Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

I am requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 regarding the recruitment and appointment process for the current Head of Data and Insights. As a NZ citizen also located physically in Aotearoa, please provide the following information:
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1. A recruitment timeline showing:
• when the position was first advertised,
• when the position advertisement was withdrawn/closed,
• the dates on which interviews were conducted, and
• the date on which an offer was made.
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2. Copies of recruitment documentation:
• the job advertisement/s as it was/they were published, including note of where the advertisement was published (for example, on which website/s),
• any attachments/supplementary material (for example, the position description used in the recruitment process), and
• the name/s of any external recruitment firm/s used.
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3. To avoid withholding under section 9(2)(a), I am NOT requesting names of candidates. However, I am requesting the following non-identifiable information about candidates:
• the total number of applicants, broken down by how many were employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application and how many were not employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application,
• the number of candidates longlisted, broken down by how many were employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application and how many were not employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application,
• the number of candidates shortlisted, broken down by how many were employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application and how many were not employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application, and
• the number of candidates interviewed, broken down by how many were employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application and how many were not employed by Kāinga Ora at the time of their application.
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Format
I am happy to receive this information in electronic format.
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Withholding Grounds
If any information is withheld, please specify the exact section(s) of the OIA relied upon for each piece withheld and explanation for what grounds support these withholdings. Partial release is preferred over full withholding. For information that is withheld I request a summary of what is withheld.

Yours faithfully,
GanMa / Nad