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Cricket
[FYI request #33345 email]
17 April 2026
Tēnā koe Cricket
OIA: 47310 – Copies of all charter school applications
Thank you for your email of 18 March 2026 to the Charter School Agency (the
Agency) requesting the following information:
I would also like to receive the full application documents for all of the schools
listed at the link you have quoted in your response
https://www.charterschools.govt.nz/charter-schools/
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
To make a decision on your request, the Agency must consult each of the
remaining 18 charter schools on release of their applications, each of which
comprises a substantial volume of information for review, assessment and
preparation for release.
As such, the Agency needs to extend the timeframe for responding to your request,
pursuant to the following sections of the Act:
• 15A(1)(a), as the request is for a large quantity of information, and meeting the
original time limit would unreasonably interfere
with the operations of the
Agency.
• 15A(1)(b), as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are
such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time
limit.
You can now expect to receive a response to your request on or before 16 June
2026, which is an extension of 40 working days.
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision on your request, in
accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
Wellington – National Office, PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140
Phone: +64 4 463 8000
education.govt.nz
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[email address] or to Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152,
Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Cindy McDonald
Principal Advisor, Ministerial Services
Te Pou Rangatōpū | Corporate
education.govt.nz
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