Tçnâ koe

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Shane Jones, Minister of
Forestry, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Regional Economic
Development, Associate Minister of Finance, Associate Minister for State
Owned Enterprises and Associate Minister of Transport.

 

Minister Jones receives a significant volume of correspondence:

 

·         If your message is for Minister Jones’ advice, or if you have
copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,

·         If you have invited Minister Jones to an event then a member of
staff may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
might be possible,

·         If you have made a request for official information then this
will be manged in accordance with the provisions of the Official
Information Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant
Minister or agency,

·         If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to
the Minister’s press secretary,

·         To find out more about Minister Jones read his [1]biography or
recent [2]statements.

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Office of Hon Shane Jones

Minister of Forestry | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Regional
Economic Development

Associate Finance Minister |Associate State Owned Enterprises Minister |
Associate Transport Minister

L6.4 The Beehive | Wellington | Ph: +64 4 817 8719 | Postal Freepost
Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

[3]www.beehive.govt.nz 

 

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Kia ora Barry,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request for the information below.

We will endeavour to respond to your request within 20 working days after the day your request was received.

Ngā mihi,

William Blackler | Private Secretary (Advisory) | Office of Hon Shane Jones
Minister of Forestry | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Regional Economic Development
Associate Finance Minister |Associate State Owned Enterprises Minister | Associate Transport Minister
L6.4 The Beehive |Wellington|Ph: +64 4 817 8325|[email address]
www.beehive.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Garrick [mailto:[FOI #11532 email]]
Sent: Friday, 25 October 2019 1:53 PM
To: S Jones (MIN) <[Shane Jones request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Comms with commentators

Dear Minister Jones,

Under the OIA, I would like to request any correspondence and communications (including but not limited to emails, txt messages, messages through apps such as WhatsApp) between Minister Jones and his office, and Mathew Hooton from November 2018 until 24 October 2019.

Yours faithfully,

Barry Garrick

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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:
[FOI #11532 email]

Is [Shane Jones request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Shane Jones? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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Kia ora Barry,

I refer to your official information request below.

To the best of this office's knowledge, there is no information held in a Ministerial capacity that falls within the scope of your request.

Your request has therefore been declined under section 18(g) of the Official Information Act 1982.

You have the right to appeal this decision to the Ombudsman.

Ngā mihi,

William Blackler | Private Secretary (Advisory) | Office of Hon Shane Jones
Minister of Forestry | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Regional Economic Development
Associate Finance Minister |Associate State Owned Enterprises Minister | Associate Transport Minister
L6.4 The Beehive |Wellington|Ph: +64 4 817 8325| [email address]
www.beehive.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Garrick [mailto:[FOI #11532 email]]
Sent: Friday, 25 October 2019 1:53 PM
To: S Jones (MIN) <[Shane Jones request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Comms with commentators

Dear Minister Jones,

Under the OIA, I would like to request any correspondence and communications (including but not limited to emails, txt messages, messages through apps such as WhatsApp) between Minister Jones and his office, and Mathew Hooton from November 2018 until 24 October 2019.

Yours faithfully,

Barry Garrick

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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:
[FOI #11532 email]

Is [Shane Jones request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Shane Jones? If so, please contact us using this form:
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:
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.

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Kia ora Barry,

Thank you for your official information request.

We reject your request under section 9(2)(g)(i) of the Official Information Act 1982. I refer you to Case 313287 (2012) in the Ombudsman’s guide on “Free and frank opinions” released March 2018, which states:

“The chief Ombudsman explained that a general principle had emerged from a line of cases that comments during the decision making process on OIA requests may be withheld under section 9(2)(g)(i). Disclosure would be likely to inhibit advisors or officials from expressing or recording free and frank advice on OIA requests in the future. It is in the interests of the effective conduct of public affairs for there to be no constraint in either the discussion or recording of the reasons or recommendations for making decisions on OIA requests.

Regarding the question of countervailing public interest considerations favouring disclosure of the material at issue, one might suggest that disclosure would serve a public interest in ensuring decision makers are accountable for the decisions they make on OIA requests. However, this interest is served because the mechanism exists for an Ombudsman’s independent investigation and review of such decisions.”

If you have any questions regarding this decision feel free to contact me.

Ngā mihi,

William Blackler | Private Secretary (Advisory) | Office of Hon Shane Jones
Minister of Forestry | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Regional Economic Development
Associate Finance Minister |Associate State Owned Enterprises Minister | Associate Transport Minister
L6.4 The Beehive |Wellington|Ph: +64 4 817 8325|
www.beehive.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Garrick [mailto:[FYI request #11532 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 25 February 2020 5:36 PM
To: William Blackler <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Comms with commentators

Dear William,

Thank you for your reply. In that case may I please request all correspondence relating to the previous request? This includes between the Minister's staff, as well as any correspondence between staff and the Minister.
Including but not limited to emails, texts, and messages on messaging apps.

Yours sincerely,

Barry Garrick

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Barry,

I refer to your official information request below.

To the best of this office's knowledge, there is no information held in a Ministerial capacity that falls within the scope of your request.

Your request has therefore been declined under section 18(g) of the Official Information Act 1982.

You have the right to appeal this decision to the Ombudsman.

Ngā mihi,

William Blackler | Private Secretary (Advisory) | Office of Hon Shane Jones Minister of Forestry | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Regional Economic Development Associate Finance Minister |Associate State Owned Enterprises Minister | Associate Transport Minister
L6.4 The Beehive |Wellington|Ph: +64 4 817 8325| [email address] www.beehive.govt.nz

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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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