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Messages to Embassies Regarding Kīngitanga Movement

Joshua Grainger made this Official Information request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The request was successful.

From: Joshua Grainger

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

I would like to request under the Official Information Act:

* any messages that have been sent to foreign embassies or consulates in New Zealand with regard to the Kīngitanga (or Māori King) movement. I am particularly interested in any messages sent to the Spanish embassy.

Feel free to contact me if you wish me to clarify my request.

Yours faithfully,

Joshua Grainger

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From: Joshua Grainger

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

The deadline for responding to my Official Information Act request expired on the 23rd of October, and I have not yet received a response. Can I please receive an update on the status of my request, or will I have to go to the Ombudsmen?

Yours faithfully,

Joshua Grainger

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From: ROBERTSON, Neil (IMD)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Joshua Grainger

It would be a total waste of the Ombudsman's time to make any approach to the Office of the Ombudsman.

The fact is that this Ministry has no record whatever - and we have checked our digital records - of receiving any request from you concerning the Kingitanga Movement.

The only Official Information Act request received from you this year was an enquiry on 25 July 2012 about the date of the PRC's admission to the United Nations. This was answered on 1 August 2012.

We would suggest that you resubmit your Kingitanga request.

Sincerely,

Neil Robertson

Neil Robertson
ADVISER HISTORICAL RESEARCH & ACTING OIA RESEARCH OFFICER |
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DIVISION | MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
HSBC Tower, 195 Lambton Quay | Wellington | New Zealand
P + 64 4 439 8000 | x 8357 | e [email address]

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Alex Harris left an annotation ()

A glitch in someone's email? Or just denial? Either way, resubmission is likely to get an answer quicker than the Ombudsman.

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From: Joshua Grainger

Dear ROBERTSON, Neil (IMD),

There must have been a glitch in the system somewhere then. Apologies: I presumed delay rather than nonreceipt.

The text of my request of the 25th of September was:

"I would like to request under the Official Information Act:

* any messages that have been sent to foreign embassies or
consulates in New Zealand with regard to the Kīngitanga (or Māori
King) movement. I am particularly interested in any messages sent
to the Spanish embassy.

Feel free to contact me if you wish me to clarify my request."

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Grainger

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From: ROBERTSON, Neil (IMD)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Joshua Grainger

This time there was no glitch in receipt of your OIA request.

It has been forwarded to the appropriate division in the Ministry to prepare a response.

Sincerely,

Neil Robertson

Neil Robertson
Adviser Historical Research & Acting OIA Advisory Officer
IMD

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From: PROTOCOL NZ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Joshua Grainger

 

Thank you for your email of 8 November 2012 in which you requested, under
the Official Information Act, information about any messages that have
been sent to foreign embassies or consulates in New Zealand with regard to
the Kîngitanga (or Mâori King) movement.  You mentioned that you were
particularly interested in any messages sent to the Spanish Embassy.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Protocol Division is the
conduit for communication between the diplomatic and consular corps and
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  In response to your questions,
there have been no messages sent to the diplomatic and consular corps on
the Kîngitanga movement, including the Spanish Embassy.

 

Regards

 

Protocol Division

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

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