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Again, thank you for writing.

Office Hon Nicole McKee
Minister of Courts | Associate Minister of Justice

Kia ora,
 
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated Wednesday 30 July 2025. You have requested the following information:

  "Last week, McKee asked the Ministry of Justice to review the matter of “the suitability of a recent Visiting Justice appointment”. ‘“It’s important to gather the facts before commenting on the details of the case.”

I understand that Stuff has already requested similar information regarding Fale Andrew Lesā. Would you mind sharing the same information with me as well? This matter is of public interest, and all my requests are publicly viewable on the FYI.org.nz website.

Additionally, I would like to request all emails relating to Fale Andrew Lesā from Minister McKee’s office.

If there are any updates regarding the investigation, please kindly share them with me. Alternatively, I would strongly encourage the Minister to make a public statement on the matter, as such behavior undermines the integrity of the justice system."
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than Wednesday 27 August 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was received in our office. 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 Nicole McKee
Minister of Courts | Associate Minister of Justice
Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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