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Education, Minister of Immigration, Lead Coordination Minister for the
Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into Historical
Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, and
Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays.

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nature will be transferred to the Ministry of Education (or other
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Thank you again for writing to Minister Stanford.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Erica Stanford
Reception: +64 4 817 6805 | Ministerial Email:
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Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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OIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

 

Dear Phillip,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request,
received on 17/08/2025, in which you requested the following information:

 

A media release of 18 July 2025 indicates that 137 new school classrooms
are to be built at a cost of $120,000,000:

.https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

 

When an entire 3 bedroom house can be built for less than $400,000
(excluding land) could you please advise how that using a "combination of
cost-effective repeatable designs and offsite manufactured buildings"
resulting in an average cost of $875,000 per classroom is delivering value
for the taxpayer?

 

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official
Information Act.

 

 

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

 

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

 

MP for East Coast Bays

Minister of Education

Minister of Immigration

Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal
Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care
of Faith-based Institutions

 
Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Hart <[FOI #32028 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 17 August 2025 6:19 pm
To: Erica Stanford (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: ESOIA647 | Official Information request - Cost Of New Classrooms

 

Dear Erica Stanford,

 

A media release of 18 July 2025 indicates that 137 new school classrooms
are to be built at a cost of $120,000,000:

.https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

 

When an entire 3 bedroom house can be built for less than $400,000
(excluding land) could you please advise how that using a "combination of
cost-effective repeatable designs and offsite manufactured buildings"
resulting in an average cost of $875,000 per classroom is delivering value
for the taxpayer?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Phillip Hart

 

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Dear Phillip,

 

On behalf of Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Education, thank you for your
email of 17 August 2025 in which you requested the following information:

 

o When an entire 3 bedroom house can be built for less than $400,000
(excluding land) could you please advise how that using a "combination
of cost-effective repeatable designs and offsite manufactured
buildings" resulting in an average cost of $875,000 per classroom is
delivering value for the taxpayer?

 

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

 

The information you request is more closely connected with the functions
of the Ministry of Education (The Ministry). As such your request has been
transferred the Ministry under section 14(b)(ii) of the Official
information Act 1982. You can expect a response directly from the Ministry
in due course.

 

 

 

Office of Hon Erica Stanford

 

MP for East Coast Bays

Minister of Education

Minister of Immigration

Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal
Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care
of Faith-based Institutions

 

 
Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author
by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Hart <[FOI #32028 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 17 August 2025 6:19 pm
To: Erica Stanford (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: ESOIA647 | Official Information request - Cost Of New Classrooms

 

Dear Erica Stanford,

 

A media release of 18 July 2025 indicates that 137 new school classrooms
are to be built at a cost of $120,000,000:

.https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....

 

When an entire 3 bedroom house can be built for less than $400,000
(excluding land) could you please advise how that using a "combination of
cost-effective repeatable designs and offsite manufactured buildings"
resulting in an average cost of $875,000 per classroom is delivering value
for the taxpayer?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Phillip Hart

 

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[2][FOI #32028 email]

 

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
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