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.
 
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.
 
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or agency responsible for the issue you have raised, your message will be
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the MP for Botany, please contact the Botany Electorate Office at
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Official Information Act, you will receive a further response in due
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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 10th February 2026, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

Please provide the TOTAL number of text messages and emails you have sent, as well as the number of phone calls you have made between then period of 5-12 January 2025?

Your office provided the answer to a similar request here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi.... (thank you - this is appreciated). Your office confirmed that some material related to your work as an Electorate MP or Leader of the National Party and to get the figure relating to your Prime Ministerial work, your Office counted all correspondence. It appears to me then that your Office holds the total number of text messages and emails you have sent, as well as the number of phone calls sent during this time.

My logic is that, in order to answer this request (in your Prime Ministerial capacity), your office tallied the information, therefore you hold the total number of correspondence in that same capacity (as Prime Minister). Therefore this information (that being the total number) is considered official information.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 10th March 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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