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.
 
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 copied your email to a 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.
 
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

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]

Kia ora Aaron,

Thank you for your email received today, 13th February 2026, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

Please refer: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

Please provide all material relating to responding to this request. This request is intended to cover all commissioning, discussion about response etc. This would also include information which is known to an agency but has not yet been written down (so discussions between office staff). Please provide a record of all discussions relating to this request.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 13th 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

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron W <[FOI #33718 email]>
Sent: Friday, 13 February 2026 3:38 PM
To: Christopher Luxon (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - information relating to previous request - Council funding

Dear Christopher Luxon,

Please refer: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

Please provide all material relating to responding to this request. This request is intended to cover all commissioning, discussion about response etc. This would also include information which is known to an agency but has not yet been written down (so discussions between office staff). Please provide a record of all discussions relating to this request.

Your office took 20 days to respond to my request. And the response simply noted publicly available materials. This appears to be a pattern from Government Ministers and I am concerned that Ministers are waiting the maximum period allowed, rather than responding as soon as practicable as set out in the legislation.

Please see previous examples:

Rt Hon Chris Luxon: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....
Rt Hon Winston Peters: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....
Hon David Seymour: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

Yours faithfully,

Aaron W

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #33718 email]

Is [Christopher Luxon request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Christopher Luxon? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

hide quoted sections