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Kia ora Trevor

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received on Friday
1 August, requesting:

 

Please supply all advice or direction you have received - written or oral
- from any Ministers in the current National/ACT/NZ First government
pertaining to the management of the Maori and General electoral rolls.

I would like to know specifically of any ministerial directions relating
to the criteria for removal of names from either roll, or the transference
of names from one roll to another.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

From: Support <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 1 August 2025 9:16 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Request for all instructions
relating to the management of the electoral rolls since 2023

 

Here is a request from Trevor Nicholls
([3][FOI #31837 email]).

 

 

 

From: Trevor Nicholls <[4][FOI #31837 email]>

Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 5:36 am

Dear Electoral Commission,

Please supply all advice or direction you have received - written or oral
- from any Ministers in the current National/ACT/NZ First government
pertaining to the management of the Maori and General electoral rolls.

I would like to know specifically of any ministerial directions relating
to the criteria for removal of names from either roll, or the transference
of names from one roll to another.

Yours faithfully,
Trevor Nicholls

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Kia ora Trevor

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information request.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.
Information about how to do this is available at
[1]ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [2]vote.nz | [3]elections.nz

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 1 August 2025 1:28 pm
To: [FOI #31837 email]
Subject: RE: [OIA] Official Information request - Request for all
instructions relating to the management of the electoral rolls since 2023

 

Kia ora Trevor

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received on Friday
1 August, requesting:

 

Please supply all advice or direction you have received - written or oral
- from any Ministers in the current National/ACT/NZ First government
pertaining to the management of the Maori and General electoral rolls.

I would like to know specifically of any ministerial directions relating
to the criteria for removal of names from either roll, or the transference
of names from one roll to another.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [4]vote.nz | [5]elections.nz

 

From: Support <[6][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 1 August 2025 9:16 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[7][email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Request for all instructions
relating to the management of the electoral rolls since 2023

 

Here is a request from Trevor Nicholls
([8][FOI #31837 email]).

 

 

 

From: Trevor Nicholls <[9][FOI #31837 email]>

Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 5:36 am

Dear Electoral Commission,

Please supply all advice or direction you have received - written or oral
- from any Ministers in the current National/ACT/NZ First government
pertaining to the management of the Maori and General electoral rolls.

I would like to know specifically of any ministerial directions relating
to the criteria for removal of names from either roll, or the transference
of names from one roll to another.

Yours faithfully,
Trevor Nicholls

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[10][FOI #31837 email]

Is [11][Electoral Commission request email] the wrong address for Official
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