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5/12/2025
Ken Robertson
[FYI request #32775 email]
Tēnā koe Ken
OIA: GEMS – 45589 – Curriculum contributing groups
Thank you for your email of 7 November 2025 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting
the following information:
1. How many people with a primary background were asked to be part of the social science
writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups.
2. How many people with expertise in Māori history were asked to be part of the social
science writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups.
3. How many iwi representatives were asked to be part of the social science writing/
contributing/ reviewing groups.
4. How many people with expertise in Pacific history were asked to be part of the social
science writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups.
5. How many people with expertise in Māori history were asked to be part of the social
science writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups.
6. How many people with a secondary background were asked to be part of the social
science writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups.
7. How many people with experience writing primary curriculum were asked to be part of
the social science writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups.
8. How many people on the social science writing/ contributing/ reviewing groups requested
their names be removed from the records.
9. the numbers of people who were approached who declined participating in the writing/
contributing/ review groups, and the number of reason categories given? Eg 5 people
declined because they did not have the time to participate.
Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wel ington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
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10. the number of people who the Ministry declined after issuing an invitation, and the
reasons given for this change of mind.
Your request has been considered under the Of icial 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 10 February 2026, which is an extension of 30
working days. Please note, this extension includes the days from 25 December 2025 to
15 January 2026 and 06 February, Waitangi day, which are not considered as working days under
the Act.
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
Helen Walton
Senior Advisor
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
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