7 August 2025
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 805, Wel ington
Phone: 04 495 7200
John Luke
Email
: [email address]
[FYI request #31646 email]
Website: dia.govt.nz
Tēnā koe John,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA 2526-0056
I am responding to your email of 19 July 2025 to the Department of Internal Affairs (the
Department) requesting the fol owing under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I note that the terms and conditions of the Gazette state ‘Al notices submitted must have
a legislative requirement to be published in the New Zealand Gazette and submitters
must have the authority to request publication of their content.’
I would like to request any information, standard processes, or internal guidance relating
to how submissions of notices are handled when they do not reference legislation or
there is no legislative requirement to publish the notice.
Response to your request
There are excerpts from the fol owing two documents that fal within the scope of your
request:
•
New Zealand Gazette : Gazette Admin User Guide/SOP; and
•
New Zealand Gazette: Team User Guide.
I am releasing the relevant excerpts from both documents, attached as
Appendix A.
Accessing the Ombudsman
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my decision by the Office of the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Proactive release
We intend to publish our response to your request on our website at:
www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-Requests-2. This letter, with your personal details
removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses increases the availability of
information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s purpose of enabling more effective
participation in the making and administration of laws and policies and promoting the
accountability of Ministers and officials.
Nāku noa, nā
Jeremy Cauchi
Director, Ministerial and Monitoring
