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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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Kind regards,
Office of Hon Erica Stanford
Reception: +64 4 817 6805 | Ministerial Email:
[2][Erica Stanford request email] |
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Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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OIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

 

Dear Annette,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request,
received on 05/09/2025, in which you requested the following information:

 

Whakaari Aotearoa Drama NZ is requesting emails and correspondence sent
between the Ministry and Erica Stanford and/or the ministerial advisory
group on the Arts curriculum 0-13 and Arts subjects in phase 5 of the
curriculum: Drama, Dance, Music, Visual Arts, and Te Ao Haka in 2025.

 

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

 

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.

 

 

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Dear Annette,

 

On behalf of Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Education, thank you for your
email of 5 September 2025 in which you requested the following
information:

 

1.            emails and correspondence sent between the Ministry and
Erica Stanford and/or the ministerial advisory group on the Arts
curriculum 0-13 and Arts subjects in phase 5 of the curriculum: Drama,
Dance, Music, Visual Arts, and Te Ao Haka in 2025.

 

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

 

The information requested is more closely connected with the functions of
the Ministry of Education (The Ministry). As such, your request has been
transferred to 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.

 

 

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[IN-CONFIDENCE - RELEASE EXTERNAL]

 

Kia ora Annette

 

Thank you for your request to the Minister of Education, which has been
transferred to the Ministry of Education.

 

The Ministry will consider your request in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request
on or before 15 October 2025. If more than 20 working days are needed due
to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your
request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

The Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your
request five days after you have received it. Any personal information
will be removed.

 

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address]

 

Ngā mihi

 

Enquiries National Team | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of
Education | PN education.govt.nz

 

We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana
taurite ai ōna

 

 

 

From: Erica Stanford (MIN) <[2][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 9:21 am
To: Annette Thomson <[3][FOI #32247 email]>
Cc: Erica Stanford (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Subject: RE: ESOIA681 | Official Information request - Education: emails
and correspondence sent between the Ministry of Education and Erica
Stanford and the ministerial advisory group on the Arts curriculum and
Arts subjects in phase 5 of the curriculum.

 

Dear Annette,

 

On behalf of Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Education, thank you for your
email of 5 September 2025 in which you requested the following
information:

 

1.            emails and correspondence sent between the Ministry and
Erica Stanford and/or the ministerial advisory group on the Arts
curriculum 0-13 and Arts subjects in phase 5 of the curriculum: Drama,
Dance, Music, Visual Arts, and Te Ao Haka in 2025.

 

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

 

The information requested is more closely connected with the functions of
the Ministry of Education (The Ministry). As such, your request has been
transferred to 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: [5]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.

 

 

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