2 September 2025
Jocelyn Hunt
[FYI request #31973 email]
Dear Jocelyn Hunt
Thank you for your email of 11 August 2025 in which you request the fol owing under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
I would like to know al the circumstances surrounding Michael Alan Ramsden
(26.10.1959) being repatriated to NZ from Vietnam in 2024.
We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The
information to which your request relates, is not held by us but is believed to be held by
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In these circumstances, we are required by
section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request.
The deadline to respond to your request has been extended by 10 working days to
accommodate this transfer (section 15A(1)(a)) refers.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision
by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Jackson Burgess
Private Secretary (Advisory/Media)