Kia ora Stephanie,   
 
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:  
 
"Copies of all versions of the latest homelessness insights report you have received.

Copies of any emails or written communications between you (or your office) and officials or the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Chris Bishop / his office, or Christopher Luxon / his office relating to the drafting, content, or revision of the report.

Please include material from January 1, 2025, to the present."
 
Minister Potaka is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 13 August.   

Ngā mihi,

Teana Macdonald
Private Secretary (Administration)
Office of Hon Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development | Minister for Whānau Ora | Minister of Conservation |
Minister for Māori Crown Relations | Associate Minister of Housing

DDI: 04 817 6811 | EW4.5L
Email: [email address]    Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Tēnā koe Stephanie

 

Thank you for your email received 16 July 2025,  under the Official
Information Act 1982.

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National
Office to respond.

 

The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff.

Please let us know by Tuesday 22 July 2025 whether you require these names
and contact details.

We will need to consult our staff before deciding whether we can release
this information, and this will take a bit more time.

If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not require staff
names and contact details.

 

Ngā manaakitanga,

 

Official Information Team | Ministerial and Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and
independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū
motuhake

 

This email and any attachments may contain information that is
confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended
recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this
email and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this email in
error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the
email and attachments. The Ministry of Social Development accepts no
responsibility for changes made to this message or attachments after
transmission from the Ministry.

Tēnā koe,
 
I am writing to you regarding your request to the Associate Minister of Housing for official information (below), in which you seek:

"Copies of all versions of the latest homelessness insights report you have received.

Copies of any emails or written communications between you (or your office) and officials or the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Chris Bishop / his office, or Christopher Luxon / his office relating to the drafting, content, or revision of the report.

Please include material from January 1, 2025, to the present."

The OIA requires that we advise you of a decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make a decision on your request, to 22 August.

This extension is required because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations.
 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi,

Teana Macdonald
Private Secretary (Administration)
Office of Hon Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development | Minister for Whānau Ora | Minister of Conservation |
Minister for Māori Crown Relations | Associate Minister of Housing

DDI: 04 817 6811 | EW4.5L
Email: [email address]    Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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