Dear requester,
This email concerns your six requests of this morning (24 April 2026) to
the University of Auckland for information concerning sexual harassment
complaints, and your four requests for information to the University of 18
April, entitled "[1]How does the University make procurement decisions?",
"[2]What is the University spending on consultants?", "[3]The VSPs for
senior management?" and [4]What are the process and criteria for
performance-based salary increases?.

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Act (OIA), you must meet the eligibility criteria set out in 12(1) of the
OIA
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"12 Requests

(1) Any person, being—

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

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Please advise which of these criteria you meet and provide evidence of
your eligibility under section 12 to [6][University of Auckland request email] by 1 May
2026.

Yours sincerely,

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland 

 

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From: CL Rainwater <[FOI #34538 email]>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2026 9:44 AM
To: Legal <[University of Auckland request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - The number and outcome of formal
complaints of staff on staff sexual harassment.
 
Dear University of Auckland,

The following request applies to the period of 2021-25.

During that time, how many formal complaints of sexual harassment did the
University receive from staff members that was allegedly committed by
another member of staff?

In how many of the cases of those formal complaints did the University
conduct an internal investigation of the complaint?

In how many of the cases of those formal complaints did the University
contract an external investigation of the complaint?

In how many of the cases of those formal complaints did the University
bring disciplinary charges against the alleged perpetrator(s)?

What was the outcome of those disciplinary proceedings:
        In how many was the complaint found to be unsubstantiated?
                Was any discipline imposed on the complainant?
        In how many was the complaint found to be substantiated?
                What was the discipline imposed?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff
create an internal record of a notifiable injury, illness, incident, or
event?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff
notify WorkSafe of a notifiable injury, illness, incident, or event?

In how many of those cases did the University or any member of staff
contact Police?

Yours faithfully,

CL Rainwater

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