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Kia ora,

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 received on 1 May 2026, copied below. We will respond to your request within the statutory timeframes set out in the Act. If we are unable to meet these timeframes we will notify you.

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Kia ora,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial Services
Corporate
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
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Dear Stephanie Mudgeway,

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request dated
1 May 2026,  in which you requested the following:

 

“Copies of all communication, including emails, text messages, and written
memoranda, between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
(including staff in the Prime Minister’s office) and the office of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs between 28 February 2026 and the date of this
request, regarding New Zealand’s public position on the US-led military
action against Iran.

 

              This includes any communications in which a preferred
position on the airstrikes was conveyed or discussed on behalf of the
Prime Minister.”

 

We received your request on 20 May 2026 after it was transferred to our
Office from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. We will
endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event
no later than 18 June 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 queries, please feel free to contact our office. I any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account.

 

Kind Regards,

Private Secretary

 

Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs |

Minister for Racing |

Minister for Rail

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

Dear Stephanie Mudgeway

 

Further to our email below, a note to advise that we have combined both
your requests into one response according to the due date of the second
request of 18 June 2026.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 18 June 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.

 

Kind regards

 

Private Secretary

 

Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs |

Minister for Racing |

Minister for Rail |

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

From: Winston Peters (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 21 May 2026 10:06 am
To: [FOI #34576 email]
Subject: OIA Request: Stephanie Mudgeway

 

Dear Stephanie Mudgeway,

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request dated
1 May 2026,  in which you requested the following:

 

“Copies of all communication, including emails, text messages, and written
memoranda, between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
(including staff in the Prime Minister’s office) and the office of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs between 28 February 2026 and the date of this
request, regarding New Zealand’s public position on the US-led military
action against Iran.

 

              This includes any communications in which a preferred
position on the airstrikes was conveyed or discussed on behalf of the
Prime Minister.”

 

We received your request on 20 May 2026 after it was transferred to our
Office from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. We will
endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event
no later than 18 June 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 queries, please feel free to contact our office. I any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account.

 

Kind Regards,

Private Secretary

 

Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs |

Minister for Racing |

Minister for Rail

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

Dear Stephanie Mudgeway

 

Please find attached a response from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
your OIA request of 1 May 2026.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Foreign Affairs Private Secretary

 

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|| |Wellington 6160, New Zealand ||
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|The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential |
|and intended for the addressee only.  If you are not the intended |
|recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not |
|disclose, copy or make use of its contents.  If received in error, you |
|are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately.  |
|Your assistance is appreciated. |
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