Review of NEMA Response to Whakaari/White Island

Alan Thompson made this Official Information request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

The request was refused by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

From: Alan Thompson

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

In early May this year NEMA advised me in an OIA response that they are "undertaking a review of it own response" to the Whakaari/White Island eruption disaster.

Under the provisions of the Official Information Act please provide me with a copy of this review.

Yours faithfully,

Alan Thompson

Link to this

From: Alan Thompson

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

On the 24th of November I lodged a OIA request via FYI. You response to this request was due no later than 22nd of December 2020. I have not received your response to this request and this is in breach of the law.

Please advise.

Alan Thompson

Link to this

From: Information [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Tēnā koe 

 

Thank you for emailing the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC), including the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA).   

 

Please note, DPMC is not able to respond to emails that are
outside its purview. If the subject of your email does not relate to the
work of DPMC, we will forward your email to the appropriate Minister
or agency who will respond to you directly. To find out more about the
functions of DPMC please view our website - [1]https://dpmc.govt.nz/ 

 

If your correspondence is intended for the Prime Minister please email her
office at - [2][email address]. Contact information for other
Members of Parliament can be found at
- [3]https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involve...

 

We are currently experiencing high volumes of emails related to
COVID-19 and due to the effort across Government to manage and respond to
COVID-19, processing your correspondence may take longer than normal. 

 

If you are writing about an issue relating to COVID-19, we encourage you
to first refer to the [4]COVID-19 website. Here’s a list of links that you
may find helpful: 

o [5]Current Alert Level
o [6]Latest Government COVID-19 information
o [7]Jobs, training and financial support
o [8]Travel and the border
o [9]Mental wellbeing, accessing health care and violence protection
o [10]Information for businesses
o [11]Proactive release of Government Response documents
o [12]Managed Isolation and Quarantine 

If you are showing symptoms of COVID-19, please call your local GP or
contact the Healthline team on 0800 358 5453

Common Questions:

* Official Information Act (OIA) Requests will be formally acknowledged
during office hours and actioned accordingly. For more information
about the statutory OIA timeframes please see
- [13]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.
* For Job opportunities within DPMC please see
- [14]https://centralagenciesjobs.cass.govt.nz.... Please use
this website to apply for vacancies, unfortunately resumes received
through other avenues will not be considered.
* New Zealand Visas and requests for asylum are managed by Immigration
New Zealand. Please see - [15]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/. 

We hope one of the above links helps answer your question.  

 

We appreciate your patience at this time. Thanks again and please take
care.

show quoted sections

Link to this

From: Information [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet


Attachment image001.png
24K Download


[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora Mr Thompson

 

Thank you for your email of 8 January 2021 inquiring about your request
under the Official Information Act (the Act) submitted to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) via the fyi.org.nz website on 24
November 2020.

 

We identified today that due to an IT error, DPMC has not received any
emails from the fyi.org.nz website from November 2020 to date. We
apologise for the inconvenience this has caused and the delay in receiving
your request.

 

As we did not receive the request until forwarded to us today by you, we
will consider today the first working day under the Act. We will provide a
response in accordance with the Act in due course and will endeavour to
process as quickly as possible. Please note that under the Act, the
working days to respond to requests do not include 25 December through to
15 January, to account for the summer break.  (please see the Office of
the Ombudsman Website for more details -
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/).

 

DPMC may publish the response to your Official Information Act  request.

 

When you are provided with a response to this request, you will be
informed about whether the response to your OIA request will be published.
If DPMC does publish the response to your OIA request, personal
information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.
This publication process does not apply to extension letters or transfers.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E    [2][DPMC request email]
 
[3]cid:image002.png@01D43609.296F69C0
 
The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

 

show quoted sections

Link to this

From: Information [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet


Attachment image001.png
24K Download

Attachment DPMCOIA Reply OIA 2020 21 0280 Thompson Review of NEMA Response to Whakaari White Island Mr Alan Thompson 4335064.2.pdf
677K Download View as HTML


[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora Mr Thompson

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E    [1][DPMC request email]
 
[2]cid:image002.png@01D43609.296F69C0
 
The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

 

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[DPMC request email]

Link to this

Things to do with this request

Anyone:
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet only: