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18/11/2025
Marcus Cook
[FYI request #32371 email]
Tēnā koe Marcus
OIA: 1353607 - Kumeu College progress
Thank you for your email of 23 September 2025 via the FYI website to the Minister of Education,
Hon Erica Stanford, which was transferred to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) on
29 September 2025, requesting the following information:
As you are no doubt aware, land negotiations for a high school in North-West Auckland
(known as Kumeu College) have been ongoing for some time.
I understand two parcels of land are required, and the first has yet to be secured, despite
the passage of over two years since the Ministry commenced negotiations (per previous
OIA response).
With this in mind, could you please provide all correspondence with Ministry officials around
the use of the Public Works Act for this site.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
We have identified two Information Updates relating to the Kumeū secondary school site in scope
of your request, which I am releasing in part as
Appendix A, with some information withheld under
the following sections of the Act:
• 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons
• 9(2)(j), to enable the Ministry to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations
(including commercial and industrial negotiations).
As required under section 9(1) of the Act, I have considered the public interest in releasing the
information withheld. I do not consider that the public interest considerations favouring the release
of this information are sufficient to outweigh the need to withhold it at this time.
Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
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Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision
on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or to Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Sandra Orr
General Manager, School Property Services
School Property Office
OIA: 1354607
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