ora D Gray

The Information and Records Management (IRM) team are currently working on your OIA requests. We note that these requests are resource intensive. We would therefore like to check your eligibility to make an OIA request.

Section 12(1) of the OIA defines those who are entitled to make a request under OIA as:

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+ICI- a body corporate (i.e, company or incorporated society) which is incorporated in New Zealand+ADs- or

+ICI- a body corporate which has a place of business in New Zealand.

We note that email addresses are redacted on Fyi. Therefore, please contact the IRM team through the Contact us function on the Official Information and Records webpage on UC+IBk-s website with proof of your eligibility.

With regards to the timeframes, the University changed its Research Management System this month. To prevent the need to search multiple systems, would it be acceptable to you to amend the end date for the timeframe 30 June 2025?

Ng+AOI- mihi

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Kia ora D. Gray

Thank you for providing proof of eligibility to make an OIA request. This information has not been stored with your OIA requests, and it has been deleted.

If we have any further queries regarding your OIA requests, we will come back to you.

Ng+AQE- mihi

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From: D. Gray +ADw-fyi-request-31536-1f0b375d+AEA-requests.fyi.org.nz+AD4-
Sent: Monday, 21 July 2025 12:19 pm
To: Information and Records Management +ADw-records+AEA-canterbury.ac.nz+AD4-
Subject: RE: OIA 25.304 - Eligibility check

Copy of email sent to records+AEA-canterbury.ac.nz:

T+ARM-n+AQE- koe,

As per the verification requests pertaining to my OIA requests, please find attached a copy of my New Zealand birth certificate. This will verify my eligibility to make the following requests:
Sources of funding via NZDF and NZSA+ADs-
Sources of funding via NASA and USNSF+ADs-
Research funding sourced via the US Navy and Defence departments+ADs- Sources of funding for Gateway Antarctica.

I ask that this information is kept confidential and is not stored alongside my OIA requests as to protect my privacy. Please use this document to verify my eligibility to make these requests, and please attach any response to this email to the relevant FYI request.

Ng+AQE- mihi nui,
D Gray

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Kia ora D Gray

Thank you for your response email.

Please provide whatever legal documentation you wish to evidence eligibility under section 12(1). The University's position regarding eligibility is in accordance with the OIA and respective guidance.

Nga mihi
Information and Records Management

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Kia ora D. Gray

 

Please see the attached extension letter for this request.

 

Ngā mihi  

   

        

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Kia ora D. Gray

 

In working through the response to this and your three other OIA requests,
due to current workloads in the IRM team, 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, the response deadline for this request is briefly extended
until Friday 29 August 2025. 

 

We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

 

Ngā mihi  

   

   

        

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Kia ora D Gray

 

Please see the attached response letter and data for this request.

 

Ngā mihi  

 

Claire O'Connell
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Information and Records Management

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