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Email correspondence on ORC servers between Councillors

Mike Riddell made this Official Information request to Otago Regional Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Mike Riddell

Dear Otago Regional Council,

I seek all email correspondence between Councillor Michael Laws on his ORC assigned email ([email address]) and other Councillors in the period 1 February 2020 and 30 June 2020. This is material vital to a defence against charges of defamation issued against me by Cr Laws. Your speedy response is appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Mike Riddell

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Hi Mike,

 

Thank you for information request, I have passed this onto the relevant
internal team and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Many thanks,

Lucy

[1][IMG]
Customer Services

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P 0800 474 082
[2][email address]
[3]www.orc.govt.nz
 

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email or telephone (03 474-0827) and delete this email. The Otago Regional
Council accepts no responsibility for changes made to this email or to any
attachments following the original transmission from its offices. Thank
you.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Riddell <[FYI request #13217 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 2 July 2020 3:19 p.m.
To: Info <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Email correspondence on ORC
servers between Councillors

 

Dear Otago Regional Council,

 

I seek all email correspondence between Councillor Michael Laws on his ORC
assigned email ([4][email address]) and other Councillors in the
period 1 February 2020 and 30 June 2020. This is material vital to a
defence against charges of defamation issued against me by Cr Laws. Your
speedy response is appreciated.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mike Riddell

 

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From: James Gribble
Otago Regional Council

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Dear Mr Riddell,

 

Thank you for your information request.

 

We acknowledge your request for this matter to be treated with urgency and
will endeavour to have a response with you as soon as possible, but not
later than 3 August 2020.

 

Kind regards,

 

James

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James Gribble
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER - LEGAL

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P 0800 474 082 | M 027 578 4207
[email address]
[2]www.orc.govt.nz

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to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not
peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email or attachments. If
you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return
email or telephone (03 474-0827) and delete this email. The Otago Regional
Council accepts no responsibility for changes made to this email or to any
attachments following the original transmission from its offices. Thank
you.

 

 

 

 

 

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

From: Mike Riddell <[3][FYI request #13217 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 2 July 2020 3:19 p.m.

To: Info <[4][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Email correspondence on ORC
servers between Councillors

 

Dear Otago Regional Council,

 

I seek all email correspondence between Councillor Michael Laws on his ORC
assigned email ([5][email address]) and other Councillors in the
period 1 February 2020 and 30 June 2020. This is material vital to a
defence against charges of defamation issued against me by Cr Laws. Your
speedy response is appreciated.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mike Riddell

 

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From: Mike Riddell

Dear James Gribble,

Thank you for your prompt response to my OIA request. A Statement of Claim has been issued by the Queenstown District Court requiring that I present my defence to this within 25 working days from 30th June 2020, which by my reckoning is 4th August 2020. Given that I will need several days to research any results provided, I'd be grateful if you can progress this matter asap.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Riddell

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From: James Gribble
Otago Regional Council

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Dear Mr Riddell,

I refer to your information request below.

Please see update attached.

Kind regards,

James

James Gribble
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER - LEGAL

P 0800 474 082 | M 027 578 4207
[email address]
www.orc.govt.nz
 
Important notice
This email contains information which is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email or attachments. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone (03 474-0827) and delete this email. The Otago Regional Council accepts no responsibility for changes made to this email or to any attachments following the original transmission from its offices. Thank you.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Riddell <[FYI request #13217 email]>
Sent: Monday, 6 July 2020 5:02 p.m.
To: James Gribble <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Email correspondence on ORC servers between Councillors

Dear James Gribble,

Thank you for your prompt response to my OIA request. A Statement of Claim has been issued by the Queenstown District Court requiring that I present my defence to this within 25 working days from 30th June 2020, which by my reckoning is 4th August 2020. Given that I will need several days to research any results provided, I'd be grateful if you can progress this matter asap.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Riddell

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

Dear Mr Riddell,

 

Thank you for your information request.

 

We acknowledge your request for this matter to be treated with urgency and will endeavour to have a response with you as soon as possible, but not later than 3 August 2020.

 

Kind regards,

 

James

[1][IMG]
James Gribble
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER - LEGAL

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[6][FYI request #13217 email]

 

Is [7][Otago Regional Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Otago Regional Council? If so, please contact us using this form:

[8]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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From: Mike Riddell

Dear James Gribble,

Thank you for your message dated 24th July 2020, responding to my OIA request for emails between Cr Michael Laws and other ORC Councillors for the period previously specified.

I note the difficulties you are having in compiling the information, but unfortunately it is all necessary.

In the short term, you could concentrate on emails for the period between Cr Laws, Cr Calvert, and Cr Kelliher, but for my defence in court I will need to see the entire body of emails.

In redacting the correspondence, I trust you will be discerning of relevant material concerning moves to unseat Cr Marian Hobbs, and not redact relevant information for reasons of 'free and frank
expressions of opinion.' If that were to happen, I would need to refer the matter to the Ombudsman's Office.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Riddell

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From: Mike Riddell

Dear James Gribble,

I have already sent you a reply regarding this request.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Riddell

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From: Mike Riddell

Dear James Gribble,

I have already sent you a reply regarding this request.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Riddell

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From: Mike Riddell

Dear James Gribble,

A reminder that today is the 27th August, the date to which you asked an extension for provision of the materials requested under the OIA. I look forward to receipt of those materials today. Any further delay will of necessity trigger a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Many thanks for your work on the request to date.

Yours sincerely,

Mike Riddell

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From: James Gribble
Otago Regional Council

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Dear Mr Riddell,

Please find attached response to your information request.

As the file size of the documents is too large to email I have placed on a OneDrive available at the following link:

https://otagorc-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/...

Kind regards,

James

James Gribble
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER - LEGAL

P 0800 474 082 | M 027 578 4207
[email address]
www.orc.govt.nz

Important notice
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