Grace Wil iams
By email:
[FYI request #32361 email]
Ref:
SBOIA-906
Dear Grace
Response to your request for information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 23
September 2025 to Hon Simeon Brown, Minister of the Crown.
You requested:
How many OIA requests have you received since you took Office?
How many OIA requests have you responded to by providing information in ful ?
How many OIA requests have you refused in ful ?
For each request that has been refused in ful , which ground of the Official
Information Act was used?
The Minister has received 941 requests for official information under the Act since he took
office. For avoidance of doubt, this covers his time as Minister of Transport; Minister of Local
Government; Minister for Energy; Minister for Auckland; Minister of Health; and Minister for
State Owned Enterprises.
In response to parts 2, 3, and 4 of your request, the information you have requested is not
col ated in an easily accessible way. Retrieving the information you have requested would
require manual y accessing the responses to al 941 requests for official information under
the Act, which would impact my staff's ability to perform in their core roles, including
responding to current requests for official information under the Act.
Therefore, section 18(f) of the Act applies to these parts of your request, as the information
requested cannot be made available without substantial col ation or research.
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review this decision. You can do this by writing
to [email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wel ington
6143.
Yours sincerely
Brian Anderton
Senior Ministerial Advisor