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20/11/2025
Ken Robertson
[FYI request #32640 email]
Tēnā koe Ken
OIA: GEMS-45270 – Māori Advisory group meetings
Thank you for your email of 23 October 2025 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting
the following information:
Please release the minutes and any preparatory or follow-up materials given to members
for each session from the Māori Advisory group meetings on the following dates:
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21 October 2025 – in-person, Wellington
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25 November 2025 – in-person, Wellington
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26 November 2025 – in-person, Wellington.
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16 September 2025 – in-person, Auckland
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19 August 2025 – online
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29 July 2025 – in-person, Wellington
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20 May 2025 – in-person, Wellington
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16 April 2025 – in-person, Auckland
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25 March 2025 – in-person, Wellington
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12 December 2024 – in-person, Wellington
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29 October 2024 – in-person, Napier
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe for responding to your request, pursuant to section
15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
You can now expect to receive a response to your request on or before 19 January 2026, which is
an extension of 25 working days.
Please note this date takes into account the period commencing with 25 December in any year and
ending with 15 January in the following year, which are not considered to be working days for the
purposes of the Act.
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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You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe for
responding to this request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Angus Maxim
Senior Advisor Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
OIA: GEMS-45270
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