Homophobia in sports

Samuel White made this Official Information request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand

The request was successful.

From: Samuel White

Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,

Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

Emails or correspondence relating to advice or concerns about LGBT (including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) sports players/athletes in sports between January 2011 up to the date of receiving.

Emails or correspondence about homophobia in sports or on the sports field between January 2011 up to the date of receiving on school and club sports.

Emails or correspondence about or for 'Out on the Fields' report released in May 2015 (about homophobia in team sports and gay sports players).

Statistics about the number of gay or bisexual athletes involved with sport in New Zealand.

Yours faithfully,

Samuel White

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Sent request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand again, using a new contact address.

Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) left an annotation ()

Unfortunately this request has bounced, and I can't find a contact email address on the Sport NZ website.

I'd appreciate it if anyone with a suitable email address for Sport NZ could please let us know here: https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()

They're not ideal, but a whois lookup for their domain identifies two contact email addresses that should at least reach *someone's* inbox at SPARC:

marketingteam@sportnz.org.nz
itsupport@sportnz.org.nz

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Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) left an annotation ()

Ok, let's give the marketing team a go..

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Sent request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand again, using a new contact address.

From: Sam Anderson
Sport and Recreation New Zealand

Good morning Samuel

Thank you for your below request, which will be processed in accordance with the Official Information Act.

Please note that for any future requests the best way to contact Sport NZ is to use the 'send us a message' function on our website (http://www.sportnz.org.nz/about-us/conta...) or to email [email address]

Kind regards
Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel White [mailto:[FOI #3288 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 9 December 2015 11:55 p.m.
To: MarketingTeam
Subject: Official Information Act request - Homophobia in sports

Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,

Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

Emails or correspondence relating to advice or concerns about LGBT (including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) sports players/athletes in sports between January 2011 up to the date of receiving.

Emails or correspondence about homophobia in sports or on the sports field between January 2011 up to the date of receiving on school and club sports.

Emails or correspondence about or for 'Out on the Fields' report released in May 2015 (about homophobia in team sports and gay sports players).

Statistics about the number of gay or bisexual athletes involved with sport in New Zealand.

Yours faithfully,

Samuel White

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Hi Samuel

 

Please find attached a letter in relation to your OIA request.

 

Please feel free to contact me if anything requires clarification.

 

Kind regards,

Michael

 

Michael Woodside || Manager Policy || Public Affairs

DDI: +64 472 8058 Ext. 3020 || Mobile: +64 21 242 2021

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

From: Samuel White
[[2]mailto:[FOI #3288 email]]

Sent: Wednesday, 9 December 2015 11:55 p.m.

To: MarketingTeam

Subject: Official Information Act request - Homophobia in sports

 

Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,

 

Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act, I would like to request
the following information:

 

Emails or correspondence relating to advice or concerns about LGBT
(including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
queer) sports players/athletes in sports between January 2011 up to the
date of receiving.

 

Emails or correspondence about homophobia in sports or on the sports field
between January 2011 up to the date of receiving on school and club
sports.

 

Emails or correspondence about or for 'Out on the Fields' report released
in May 2015 (about homophobia in team sports and gay sports players).

 

Statistics about the number of gay or bisexual athletes involved with
sport in New Zealand.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Samuel White

 

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Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[3]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

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manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA page.

 

 

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Sport New Zealand is the crown entity responsible for promoting,
encouraging and supporting sport and physical recreation
in New Zealand. For more details, visit [4]www.sportnz.org.nz
The information contained in this email is confidential and intended for
the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient,
you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or
make use of its contents. If received in error, you are asked
to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately.
Your assistance is appreciated.

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Hi Samuel

 

Please find attached the response to your request for information under
the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Kind regards,

Michael

 

Michael Woodside || Manager Policy || Public Affairs

DDI: +64 472 8058 Ext. 3020 || Mobile: +64 21 242 2021

[1]Sport NZ email signature

 

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

From: Samuel White
[[2]mailto:[FOI #3288 email]]

Sent: Wednesday, 9 December 2015 11:55 p.m.

To: MarketingTeam

Subject: Official Information Act request - Homophobia in sports

 

Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,

 

Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act, I would like to request
the following information:

 

Emails or correspondence relating to advice or concerns about LGBT
(including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
queer) sports players/athletes in sports between January 2011 up to the
date of receiving.

 

Emails or correspondence about homophobia in sports or on the sports field
between January 2011 up to the date of receiving on school and club
sports.

 

Emails or correspondence about or for 'Out on the Fields' report released
in May 2015 (about homophobia in team sports and gay sports players).

 

Statistics about the number of gay or bisexual athletes involved with
sport in New Zealand.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Samuel White

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an OIA request done via the FYI website.

 

Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[3]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an OIA officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA page.

 

 

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Sport New Zealand is the crown entity responsible for promoting,
encouraging and supporting sport and physical recreation
in New Zealand. For more details, visit [4]www.sportnz.org.nz
The information contained in this email is confidential and intended for
the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient,
you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or
make use of its contents. If received in error, you are asked
to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately.
Your assistance is appreciated.

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