Kia ora,

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From: Alan Thompson <[FOI #12822 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 10 May 2020 10:26 AM
To: WDC Customer Service <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - White Is/Whakaari Response Review

Dear Whakatane District Council,

The Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Group (BPEMG) played a significant role in the management of the response to the disaster that occurred on White Is/Whakaari on Dec 19th 2019. Under a previous OIA request, BOPEMG advised that:

“The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group was the lead agency for the Whakaari/ White Island Eruption. The response was controlled by the Bay of Plenty CDEM Group Controller, this involved coordinating with New Zealand Police who lead (sic) the rescue and recovery part of the response”.

In accordance with best practice BOPEMG will have undertaken a formal debrief, review and report of their response to the disaster and identified any action items or other learnings from the incident and their coordination role under the CIMS model.

Under the provisions of the OIA and through your office, I request a copy of the formal report arising from this review.

Yours faithfully,

Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt

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Kia ora,

Thank you for your request for information. I have forwarded your email to the Chief Executive, Steph O’Sullivan, to be responded to under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

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Noho oro mai,

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From: Alan Thompson <[FOI #12822 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 10 May 2020 10:26 AM
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Subject: Official Information request - White Is/Whakaari Response Review

Dear Whakatane District Council,

The Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Group (BPEMG) played a significant role in the management of the response to the disaster that occurred on White Is/Whakaari on Dec 19th 2019. Under a previous OIA request, BOPEMG advised that:

“The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group was the lead agency for the Whakaari/ White Island Eruption. The response was controlled by the Bay of Plenty CDEM Group Controller, this involved coordinating with New Zealand Police who lead (sic) the rescue and recovery part of the response”.

In accordance with best practice BOPEMG will have undertaken a formal debrief, review and report of their response to the disaster and identified any action items or other learnings from the incident and their coordination role under the CIMS model.

Under the provisions of the OIA and through your office, I request a copy of the formal report arising from this review.

Yours faithfully,

Alan Thompson
Lower Hutt

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Kia ora

 

Please find attached a letter from the Chief Executive in response to your
LGOIMA request.

 

Noho oro mai

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Personal Assistant – General Manager Planning and Infrastructure .
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Dear Alan,

 

RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR INFORMATION REQUEST 20-0038

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 10^th May 2020, which was
transferred from Whakatāne District Council and received by the Bay of
Plenty Regional Council 2^nd June 2020.

 

Your request for information is being considered as a request under the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act).

 

We will respond to your request as soon as possible and no later than
30^th June 2020, which is 20 working days after the day on which we
received your request as per section 13(1) of the Act.

 

If you contact the Council about this request, please quote the BOPRC
reference number above.

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

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Good morning Mr Alan Thompson

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 10th May 2020, which was
transferred from Whakatāne District Council and received by the Bay of
Plenty Regional Council 2nd June 2020.

 

I wish to advise that the debrief process for the Whakaari / White Island
volcanic eruption response has not been completed as it was interrupted by
the need to respond to the COVID-19 response. As a result your request for
a copy of the official report is declined under Section 17(e) Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, on the basis that
the document containing the information does not exist. 

 

Your sincerely

Clinton Naude

 

Clinton Naude CEM

Director Emergency Management Bay of Plenty

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Good afternoon Mr Alan Thompson

Thank you for your request for information dated 24^th November 2020
received by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

As advised in my email dated 29 June 2020 the debrief process for the
Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption response had not been completed
as it was interrupted by the need to respond to the COVID-19 response. The
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Your sincerely

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Good afternoon Mr Thompson

 

My apologies for not updating you. A number of events, including COVID-19
resurgence responses, have impacted our scheduled work programme and sign
off process. I intend being able to update you by end of this month.

 

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

Regards

Clinton

 

 

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From: Alan Thompson <[FOI #12822 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 March 2021 8:16 pm
To: Clinton Naude <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information Request - Whakaari / White Island
Response Review

 

Dear Mr Naude,

In your response to this OIA request you advised:

"As advised in my email dated 29 June 2020 the debrief process for the
Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption response had not been completed
as it was interrupted by the need to respond to the COVID-19 response. The
review has since been progressed and is scheduled to be finalised and
released in January 2021. We have noted to provide you directly with a
copy upon the release".

It is now well into March 20121 and I have not received a copy of your
review of your Whakaari response as per your advice that it would be in
January 2021..

Can you please confirm that this review is completed and advise when this
information will be released to me.

Yours sincerely,

Alan Thompson

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Good afternoon Mr Alan Thompson

Thank you for your request for information dated 24^th November 2020
received by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

As advised in my email dated 29 June 2020 the debrief process for the
Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption response had not been completed
as it was interrupted by the need to respond to the COVID-19 response. The
review has since been progressed and is scheduled to be finalised and
released in January 2021.  We have noted to provide you directly with a
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Your sincerely

Clinton Naude CEM

 

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Dear Mr Thompson

 

Herewith please find our response to your request submitted on 17 March
2021 under the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Request
Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

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Good afternoon Mr Thompson

We are refusing the requested information under section 17(d) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act) on the basis the information requested will soon be publicly available.

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Regards
Clinton

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From: Alan Thompson <[FOI #12822 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 15 April 2021 9:00 am
To: Clinton Naude <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information Request - Whakaari / White Island Response Review

April 15th 2021

Mr Clinton Naude
Director Emergency Management Bay of Plenty

Dear Mr Naude,

In response to my OIA that dates back nearly a year now you advised in early March that "A number of events, including COVID-19 resurgence responses, have impacted our scheduled work programme and signoff process. I intend being able to update you by end of this month"

Can you please advise me when you will complete this overdue review and release the report.

Yours sincerely,

Alan Thompson

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Good afternoon Mr Thompson

My apologies for not updating you. A number of events, including COVID-19 resurgence responses, have impacted our scheduled work programme and sign off process. I intend being able to update you by end of this month.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Regards

Clinton

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From: Alan Thompson <[FOI #12822 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 March 2021 8:16 pm
To: Clinton Naude <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information Request - Whakaari / White Island Response Review

Dear Mr Naude,

In your response to this OIA request you advised:

"As advised in my email dated 29 June 2020 the debrief process for the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption response had not been completed as it was interrupted by the need to respond to the COVID-19 response. The review has since been progressed and is scheduled to be finalised and released in January 2021. We have noted to provide you directly with a copy upon the release".

It is now well into March 20121 and I have not received a copy of your review of your Whakaari response as per your advice that it would be in January 2021..

Can you please confirm that this review is completed and advise when this information will be released to me.

Yours sincerely,

Alan Thompson

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Dear Mr Thompson

 

Herewith please find attached a copy of the Bay of Plenty CDEM Group -
Whakaari White Island Eruption 9 December 2019 Post Event Report in
response to your request submitted under the Local Government Official
Information and Meeting Request Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

Regards

Clinton

 

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