Kia ora
 
Thank you for your email.  The University is closed for the Summer break
between 20 December 2025 and 4 January 2026 (inclusive).  We will respond
to your email as soon as possible after that date.
 
For the purposes of the Official Information Act 1982, please note that
the statutory holiday period is 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026
(inclusive). Any requests submitted after 27 November 2025 will be due in
the new year.
 
Ngā mihi
OIA Team
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

Kia ora

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) request of 26 December 2025.

 

Please note that you submitted this request during the OIA statutory
holiday period, meaning that a decision on your request will be due on 13
February 2026, being 20 working days after the date your request was
received. Unfortunately, as the University is experiencing high volumes of
OIA requests at this time, while we will attempt to respond as soon as
reasonably practical it is likely that we will not be able to respond to
your request until closer to the abovementioned decision date.

 

I note you are seeking copies of test papers over a three year period. If
you are a student at the University, you may wish to contact your course
coordinator or lecturer directly to seek this information, as they are
likely to be able to offer you further guidance on your course at the same
time if needed. Accordingly, to help you receive more tailored and timely
advice about this course, we recommend you withdraw your OIA request and
contact your course coordinator or lecturer instead (contact details can
be found here:
[1]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/rese/411/...

 

If you are unable to get the information you need through your course
coordinators, or you are not a student at the university, you are welcome
to let us know and we will be happy to process your request through the
OIA.

 

Grateful if you can please let us know as soon as practical how you would
like to proceed – whether you wish to withdraw your request and contact
the course coordinator/lecturer the first instance, or if you would like
to proceed with your OIA request instead.

 

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Kayana Shaw (she/her)

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

[2]www.wgtn.ac.nz | 0800 04 04 04

 

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Kia ora Sam

 

Grateful if you can please advise on the below email as soon as practical.
Thank you again for your assistance.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Kayana Shaw (she/her)

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

 

From: OIA Requests <[VUW request email]>
Sent: Monday, 5 January 2026 10:22 am
To: sam <[FOI #33376 email]>
Subject: OIA 12-26 Sam - RESE 411 test papers 2022-2025

 

Kia ora

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) request of 26 December 2025.

 

Please note that you submitted this request during the OIA statutory
holiday period, meaning that a decision on your request will be due on 13
February 2026, being 20 working days after the date your request was
received. Unfortunately, as the University is experiencing high volumes of
OIA requests at this time, while we will attempt to respond as soon as
reasonably practical it is likely that we will not be able to respond to
your request until closer to the abovementioned decision date.

 

I note you are seeking copies of test papers over a three year period. If
you are a student at the University, you may wish to contact your course
coordinator or lecturer directly to seek this information, as they are
likely to be able to offer you further guidance on your course at the same
time if needed. Accordingly, to help you receive more tailored and timely
advice about this course, we recommend you withdraw your OIA request and
contact your course coordinator or lecturer instead (contact details can
be found here:
[1]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/rese/411/...

 

If you are unable to get the information you need through your course
coordinators, or you are not a student at the university, you are welcome
to let us know and we will be happy to process your request through the
OIA.

 

Grateful if you can please let us know as soon as practical how you would
like to proceed – whether you wish to withdraw your request and contact
the course coordinator/lecturer the first instance, or if you would like
to proceed with your OIA request instead.

 

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Kayana Shaw (she/her)

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

[2]www.wgtn.ac.nz | 0800 04 04 04

 

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Kia ora
 
Thank you for your email. 
 
If you are making a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA),
the University will be in touch to acknowledge your request and discuss
further if necessary.
 
Please note that the OIA statutory holiday period is 25 December 2025 to
15 January 2026 (inclusive), and any requests made during this period will
have a decision due date of 13 February 2026.
 
The University is currently experiencing high volumes of OIA requests.
Accordingly, we would be grateful if you could please instead consider the
following alternative methods to answer commonly requested information:

* If you are a prospective student seeking information to apply to study
with us, please contact the University’s Student Success Advisers for
admissions advice:
[1]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/study/apply-enrol...
* If you are a student seeking advice on studies, student
administration, support services, and student life in general, please
contact Tîtoko—Centre for Student Success:
[2]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/tools-an...
* If you are seeking grade distributions or copies of test papers,
please contact your course coordinator or lecturer. Contact details
can be found on the relevant course page, which you can search for on
the University’s website here:
[3]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/study/programmes-...
* If you are seeking agendas and minutes from the University Council,
you can find these on the University’s website as follows:

* Meeting dates and agendas:
[4]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/...
* Minutes:
[5]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/...

*  If you are seeking agendas, papers, and minutes from the University’s
Academic Board, you can find these on the University’s website here:
[6]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/...
* If you are seeking other key University documents, such as our Annual
Report, Ki te râ—Student Wellbeing Outcomes Framework, Strategic Plan
and more, you can find these on the University’s website here:
[7]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/...

 
If you have found the information through any of the alternative means,
please confirm by email if you would like to withdraw your OIA request.
Otherwise, if we do not hear back from you, we will proceed with your
request as normal.
 
Thank you.
 
Ngâ mihi
OIA Team
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

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