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From: James
Dear Electoral Commission,
Kia ora,
Under the OIA please provide the following:
A list of all complaints if any, received by the Electoral Commission relating to the recent by-election in Tamaki Makaurau.
A copy of all referrals passed onto Police for further investigation.
All emails and correspondence if any, relating to a social media post by Te Pati Māori MP Takuta Ferris urging his social media followers to vote for Oriini Kaipara.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
James
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From: OIA Enquiries
Kia ora James
We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received on Friday
3 October 2025, requesting:
A list of all complaints if any, received by the Electoral Commission
relating to the recent by-election in Tamaki Makaurau.
A copy of all referrals passed onto Police for further investigation.
All emails and correspondence if any, relating to a social media post by
Te Pati Māori MP Takuta Ferris urging his social media followers to vote
for Oriini Kaipara.
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.
Ngā mihi
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz
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From: James
Date: Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 7:28 am
Dear Electoral Commission,
Kia ora,
Under the OIA please provide the following:
A list of all complaints if any, received by the Electoral Commission
relating to the recent by-election in Tamaki Makaurau.
A copy of all referrals passed onto Police for further investigation.
All emails and correspondence if any, relating to a social media post by
Te Pati Māori MP Takuta Ferris urging his social media followers to vote
for Oriini Kaipara.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
James
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From: OIA Enquiries
Kia ora James
Please find attached the response to your Official Information request.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.
Information about how to do this is available at
[1]ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kowhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington | [2]vote.nz |
[3]elections.nz
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From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 October 2025 8:33 am
To: [FOI #32464 email]
Subject: RE: [Enquiry Subject] Official Information request - Matters
referred
Kia ora James
We are acknowledging your Official Information request, received on Friday
3 October 2025, requesting:
A list of all complaints if any, received by the Electoral Commission
relating to the recent by-election in Tamaki Makaurau.
A copy of all referrals passed onto Police for further investigation.
All emails and correspondence if any, relating to a social media post by
Te Pati Māori MP Takuta Ferris urging his social media followers to vote
for Oriini Kaipara.
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.
Ngā mihi
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
[5]vote.nz | [6]elections.nz
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From: James
Date: Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 7:28 am
Dear Electoral Commission,
Kia ora,
Under the OIA please provide the following:
A list of all complaints if any, received by the Electoral Commission
relating to the recent by-election in Tamaki Makaurau.
A copy of all referrals passed onto Police for further investigation.
All emails and correspondence if any, relating to a social media post by
Te Pati Māori MP Takuta Ferris urging his social media followers to vote
for Oriini Kaipara.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
James
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[8][FOI #32464 email]
Is [9][Electoral Commission request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Electoral Commission? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[10]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[11]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
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.
References
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2. https://vote.nz/
3. https://elections.nz/
4. https://vote.nz/
5. https://vote.nz/
6. https://elections.nz/
7. https://vote.nz/
8. mailto:[FOI #32464 email]
9. mailto:[Electoral Commission request email]
10. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
11. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
From: James
Dear OIA Enquiries,
Good afternoon,
Can you please reformat/resend your response as it doesn’t seem to want to open.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
James
From: OIA Enquiries
Kia ora James
Resending the OIA response attachment as requested, using a plain text email, which is the same format your response email was.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response to your request. Information about how to do this is available at http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Ngâ mihi,
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kôwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 0030 | vote.nz | elections.nz
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