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4/12/2025 
Peter Sime 
[FYI request #33024 email]  
Tēnā koe Peter 
OIA: GEMS-46034 - Schools and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 
Thank you for your email of 27 November 2025 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) 
requesting the following information: 
Please provide the amount of calls, emails, and any other communications to the Minister 
between 1 October and 27 November where principals express concerns about being 
pressured to declare support for the Te Tiriti o Waitangi. And all minutes, emails, records, 
notes or other information relating to these calls.  
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). 
We have determined that the information requested is not held by the Ministry, but is believed to be 
held by and more closely connected with the functions of the Minister of Education. As such, I have 
transferred your request to the Minister in accordance with sections 14(b)(i) and 14(b)(ii) of the Act.  
You may expect a response from the Minister directly concerning your request. 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
 
 
Emma Drysdale 
Manager, Official and Parliamentary Information 
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services 
 Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011 
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000  
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