Tēnā koe,

 

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Ministry of Justice.  

 

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Ngā mihi,

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice

Justice Centre I Aitken Street

DX Box SX 10088 I Wellington

[2]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.  Specifically, you requested:

I would like to request the number of staff in public relations or
communications roles at the Ministry of Justice for 2025, 2024, 2023,
2022, and 2021.

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after the response has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons). 

You can expect a response by 27 March 2026.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe T Hayden,

 

Thank you for your requests of 1 (OIA130559 below) and 3 March 2026
(OIA130592 attached), to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), regarding
the number of Ministry staff and contractors in PR and communications
roles in the Ministry.

 

We are treating your email of 3 March 2026 as a clarified request of your
original request of 1 March 2026. Given that we received your clarified
request on 3 March 2026 we will be combining our responses, and you can
expect to receive this by 31 March 2026.

 

As previously advised the Ministry may publish the response to your
request on our website. You can expect that if the response is to be
published that this will take place at least 10 working days after the
response has been sent you. Your name and any other personal information
will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect the privacy of natural
persons) of the Act.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[1][email address]

[2][email address]

[3][Ministry of Justice request email]

[4]justice.govt.nz

 

 

From: [Ministry of Justice request email] <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 March 2026 2:36 pm
To: 'T Hayden' <[email address]>
Subject: Acknowledgement - ref: 130592

 

Tēnā koe T Hayden,

 

Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested:

 

I would like to request the number of staff in public relations or
communications roles at the Ministry of Justice for 2026, 2025, 2024,
2023, 2022, and 2021.

I would also like to request the number of contractors in public relations
or communications roles at the Ministry of Justice for 2026, 2025, 2024,
2023, 2022, and 2021.

 

This has been forwarded to the relevant business unit to respond to.

 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website. You
can expect that if the response is to be published that this will take
place at least 10 working days after the response has been sent you. Your
name and any other personal information will be withheld under Section
9(2)(a) (protect the privacy of natural persons) of the Act.

 

You can expect a response by 31/03/2026.

 

 

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Services

 

   

Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

[5]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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Tēnā koe T Hayden,

 

Please see attached the Ministry's response to your Official Information
Act requests of 1 and 3 March 2026.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[1][email address]

[2][email address]

[3][Ministry of Justice request email]

[4]justice.govt.nz

 

 

From: correspondence, official <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 7:25 AM
To: '[FOI #33907 email]'
<[FOI #33907 email]>
Subject: RE: Acknowledgement - ref: 130592

 

Tēnā koe T Hayden,

 

Thank you for your requests of 1 (OIA130559 below) and 3 March 2026
(OIA130592 attached), to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), regarding
the number of Ministry staff and contractors in PR and communications
roles in the Ministry.

 

We are treating your email of 3 March 2026 as a clarified request of your
original request of 1 March 2026. Given that we received your clarified
request on 3 March 2026 we will be combining our responses, and you can
expect to receive this by 31 March 2026.

 

As previously advised the Ministry may publish the response to your
request on our website. You can expect that if the response is to be
published that this will take place at least 10 working days after the
response has been sent you. Your name and any other personal information
will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect the privacy of natural
persons) of the Act.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][Ministry of Justice request email]

[8]justice.govt.nz

 

 

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