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* If you have made a request under the Official Information Act 1982,
the Ministry will be in touch to acknowledge your request and discuss
it further if necessary. [15]Official Information Act requests | New
Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ngâ mihi
 
MFAT ENQUIRIES
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere
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Wellington 6160
New Zealand
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7. http://www.nzte.govt.nz/
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17. http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/

[UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Kia ora George,

 

Thank you for your OIA request received on 07/05/2026 for:

 

o Any communications with relation to Everlee Wihongi's incarceration
with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement made between
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the United States of
America.

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

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UNCLASSIFIED

[UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Tçnâ koe George Bryant

 

We are writing in regards to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
request of 7 May 2026 which asks for:

any communications with relation to Everlee Wihongi's incarceration with
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement made between the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the United States of America.

 

This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for
responding to you by 20 working days, to 3 July 2026. This is because:

•            consultations necessary to make a decision on your request
are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the
original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers)

•            responding to your request necessitates review of a large
quantity of information, and meeting the original time limit would
unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Ministry (section
15A(1)(a) of the OIA refers)

 

However, if this process is completed before 3 July 2026, the response
will be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at: DM
[1][email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi

Whatupûaho | Executive Services Division

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

55 Molesworth Street, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

[3]www.mfat.govt.nz | [4]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 UNCLASSIFIED

 

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

-----Original Message-----

From: George Bryant <[5][FOI #34632 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 7 May 2026 10:27 am

To: ENQUIRIES <[6][MFAT request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Everlee Wihongi - ICE and NZ
government communications

 

[You don't often get email from
[7][FOI #34632 email]. Learn why this is
important at [8]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

I request any communications with relation to Everlee Wihongi's
incarceration with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement made
between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the United States of
America.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

George Bryant

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

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[9][FOI #34632 email]

 

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If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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