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Dear Ministry of Education,

 

Please give all feedback provided by the following people who are named as
writers, contributors and reviewers in Tāhurangi, as well as the Ministry
dedicated team’s feedback on the various iterations of the social sciences
curriculum leading up to the curriculum documents that were released
today, 29 October 2025.

 

Andrea Thompson

Bronwyn Houliston

Bronwyn Wood

Colin MacLeod

Maria Perreau

Mary Robinson

Sarah Hopkinson

 

I want to see any emails, texts, meeting notes, aide memoires,
recollections or other relevant documents that include the feedback these
people gave.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Karen Thompson

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Karen Thompson <[3][FYI request #32687 email]>

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Dear Ministry of Education,

 

Please give all feedback provided by the following people who are named as
writers, contributors and reviewers in Tāhurangi, as well as the Ministry
dedicated team’s feedback on the various iterations of the social sciences
curriculum leading up to the curriculum documents that were released
today, 29 October 2025.

 

Andrea Thompson

Bronwyn Houliston

Bronwyn Wood

Colin MacLeod

Maria Perreau

Mary Robinson

Sarah Hopkinson

 

I want to see any emails, texts, meeting notes, aide memoires,
recollections or other relevant documents that include the feedback these
people gave.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Karen Thompson

 

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Thank you for your email. The Ministry has provided a decision on your
requests and therefore considers them closed; however, we can interpret
your email below as a lodgement of a new request, with the date of receipt
being 26 November 2025, requesting the following information:

 

Please give all feedback provided by the following people who are named as
writers, contributors and reviewers in Tāhurangi, as well as the Ministry
dedicated team’s feedback on the various iterations of the social sciences
curriculum leading up to the curriculum documents that were released
today, 29 October 2025.

 

Andrea Thompson

Bronwyn Houliston

Bronwyn Wood

Colin MacLeod

Maria Perreau

Mary Robinson

Sarah Hopkinson

 

I want to see any emails, texts, meeting notes, aide memoires,
recollections or other relevant documents that include the feedback these
people gave.

 

I am happy to restrict the scope of my request to emails or formal
documents from the named members and meeting notes for the meetings they
attended. Feel free to redact personal names for their privacy.

 

It is worth noting, we have previously advised that this request is very
broad in nature and scope, to which you clarified you are happy to refine
the scope of the request to be for ‘emails or formal documents’. Feedback
may be exchanged across multiple individuals through email, and therefore,
to make the requested information available may still amount to
substantial collation. We have interpreted your new request as including
the refinement from your earlier request, as reflected above, and the
Ministry will consider and respond to 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 the 24 December 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.

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Karen Thompson <[3][FOI #32687 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2025 8:13 pm

To: Enquiries National <[4][email address]>

Subject: Re: OIA GEMS-45382, GEMS-45431, GEMS-45378, GEMS-45573,
GEMS-45565, GEMS-45557, GEMS-45531, GEMS-45730 - Response

 

Dear Enquiries National,

Thank you for my replies.

I would like to withdraw my other requests and just pursue this one, in
order to resolve the issue of substantial collation or research.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Karen Thompson

 

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From: Karen Thompson <[FYI request #32687 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2026 1:54 pm
To: Enquiries National <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA 46152 Response

 

Kia ora Enquiries National,

Thank you for your response. I would like to request that you reconsider
the application of section 9(2)(g)(i), as I do not believe the criteria
for withholding have been met in this instance.

 

To be clear, I have no objection to the withholding of names or any other
personally identifying information under section 9(2)(a).

 

However, I disagree that section 9(2)(g)(i) provides a justified ground
for withholding the remaining information. My reasons are based directly
on the Ombudsman’s guidance on free and frank opinions (section
9(2)(g)(i)):

1. Release would not inhibit the future exchange of free and frank
opinions.

The information appears to be written feedback from external experts. When
names and identifying details are removed, the Ombudsman notes that
disclosure of unattributed or anonymous opinions is less likely to inhibit
future free and frank expression.

2. The effective conduct of public affairs would not be prejudiced.

The feedback does not appear to fall into any of the categories that
typically require protection—such as early policy development drafts,
informal off‑the‑cuff advice, or crisis‑response coordination. These are
the types of material the Ombudsman has identified as potentially
warranting withholding. This request does not involve that kind of
information.

3. Consultants and professional experts are unlikely to be inhibited.

The Ombudsman’s guidance is clear that consultants or specialists
commissioned for their expertise are generally expected to provide robust,
professional advice and are unlikely to be deterred by disclosure of
non‑identifying material.

4. Public interest in release is particularly strong and time‑sensitive.

The draft curriculum is currently open for public feedback. Many teachers
and members of the public would benefit from understanding the
perspectives of experts when preparing their own submissions. The value of
releasing this information is therefore directly tied to a live public
decision‑making process.

Given this timing, the public interest in accountability, transparency,
and informed participation outweighs any hypothetical risk of inhibition.

 

For these reasons, I request that the documents be released in full, with
only personal identifiers redacted.

Ngā mihi,

Karen

 

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