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Kia ora,

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Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith
Minister of Justice| Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage | Minister
for Media and Communications | Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations

Freepost: Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6011

Good morning,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request dated 28 December, where you requested the following:

 

With reference to the above, as Minister of Justice, would you please
share the information on 1. the proceedings, or suppression order, or
proceedings that have resulted in a procession order?

2. Please the Court name eg district court, high court, the filing number,
all the parties, and date of the filing and judgement/decision?

 

We received your request on 28 December. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13
February, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | Minister for Media and
Communications
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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Kia ora Erika

 

I refer to your Official Information Act (Act) request of 28 December
2025, to Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice.. Specifically, you
requested:

 

With reference to the above, as Minister of Justice, would you please
share the information on 1. the proceedings, or suppression order, or
proceedings that have resulted in a procession order?

2. Please the Court name eg district court, high court, the filing number,
all the parties, and date of the filing and judgement/decision?

 

The information you are requesting is a court record and not held by the
Minister or Ministry of Justice. Information held by the courts such as
sentencing notes, court records, transcriptions or information about a
case are the records of courts and tribunals and are not subject to the
Official Information Act 1982. Access to these is dealt with by separate
legislation and court rules and you can find more information about this
here:
[1]www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/going-to-court/media/finding-out-about-a-case

 

For this reason, your request is refused under section 18(g) of the Act as
the information requested is not held by Minister Goldsmith and I have no
grounds for believing it is held by another agency or Minister subject to
the Act.

 

You may wish to contact Rt Hon Chris Hipkins directly regarding the
interview you have referenced, but please note as a Member of Parliament,
he is not subject to the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28 of the Act. The Office of the
Ombudsman may be contacted by phone on: 0800 802 602, by email at:
[email address].

 

 

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for Media and Communications | Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations
 

Ministerial Email: [2][Paul Goldsmith request email] | Web:
[3]www.beehive.govt.nz

Freepost Parliament: Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Paul Goldsmith, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

 

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