Number of Refugees, asylum-seekers and their family members given permanent residence since Ist January 2006
Michael Ronald Mapperson made this Official Information request to Minister of Immigration
The request was refused by Minister of Immigration.
      From: Michael Ronald Mapperson
      
    
    Dear Minister of Immigration,
Please provide the numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers and their families given permanent residence in New Zealand since 01 January 2006.
Please also provide the standard level of financial or material assistance ( e.g free housing) provided per annum to individual refugees/asylums seekers and their families in 2015
Yours faithfully,
Michael Mapperson QSM
Auckland
        From: M Woodhouse
      
    
    
Dear correspondent,
On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse thank you for your email.
While your message is important, and will be carefully read and
 considered, it is not possible to provide a personal response to every
 email which is received. 
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
 have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
 appropriate.
Kind regards,
 Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse 
 4.5R Executive Wing,  Parliament Buildings, Wellington | Tel 04 817 6836 |
 
 
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        From: M Woodhouse
      
    
    Dear Mr Mapperson
On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, I acknowledge your request under the Official Information Act 1982 regarding:
1. Please provide the numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers and their families given permanent residence in New Zealand since 01 January 2006.
2. Please also provide the standard level of financial or material assistance ( e.g free housing) provided per annum to individual refugees/asylums seekers and their families in 2015
Your request was received in this office on 18 January 2016.
The information you have requested is not held by this office, but is likely to be held by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Therefore I am transferring your request under section 14(b)(i) of the Official Information Act 1982 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for consideration.
Yours sincerely
Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse │ Minister of Immigration │ Parliament Buildings │ Wellington
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Ronald Mapperson [mailto:[FOI #3557 email]]
Sent: Monday, 18 January 2016 3:20 p.m.
To: M Woodhouse
Subject: Official Information Act request - Number of Refugees, asylum-seekers and their family members given permanent residence since Ist January 2006
Dear Minister of Immigration,
Please provide the numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers and their families given permanent residence in New Zealand since 01 January 2006.
Please also provide the standard level of financial or material assistance ( e.g free housing) provided per annum to individual refugees/asylums seekers and their families in 2015
Yours faithfully,
Michael Mapperson QSM
Auckland
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    Dear Mr Mapperson 
 
Please find attached an acknowledgement letter regarding your recent
 request for information.
 
Kind regards
 
Phillippa Ward
MINISTERIAL ADVISOR
 
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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        From: Suzanne Malan
      
    
    Dear Mr Mapperson – please find attached a letter from the Ministry of
 Business, Innovation and Employment extending the timeframe to respond to
 your Official Information Act request. 
 
Kind regards
Suzanne Malan
 
Suzanne Malan
Refugee & Protection Unit
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street / PO Box 1473 / Wellington / New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 896 5238
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        From: Suzanne Malan
      
    
    Dear Mr Mapperson – attached is the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
 Employment’s response to your Official Information Act request. 
 
Kind regards
Suzanne Malan
 
Suzanne Malan
Refugee & Protection Unit
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street / PO Box 1473 / Wellington / New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 896 5238
Email: [1][email address]
 
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Marcus left an annotation ()
While the second question was refused, the first question is publicly available information. It wasn't explicitly cited but this would generally result in a technical refusal under Section 18(d) so I've marked this request as completely refused for that reason.
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