20172 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 09 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	20172 (2026)
Question asked:	24 May 2026
Member asking:	Ricardo Menéndez March
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	02 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_20172_2026
Document guid:	01205dc2-46b2-4c84-9b24-6ac9f7693c5f

20172 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister of Immigration: Since 01 January 2020, how many incidents, if any, involved Immigration New Zealand officers requesting individuals to provide their nationality, country of birth, or identity documents under section 280 of the Immigration Act 2009, broken down by ethnicity, gender, and age?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that this information is not available in an easily reportable format. It is not in the public interest to divert staff from their core duties to manually collate this information.