Tçnâ koe Eddie

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Huey Lim | Advisor Official Correspondence
Regulatory and Identity Services | Taituarâ
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
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From: Eddie J <[FOI #34063 email]>
Sent: Friday, 13 March 2026 12:42 pm
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship approved but not assigned to ceremony

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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Can you please advice below information:

1. Number of individuals who have been approved for citizenship but have not yet been assigned to a citizenship ceremony 2. The oldest citizenship approval date who are still awaiting assignment to a citizenship ceremony and were never assigned the citizenship ceremony before.

Can you provide this information for the below districts:

Auckland
Wellington
Hamilton
Tauranga
Whangarei
Rotorua
Palmerston North
Whakatane
Thames-Coromandel
Christchurch
Dunedin
Invercargill
Nelson
Waimakariri
Queenstown
Timaru
Ashburton
Kaikoura

Yours faithfully,
Eddie J

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