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From: James
Dear Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa,
Under the OIA please provide the following;
All communications if any relating to an alleged social media post allegedly by Lead Advisor Kereama Te Ua in which he allegedly stated "Hitler was right about the evil Jews"
All communications to/from if any, from Helen Klisser During relating to the alleged email above.
All communications to/from if any, from Minister Paul Goldsmith or his office relating to the alleged email above.
The exact date the Creative NZ X account was deleted and all communications if any, regarding this decision.
A copy of any apology or statement made by Creative NZ regarding this alleged social media post by a Creative NZ Advisor.
Please provide the details of any action Creative NZ has taken on this matter.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
James
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Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Tēnā koe
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with Creative New Zealand.
We have received your email and will respond to you as soon as possible.
Hei konā mai.
Nāku, nā
From: Compliance Officer
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Tçnâ koe James,
This email acknowledges receipt of your Official Information Act request
received 21 November 2025.
Creative New Zealand aims to respond to your request as soon as
practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request
was received (by 19 December 2025).
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of this timeframe.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Creative New Zealand if you have any
questions regarding our information request process.
Ngâ mihi
Pip O’Flaherty (she/her)
Senior Adviser Organisational Performance
Kaiwhakamahere Matua, Whakatakoto Mahere, Pûrongo
W: [1]creativenz.govt.nz
PO Box 3806, Wellington 6140
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From: Compliance Officer
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Kia ora James,
Please find Creative New Zealand’s response to your Official Information
Act request attached.
Ngâ mihi nui.
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