Your outstanding answers to my request and report from MSD about NZS
Guenter Langenbucher made this Official Information request to Carmel Sepuloni
The request was successful.
From: Guenter Langenbucher
Dear Carmel Sepuloni,
you have not answered my last request why my and my wife's pension is means tested and excluded from the scope of the WEAG.
Can you please answer?
I also would like to receive a copy of the report you asked from MSD about the "NZS settings" you mentioned in your last letter to me.
As far as I know this report was due to be presented to you by end of last year!
Please note that I consider this as an OIR.
Yours faithfully,
Guenter Langenbucher
From: Guenter Langenbucher
Dear Carmel Sepuloni,
can you please confirm that you received the above mentioned request?
Yours faithfully,
Guenter Langenbucher
From: C Sepuloni (MIN)
Carmel Sepuloni
Kia ora Guenter,
I can confirm that the Minister has received your request and she will be responding in due course.
Warm regards,
Hannah
Hannah Lee | Private Secretary - Executive Support
Email [email address]
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Authorised by Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
-----Original Message-----
From: Guenter Langenbucher [mailto:[FOI #9986 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 April 2019 3:11 PM
To: C Sepuloni (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Your outstanding answers to my request and report from MSD about NZS
Dear Carmel Sepuloni,
can you please confirm that you received the above mentioned request?
Yours faithfully,
Guenter Langenbucher
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From: Guenter Langenbucher
Dear C Sepuloni (MIN),
by law you should have responded to my request by 29 May 2019!
When will you answer my request?
Yours sincerely,
Guenter Langenbucher
From: C Sepuloni (MIN)
Carmel Sepuloni
Tçnâ koe Guenter,
This email is to advise you that the Minister has received your request, however requires more time to respond to this request. In accordance with section 15(1) and 15A of the Official Information Act, the Minister's response will be with you no later than Wednesday 15 May. 2019
Please note that due to public holidays, my response to you today is within the legislative timeframe
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Ngâ mihi,
Hannah
Hannah Lee | Private Secretary – Executive Support
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Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Authorised by Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
-----Original Message-----
From: Guenter Langenbucher [mailto:[FOI #9986 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 7 May 2019 10:54 AM
To: C Sepuloni (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Your outstanding answers to my request and report from MSD about NZS
Dear C Sepuloni (MIN),
by law you should have responded to my request by 29 May 2019!
When will you answer my request?
Yours sincerely,
Guenter Langenbucher
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora Guenter,
I can confirm that the Minister has received your request and she will be responding in due course.
Warm regards,
Hannah
Hannah Lee | Private Secretary - Executive Support Email [email address]
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Authorised by Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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From: C Sepuloni (MIN)
Carmel Sepuloni
Kia ora,
Please see the attached response from Minister Sepuloni. I apologise for
the delay and thank you for your patience.
Ngâ mihi,
Ariki
Ariki Toma | Private Secretary
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development,
Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples,
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
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From: Guenter Langenbucher
Dear C Sepuloni (MIN),
Unfortunately your response to my enquiry under the Official Information Act was not helpful because you did not answer my main question – but you answered a question I have never asked!
I never asked for a copy of the report "New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension: Modernisation and Simplification"!
Instead I had asked for a copy of the report you had requested from MSD officials on the "NZS settings" you had mentioned in a previous letter to me.
This report was due to be presented to you by end of last year and then postponed to early this year (February, as far as I know).
I wonder what has become of this report and why it has taken MSD officials so long to give you advice on the settings of NZ Super with special regard to Section 70. You have been in government for one and half years now and since then you have refused to enlighten affected pensioners on the issue after your party had promised pre-election to look into the issue and unfairness of this law. The only thing we have understood is that obviously no changes are planned and that Labour have broken their election promise. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Yours sincerely,
Guenter Langenbucher
From: Guenter Langenbucher
Dear C Sepuloni (MIN),
can you please confirm that you received my request dated 20 May 2019?
Yours sincerely,
Guenter Langenbucher
From: C Sepuloni (MIN)
Carmel Sepuloni
Hi Guenter,
I can confirm that our office has received your request and we will be responding to you in due course.
Warm regards,
Hannah
Hannah Lee | Private Secretary – Executive Support
Email [email address]
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Authorised by Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
-----Original Message-----
From: Guenter Langenbucher [mailto:[FYI request #9986 email]]
Sent: Monday, 27 May 2019 4:01 PM
To: C Sepuloni (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response from Minister Sepuloni
Dear C Sepuloni (MIN),
can you please confirm that you received my request dated 20 May 2019?
Yours sincerely,
Guenter Langenbucher
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora,
Please see the attached response from Minister Sepuloni. I apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience.
Ngâ mihi,
Ariki
Ariki Toma | Private Secretary
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
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From: C Sepuloni (MIN)
Carmel Sepuloni
Kia ora Guenter,
Thank you for your email. I am writing to clarify that the Cabinet Paper "New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension: Modernisation and Simplification" and the report mentioned in the Minister's previous response to you regarding NZS settings, are one and the same.
I trust that this clarifies things, but please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries.
Warm regards,
Hannah
Hannah Lee | Private Secretary – Executive Support
Email [email address]
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Authorised by Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
-----Original Message-----
From: Guenter Langenbucher [mailto:[FYI request #9986 email]]
Sent: Monday, 20 May 2019 2:12 PM
To: C Sepuloni (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response from Minister Sepuloni
Dear C Sepuloni (MIN),
Unfortunately your response to my enquiry under the Official Information Act was not helpful because you did not answer my main question – but you answered a question I have never asked!
I never asked for a copy of the report "New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension: Modernisation and Simplification"!
Instead I had asked for a copy of the report you had requested from MSD officials on the "NZS settings" you had mentioned in a previous letter to me.
This report was due to be presented to you by end of last year and then postponed to early this year (February, as far as I know).
I wonder what has become of this report and why it has taken MSD officials so long to give you advice on the settings of NZ Super with special regard to Section 70. You have been in government for one and half years now and since then you have refused to enlighten affected pensioners on the issue after your party had promised pre-election to look into the issue and unfairness of this law. The only thing we have understood is that obviously no changes are planned and that Labour have broken their election promise. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Yours sincerely,
Guenter Langenbucher
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora,
Please see the attached response from Minister Sepuloni. I apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience.
Ngâ mihi,
Ariki
Ariki Toma | Private Secretary
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Email disclaimer:
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at [1]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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