Housing shortage in Christchurch

Alex Harris made this Official Information Act request to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

The request was partially successful.

From: Alex Harris

29 June 2012

Dear Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority,

Thankyou for you recent "response" to my OIA request seeking advice
on the housing crisis in Christchurch. In that "response", you
refused my request by playing definition games, but invited me to
"redefine" my request. I'd like to make it clear that I think this
was an unlawful refusal. It was very clear from my request what
material I was seeking, and that it covered e.g. advice to the
Minister on stresses in the Christchurch housing market, whether or
not the word "crisis" was used; insofar as you think it did not,
your agency violated its s13 duty to assist by not asking me to
refine my request. But since its probably easier to submit a new
request than go to the Ombudsman, I'll do that instead.

I would therefore like to request under the Official Information
Act 1982:

* all advice and correspondence (including briefings to the
Minister, Cabinet papers, internal reports, aides memoire etc)
relating to pressure in the Christchurch housing market and CERA's
response to it. To make it perfectly clear, I'm interested in
reports on existing or projected housing shortages, homelessness,
rent rises, squatting, and the general mismatch between the number
of people seeking accomodation and the amount provided. If you feel
that this needs to be clarified, then queries about this request
will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: info (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

29 June 2012

Thank you for emailing the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible

In the meantime, please visit our website
[1]http://www.cera.govt.nz/ where answers to a number of frequently asked
questions can be found.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

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From: info (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

1 July 2012

Dear Alex

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Official Information Act. A response will be supplied within 20 working days from 2 July in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

Best Regards
Esther

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
Enquiry Management and Resolution Team

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From: oce (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

1 July 2012

Dear Alex
 
Thank you for your request for information regarding the Christchurch
housing market. We will get to work on your request very soon; however, we
would request that you refine your request in terms of dates, as there is
a very large amount of documents that have been produced since CERA was
established in April 2011. I note that your first request was for
information since March this year. Is this the timeframe you are still
particularly interested in?
 
Kind regards
 
Alison
Office of the Chief Executive
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
 
Private Bag 4999 Christchurch 8140
W: [1]www.cera.govt.nz
 
 

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From: Alex Harris

2 July 2012

Dear oce (CERA),

Thanks for your acknowledgement and request for clarification.
Limiting it to material since the beginning of this year is fine.

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

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From: oce (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

25 July 2012

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Dear Mr Harris,

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 29 June 2012.
Please find attached a letter relating to your request from Jacinda Lean,
Manager of Ministerial and Chief Executive Support in Canterbury
Earthquake Recovery Authority.

 

If you would like a hard copy of this letter, please reply with a
forwarding address.

 

Kind regards,

 

Louisa

Office of the Chief Executive

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)

 

Private Bag 4999 Christchurch 8140

W: [1]www.cera.govt.nz

 

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Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

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Dear Mr Harris

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 29 June 2012.
Please find attached a letter relating to your request from Roger Sutton,
Chief Executive of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

 

If you would like a hard copy of this letter, please reply with a
forwarding address.

 

Kind regards,

 

Greer

Ministerial and Chief Executive Support

Office of the Chief Executive

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)

 

Private Bag 4999 Christchurch 8140

W: [1]www.cera.govt.nz

 

 

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