Dear Mr Dickie

 

I refer to your official information request dated 21 March 2020, asking
‘How many households are accommodated in hotels and motels for emergency
for transitional housing reasons as at end February 2020 in Christchurch
and Dunedin?’

 

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development as the information to which your request relates is believed
to be more closely connected with the functions of that Ministry.

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official
Information Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
concerning your request in due course. If you have any questions you can
contact the Ministry directly by email to: [1][email address]

 

Please do not reply to this email address as incoming emails are not
monitored.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Dickie

 

I refer to your official information request dated 21 March 2020, asking
‘How many households are accommodated in hotels and motels for emergency
for transitional housing reasons as at end February 2020 in Christchurch
and Dunedin?’

 

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development as the information to which your request relates is believed
to be more closely connected with the functions of that Ministry.

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official
Information Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
concerning your request in due course. If you have any questions you can
contact the Ministry directly by email to: [1][email address]

 

Please do not reply to this email address as incoming emails are not
monitored.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

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Dear Tom

 

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (the Ministry) regularly
publishes a series of resources that tracks progress, and shares data on
public housing and transitional housing supply, homelessness programmes,
and other housing support. The Housing Quarterly Report and Public Housing
Monthly Update includes the number that stay in motels through the
Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants administered by the Ministry of
Social Development, and the number of transitional housing places secured
by the Ministry across New Zealand and in the regions. The quarterly
Regional Housing Factsheets provide a closer look at housing in New
Zealand’s region and provides information at Territorial Local Authority
level (eg Christchurch City).

 

As you can access these publications on our website here:
[1]www.hud.govt.nz/community-and-public-housing/follow-our-progress/, the
Ministry is refusing your request under section 18(d) as the information
is already publicly available. The Ministry will continue to publish these
resources every month and quarter.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by
the Ombudsman, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant
details can be found on the Ombudsman’s website
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Gabriel Pollard

Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services                                     

 

Office of the Chief
Executive                                                     

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

 

 

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