On behalf of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon,
thank you for your email. Please accept this as acknowledgement that your
message has been received.
 
The Prime Minister’s Correspondence Unit will be closed over the Christmas
and New Year period until Monday 12 January 2026. Your email will be read
and actioned after this date.
 
While all emails are read and considered, due to the very high volume of
messages sent to the Prime Minister, it is not always possible to provide
a personal reply.
 
If the subject of your email is closely related to another ministerial
portfolio, we may refer you to the Minister who will be best placed to
review your message. If you have already included in your email the
Minister or agency responsible for the issue you have raised, your message
will be noted.
 
If you are a Botany resident writing about a local issue or a constituent
matter, or you are writing to Rt Hon Christopher Luxon in his capacity as
the MP for Botany, please contact the Botany Electorate Office at
[1][email address].
 
If your email is an invitation, a media query, or a request under the
Official Information Act, you will receive a further response in due
course.
 
Thank you again for taking the time to write. We wish you all the best
over the holiday season.
 
Kind regards,
 
Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
Leader of the National Party
Member of Parliament for Botany

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Kia ora Aaron,

Thank you for your email received today, 22nd January 2026, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

Please provide all information relating to the setting of the 2026 election date, including discussions with coalition partners (which has been reported on so we know this information exists). I assume you will refuse parts of this request on the basis that this decision as made as National Party leader rather than Prime Minister, but I refer you to the Cabinet Manual which notes that the 'Prime Minister alone' has the power to set the election date. Therefore, it can be considered reasonable that most of the relevant material was generated in your role as Prime Minister, rather than as National Party leader.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 20th February 2026 (date determined by the OIA calculator).

Ngā mihi nui

Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

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

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