Kia ora David Singh,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 16/02/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Can you provide the number of New Zealand Citizen Endorsements issued in
2025, broken down by:

- the passport held; and
- whether the endorsement was issued as a physical label or
electronically?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 16/03/2026, 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. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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Kia ora 
 
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi nui,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
 

Dear David Singh

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I can confirm we have received your updated request, and we are working on
compiling the data in the way that you have requested. 

 

We will provide you with a response to your request within the statutory
timeframes as outlined under the Official Information Act. 

 

Thank you 

 

Tony 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES 

Immigration New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: David Singh <[FOI #33742 email]>; 
Received: Fri Mar 20 2026 13:13:30 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: Ministerials MBIE <[email address]>; 
Subject: Re: DOIA-REQ-0027781-Information Request Response CRM:0275085

Dear Ministerial Services Officer,

I’m writing to follow up on my previous email sent on 13th March 2026. It
has been a week and I haven’t heard back from you yet.

I’m still waiting for the information in the following format:

Country, number of electronic labels issued (for this country), number of
physical labels issued (for this country), 

Example:

Passport/Nationality  Electronic labels issued Physical labels issued
Afghanistan X X
Australia X X
.
.
.
Zimbabwe X X

If I don't receive the information or at least an acknowledge and the new
deadline by 27th March next Friday, I’ll have to escalate this to the
Ombudsman to ensure the request is handled according to the OIA
guidelines.

Yours sincerely,

David Singh

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Kia ora 
  
 Please see attached our response to your request for information under
the
 Official Information Act 1982.

 Ngā mihi nui,

 Ministerial Services
 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
  

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Kia ora 
 
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi nui,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140