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DOIA25 120- updated OIA

john luke made this Official Information request to Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Currently waiting for a response from Ministry for Culture and Heritage, they must respond promptly and normally no later than (details and exceptions).

From: john luke

Dear Ministry for Culture and Heritage,

Thank you for your recent reply- DOIA25 120. I note your comment that “instead, candidates were selected from sources such as the Ministry for Culture and Heritage candidate pool.”

Could you please provide further details about this candidate pool, including:

How many individuals are currently in the pool

How candidates are selected from the pool during this round

Whether there is a priority list or similar ranking system in place

Additionally, do you maintain any demographic or status information about the pool (for example, gender representation or other relevant attributes)? If so, I would appreciate it if you could outline what information is held on file.

Finally, could you please advise how individuals are able to join or be considered for inclusion in the candidate pool?

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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Kia ora John

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Te Pae Hāpai Minita | Ministerial Services
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata | Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229

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