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Carcasses on SI Beach

Sarahdotc made this Official Information request to Department of Conservation

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From: Sarahdotc

Dear Department of Conservation,

Please provide the following in relation to the samples taken from carcasses from the SI beach recently:

1. All test results for all samples taken - all agencies and results as sent to DOC prior to press release 20/11/19

2. Methods used for testing

3. Sample types (eg muscle, bone etc)

4. Requested tests from DOC to the laboratories conducted on the carcasses

5. Storage and or transport of the carcasses between the beach area and the laboratories- please note of frozen, chilled etc.

5. Any Correspondence relating to the press release between DOC and the media relating to the deaths

6. Any correspondence relating to the apparent ‘suicide’ and or the ‘floods’ that supposedly caused the deaths and the methods of their decline.

7. Please also provide correspondence/phone calls etc relating to the 600 odd carcasses between DOC staff and between DOC staff and the laboratories concerned between 1/11/19 to 20/11/19.

Many thanks

S Carter

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Department of Conservation

Dear Sarah

 

On behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Conservation, I
confirm receipt of your request below.

Your request has been forwarded to the relevant business group for
processing.  You will receive a reply in accordance with the requirements
of the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Yours sincerely

Gabrielle Muir

Government Services

for Director-General

 

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Department of Conservation

Attachment 19 E 0820 department OIA Carter extension letter.pdf
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Dear Ms Carter

 

Please find attached correspondence relating to your requests of 20 and 21
November 2019.

 

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Department of Conservation

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Attachment 19 E 0820 department OIA Carter response DOC 6185440.pdf
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Attachment 19 E 0821 Departmental OIA Carter docs for release DOC 6185425.pdf
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Dear Ms Carter,

 

Please find attached our response to your requests of 20 and 21 November
2019.

 

Kind regards

Department of Conservation

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