David Seymour OIA log
Will Evans made this Official Information request to David Seymour
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From: Will Evans
Kia ora,
Under the OIA, I'd like to request a list of OIA requests that David Seymour's office has received between January 1 2024 and the present. Please include the following columns in the list: the reference number assigned to the request (if there is any, if not feel free to exclude this column), what the request was requesting, the date on which the request was received, the date on which a decision was made on the request, and the decision that was made on the request (i.e. whether the request was refused, whether information was released, or whether only some information was released and there were some withholding or redactions. Please include the exact sections of the OIA exemptions were made under if any.)
Cheers,
Will Evans
From: David Seymour (MIN)
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Will
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
- a list of OIA requests that David Seymour's office has
received between January 1 2024 and the present. Please include the
following columns in the list: the reference number assigned to the
request (if there is any, if not feel free to exclude this column), what
the request was requesting, the date on which the request was received,
the date on which a decision was made on the request, and the decision
that was made on the request (i.e. whether the request was refused,
whether information was released, or whether only some information was
released and there were some withholding or redactions. Please include the
exact sections of the OIA exemptions were made under if any.)
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).
Attempting to provide the information in scope of your request would
involve a substantial amount of collation and research. We are therefore
inviting you to refine or amend your request to enable us to respond. If
you are not willing to reduce the scope of your request, we may have to
consider refusing your request under section 18(f) of the OIA, which
applies where the information cannot be made without substantial collation
or research.
Kind regards
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
Description of Finance
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
Justice
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings
DSOIA676
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From: Will Evans
Hey,
What part of my makes it too substantial? Would you like me to narrow the date range? If that is the case, how much would my request have to be narrowed for it to no longer take an unreasonable effort.
Or, alternatively, is having the decision column in there too voluminous? Would the issue be remedied by not having to cite which sections of the OIA information was withheld under?
I'd like to get this request through but if you could be give me a bit more information on what the problem is with it I'd be very grateful as that would be quite helpful.
Cheers,
Will Evans
From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
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considers all correspondence to be important, and all messages are read
and considered, it’s not always possible to provide a personal response.
• Correspondence about David’s ministerial portfolios will be considered
and responded to as appropriate
• If you are sending an invitation, please contact
[email address] who manages the Minister’s calendar
• If you live in the Epsom electorate, please contact
[email address]
• If you have a question about ACT Party policy, please contact
[email address]
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for the issue you have raised, your message will be noted
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Hello Will
Yes, narrowing the date range to a minimum would be a start in rescoping.
As we have over 675 OIAs, to collate the information you are requesting is
too vast and requires huge research/collation.
Are you able to advise what particular information/subject/topic you are
looking for?
Kind regards
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
Description of Finance
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
Justice
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings
show quoted sections
From: Will Evans
Hey,
I’m not looking for OIAs on any particular topic, just the requests that Mr. Seymour has received.
Would it be acceptable to revise my request to the last 250 OIA requests that a decision has been made on?
Thanks,
Will
From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Please note this is an automatically generated email.
Thank you for taking the time to contact Hon David Seymour. While David
considers all correspondence to be important, and all messages are read
and considered, it’s not always possible to provide a personal response.
• Correspondence about David’s ministerial portfolios will be considered
and responded to as appropriate
• If you are sending an invitation, please contact
[email address] who manages the Minister’s calendar
• If you live in the Epsom electorate, please contact
[email address]
• If you have a question about ACT Party policy, please contact
[email address]
• If you have copied your email to a Minister or MP with responsibility
for the issue you have raised, your message will be noted
• If you have made a request for official information, it will be managed
in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act.
From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Will
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
o the last 250 OIA requests that a decision has been made on
We will undertake to collate the following within the timeframe:
o reference number
o subject of request
o date received
o date responded
o decision
o whether information was released in full or part
We received your rescoped request on Monday 26 January 2026. We will
endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event
no later than Tuesday 24 February 2026, 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.
The response date shown takes into account Waitangi Day (6 February 2026).
Kind regards
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
Description of Finance
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
Justice
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings
DSOIA676
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