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Nāku noa, nā

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Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti
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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Strickland [mailto:[FOI #14253 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 6 December 2020 6:46 PM
To: K Davis (MIN) <[Kelvin Davis request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Proposed Corrections Facility at 240 Rangiuru Road, Ranguri, Western Bay Of Plenty - Multiple Questions concerning Ministers Advice By The Department

Dear Honourable Minister Davis

Firstly, congratulations on your reappointment as Minister of Corrections following the recent election.

As you will be aware, the Department of Corrections is establishing a facility at 240 Rangiuru Road, Rangiuru, Western Bay Of Plenty. Unfortunately, the Community as usual has found out through the "back-door" at the eleventh hour and fifty ninth minute. It is yet another sad example of Corrections failing to communicate with the Community in a timely manner despite, the fact that we know, from Council records activity has been underway for at least twelve months or more.

I apologise in advance for the number of questions but that is a direct reflection of the Department for which you hold Ministerial responsibility complete failure to communicate with the local community to date.

In connection with that, can you please advise:

1. What date Corrections advised you that it was intending to establish a facility at 240 Rangiuru Road, Rangiuru?

2. What date Corrections advised you it intended to open the facility?

3. What dates Corrections advised you it had consulted with the Community and who it consulted with relating to those dates?

4. When Corrections told you that Tapuika Iwi Authority did not support the proposal to establish the facility?

5. When Corrections told you that The Iwi Authority whilst supporting the Kaupapa in relation to the facility had offered an alternative location which was dismissed out of hand by Corrections.

6. What Corrections has told you in regards to all Community engagement it has had with all sections of the Community?

7. What criteria were used by your Department for which you hold Ministerial responsibility for selecting 240 Rangiuru Road as their site of choice?

8. What advice has been given to you by the Corrections concerning the number of elderly, unwell and frail residents of Rangiuru Road as regards to the arrangements Corrections will have in place to guarantee their safety, mental and physical well being?

9. Why the Department of Corrections asked Kainga Ora to purchase the facility on their behalf instead of purchasing it themselves?

10. Given the very real overcrowded housing situations that a number of houses in Rangiuru face (several sadly are in a dire situation) why Kainga Ora / Housing NZ is not using this as a "self care" environment for local families in real need instead of just individuals nominated by Corrections?

11. What advice Corrections provided you with as regards housing Gang Members at the faciltiy and having approved visitors who are Gang Members?

12. Why Corrections waited for the Community to contact them before they put out a very high level "fact sheet", noting, that this is not a question Corrections are ever likely to answer with integrity?

13. Why Corrections already has a preferred service provider for the facility (Manaaki Support Services) but there has been no dialogue with the local Iwi or Hapu concerning this provider and that provider coming onto the Rohe to provide services?

Again, I apologise for the number of questions but The Department of Corrections has clearly not engaged the local Community in a timely manner when they knew over a year ago what they proposed to do; it is rather an indication of the local Community concern for our Kaumatua, Kuia, all elders who reside in Rangiuru Road, the unwell, the overcrowded, families doing it very "tough" in this area.

We look forward to you response noting please that we have made several OIA submissions to different Government Departments involved, emailed questions to Corrections and that we absolutely do not want oral answers from Corrections given, Corrections track record of no one actually being held accountable when it goes wrong. We need written answers with a named individual who can be held totally accountable when the inevitable happens despite the risks having been highlighted to Corrections.

Yours faithfully,

Mr M G Strickland

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Thank you for contacting Hon Kelvin Davis, Minister of Corrections,
Minister for Mâori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, Minister for Children,
Associate Minister of Education (Mâori), and MP for Te Tai Tokerau.

 

The Minister considers all correspondence important and appreciates you
taking the time to write. 

 

Please note that as Minister Davis receives a large amount of
correspondence, it is not always possible to personally reply to all
emails.

 

The following guidelines apply:

 

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soon as possible and a staff member will be in contact with you in due
course.

 

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provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may include
transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.

 

-If your email falls outside of the Minister's portfolio responsibilities,
expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple Members of Parliament,
then your opinion will be noted and your correspondence may be transferred
to another office, or there may be no further response to you.

 

-If your correspondence is to the Minister as the Member of Parliament for
Te Tai Tokerau, this will be referred to the electorate office.

 

(If your invitation or meeting request is accepted - please note
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proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency
matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time
(start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with,
and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of
an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are
a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in
your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of
the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The
proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official
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Tēnā koe Martin

 

I sincerely apologise for the delay in response. It appears there has been
an administration error and unfortunately your request for information
under the Official Information Act was not processed accordingly.

 

On behalf of the Minister of Corrections, Hon Kelvin Davis, thank you for
your email received on 6 December 2020, requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):

·         What date Corrections advised you that it was intending to
establish a facility at 240 Rangiuru Road, Rangiuru?

·         What date Corrections advised you it intended to open the
facility?

·         What dates Corrections advised you it had consulted with the
Community and who it consulted with relating to those dates?

·         When Corrections told you that Tapuika Iwi Authority did not
support the proposal to establish the facility?

·         When Corrections told you that The Iwi Authority whilst
supporting the Kaupapa in relation to the facility had offered an
alternative location which was dismissed out of hand by Corrections.

·         What Corrections has told you in regards to all Community
engagement it has had with all sections of the Community?

·         What criteria were used by your Department for which you hold
Ministerial responsibility for selecting 240 Rangiuru Road as their site
of choice?

·         What advice has been given to you by the Corrections concerning
the number of elderly, unwell and frail residents of Rangiuru Road as
regards to the arrangements Corrections will have in place to guarantee
their safety, mental and physical well being?

·         Given the very real overcrowded housing situations that a number
of houses in Rangiuru face (several sadly are in a dire situation) why
Kainga Ora / Housing NZ is not using this as a "self care" environment for
local families in real need instead of just individuals nominated by
Corrections?

·         What advice Corrections provided you with as regards housing
Gang Members at the faciltiy and having approved visitors who are Gang
Members?

 

The Minister is considering your request for the above information under
the OIA and you should expect to receive a response in due course.

 

You also requested:

·         Why the Department of Corrections asked Kainga Ora to purchase
the facility on their behalf instead of purchasing it themselves?

·         Why Corrections waited for the Community to contact them before
they put out a very high level "fact sheet", noting, that this is not a
question Corrections are ever likely to answer with integrity?

·         Why Corrections already has a preferred service provider for the
facility (Manaaki Support Services) but there has been no dialogue with
the local Iwi or Hapu concerning this provider and that provider coming
onto the Rohe to provide services?

 

This part of your request is considered more closely connected to the
Department of Corrections. Consequently, I am transferring this part of
your request to Corrections for consideration and direct response in
accordance with section 14 of the OIA. You should expect a response from
Corrections in due course.

 

Nāku noa, nā,

 

Hannah

 

Hannah Pattinson

Private Secretary  - Corrections | Office of Hon Kelvin Davis

 

Minister for Children | Minister of Corrections | Minister for Māori Crown
Relations: Te Arawhiti | Associate Minister of Education

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Nāku noa, nā

 

 

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Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

Minister of Children

Minister of Corrections

Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education)

 

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