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Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; if not, will she proactively release all communications between members of her office and the ministry official who told staff not to put certain information in writing?

Answered Question 41433 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; if not, will she proactively release all communications between members of her office and the ministry official who told staff not to put certain information in writing?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

To the first part of the question, no. To the second part of the question, as has always been the case, my office will comply with our obligations under the Official Information Act if requests are received.