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Citizenship Ceremony - Auckland Region Schedule and Process Improvement Queries

R B made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

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From: R B

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Please share the following information:
1) Dates and location (no address needed, just suburb or district e.g. "Takapuna" is enough) for all public Citizenship ceremonies scheduled - either tentative plans or approved events to occur between November 2025 and August 2026 in the Auckland Region.
2) Number of people currently invited for each ceremony, total capacity and available slots as on the date you extract the information.
3) How many applicants are awaiting to be allocated to a ceremony based on the day of their Citizenship approval date between the dates of October 25th and November 7th (inclusive)?
4) Plans for any efficiencies introduced or designed to proactively avoid backlog of applicants awaiting a ceremony due to known upcoming events (elections, public holiday season, etc).
5) Plans or designs to improve communications or visibility around upcoming Citizenship ceremonies instead of providing a wide range of 1 to 6 months.
6) Steps to solicit client feedback on the experience of Applying for Citizenship
7) Options available for the public to provide feedback on their Citizenship processing experience including raising concerns, complaints, suggestions and compliments.

Thanks,
R B

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From: Vi Saena
Department of Internal Affairs

Tçnâ koe RB

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs.

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 5 December 2025.

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Ngâ mihi

Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Regulatory and Identity Services
The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

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From: R B <[FOI #32777 email]>
Sent: Friday, 7 November 2025 1:46 pm
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Ceremony - Auckland Region Schedule and Process Improvement Queries

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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Please share the following information:
1) Dates and location (no address needed, just suburb or district e.g. "Takapuna" is enough) for all public Citizenship ceremonies scheduled - either tentative plans or approved events to occur between November 2025 and August 2026 in the Auckland Region.
2) Number of people currently invited for each ceremony, total capacity and available slots as on the date you extract the information.
3) How many applicants are awaiting to be allocated to a ceremony based on the day of their Citizenship approval date between the dates of October 25th and November 7th (inclusive)?
4) Plans for any efficiencies introduced or designed to proactively avoid backlog of applicants awaiting a ceremony due to known upcoming events (elections, public holiday season, etc).
5) Plans or designs to improve communications or visibility around upcoming Citizenship ceremonies instead of providing a wide range of 1 to 6 months.
6) Steps to solicit client feedback on the experience of Applying for Citizenship
7) Options available for the public to provide feedback on their Citizenship processing experience including raising concerns, complaints, suggestions and compliments.

Thanks,
R B

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From: RIS Official Correspondence
Department of Internal Affairs

Tçnâ koe R B

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs.

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 5 December 2025.

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Ngâ mihi

Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Regulatory and Identity Services
The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: R B <[FYI request #32777 email]>
Sent: Friday, 7 November 2025 1:46 pm
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Ceremony - Auckland Region Schedule and Process Improvement Queries

[You don't often get email from [FYI request #32777 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Please share the following information:
1) Dates and location (no address needed, just suburb or district e.g. "Takapuna" is enough) for all public Citizenship ceremonies scheduled - either tentative plans or approved events to occur between November 2025 and August 2026 in the Auckland Region.
2) Number of people currently invited for each ceremony, total capacity and available slots as on the date you extract the information.
3) How many applicants are awaiting to be allocated to a ceremony based on the day of their Citizenship approval date between the dates of October 25th and November 7th (inclusive)?
4) Plans for any efficiencies introduced or designed to proactively avoid backlog of applicants awaiting a ceremony due to known upcoming events (elections, public holiday season, etc).
5) Plans or designs to improve communications or visibility around upcoming Citizenship ceremonies instead of providing a wide range of 1 to 6 months.
6) Steps to solicit client feedback on the experience of Applying for Citizenship
7) Options available for the public to provide feedback on their Citizenship processing experience including raising concerns, complaints, suggestions and compliments.

Thanks,
R B

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FYI request #32777 email]

Is [DIA request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of Internal Affairs? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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