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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Kia ora Jake

 

I am emailing in relation to your two new Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) requests of 13 January 2026 in which you request:

 1. “Please provide the test papers for the courses EEEN301, CYBR371 and
NWEN303 for the years 2021 to 2025.”
 2. “Please provide the test and exam papers for the courses COMP361 and
RESE321 for the years 2021 to 2025.”

 

Similar to your 6 January 2026 request seeking the same information, we
strongly recommend contacting your Course Coordinator or Lecturer directly
for this information. They will be able to provide test papers and
additional tailored advice to you at the same time, and likely much more
quickly than the OIA process.

 

If you are a student in these courses, we have confirmed that many Course
Coordinators and Lecturers are already proactively sharing this
information with students during their course, and accordingly making
requests under the OIA for this information may not be necessary.

 

Additionally, you may also find some of the requested information publicly
available. You can access the University’s

o proactive release of past exam papers on our website here:
[1]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/library/how-to-us....
o previous responses to similar requests on the FYI website here:
[2]https://fyi.org.nz/body/vuw.

 

As the University has limited resources to respond to OIA requests, we
kindly encourage you to use the available pathways to access this
information in the first instance. These channels often provide tailored
advice and relevant details faster and more efficiently. This approach
also helps reduce the impact on the University’s ability to carry out its
other operations.

 

Accordingly, we are grateful again if you could please consider
withdrawing your OIA requests of 13 January 2026 and instead consider the
above alternative methods to access the information you have requested.

 

Please do let us know how you would like to proceed by:

o confirming withdrawal of your OIA requests, instead contacting your
Course Coordinator or Lecturer directly and reviewing information
already publicly available; or
o confirming you wish to proceed with your OIA requests as they stand.

 

Thank you again for your time and consideration. If you have any questions
or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Kayana Shaw (she/her)

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

 

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Kia ora Jake

 

Following up on my email to you below, can you please advise how you wish
to proceed?

 

Ngā 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: Tuesday, 13 January 2026 5:08 pm
To: [email address];
[FOI #33493 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Request for COMP361 and
RESE321 Test and Exam Papers from 2021 to 2025.

 

Kia ora Jake

 

I am emailing in relation to your two new Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) requests of 13 January 2026 in which you request:

 1. “Please provide the test papers for the courses EEEN301, CYBR371 and
NWEN303 for the years 2021 to 2025.”
 2. “Please provide the test and exam papers for the courses COMP361 and
RESE321 for the years 2021 to 2025.”

 

Similar to your 6 January 2026 request seeking the same information, we
strongly recommend contacting your Course Coordinator or Lecturer directly
for this information. They will be able to provide test papers and
additional tailored advice to you at the same time, and likely much more
quickly than the OIA process.

 

If you are a student in these courses, we have confirmed that many Course
Coordinators and Lecturers are already proactively sharing this
information with students during their course, and accordingly making
requests under the OIA for this information may not be necessary.

 

Additionally, you may also find some of the requested information publicly
available. You can access the University’s

o proactive release of past exam papers on our website here:
[1]https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/library/how-to-us....
o previous responses to similar requests on the FYI website here:
[2]https://fyi.org.nz/body/vuw.

 

As the University has limited resources to respond to OIA requests, we
kindly encourage you to use the available pathways to access this
information in the first instance. These channels often provide tailored
advice and relevant details faster and more efficiently. This approach
also helps reduce the impact on the University’s ability to carry out its
other operations.

 

Accordingly, we are grateful again if you could please consider
withdrawing your OIA requests of 13 January 2026 and instead consider the
above alternative methods to access the information you have requested.

 

Please do let us know how you would like to proceed by:

o confirming withdrawal of your OIA requests, instead contacting your
Course Coordinator or Lecturer directly and reviewing information
already publicly available; or
o confirming you wish to proceed with your OIA requests as they stand.

 

Thank you again for your time and consideration. If you have any questions
or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Kayana Shaw (she/her)

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy | Legal Services

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

 

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