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Dear Simon

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

“ all documents available regarding dropkicks and their effects on
elections in Aotearoa New Zealand. I request the formal definition of
dropkick and your evidence to suggest that dropkicks are negatively
impacting electoral processes. I request the evidence you used to
determine that making sure dropkicks must be registered to vote before
election day will positively influence both the speed and quality of
elections in Aotearoa New Zealand”

 

We received your request on Sunday 27 July 2025. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Friday 22 August 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

Deputy Prime Minister
[1]A pink and
white emblem Minister for Regulation
with two women Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
holding flags of Finance
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
generated Justice

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

DSOIA566

 

 

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Dear Simon

 

Thank you for your official information request received on 27 July 2025
for:

 

“I write to you to request all documents available regarding dropkicks and
their effects on elections in Aotearoa New Zealand. I request the formal
definition of dropkick and your evidence to suggest that dropkicks are
negatively impacting electoral processes. I request the evidence you used
to determine that making sure dropkicks must be registered to vote before
election day will positively influence both the speed and quality of
elections in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

This office holds none of the information you have requested in Hon David
Seymour’s ministerial capacity.  We are therefore refusing your request
under section 18(e) of the OIA because the information you have requested
does not exist.

 

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
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

Deputy Prime Minister
[2]A pink and
white emblem Minister for Regulation
with two women Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
holding flags of Finance
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
generated Justice

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

DSOIA566

 

 

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