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New Zealand Ombudsman upholds complaint over climate litigation OIA response

Published 04:21 on July 1, 2026 / Last updated at 04:21 on July 1, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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New Zealand’s Ombudsman has found that the Prime Minister’s office acted unreasonably in its response to an Official Information Act request relating to a long-running climate lawsuit, upholding an NGO complaint over the matter. 
New Zealand’s Ombudsman has found that the Prime Minister’s office acted unreasonably in its response to an Official Information Act request relating to a long-running climate lawsuit, upholding an NGO complaint over the matter. 


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