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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora A Rohtmets

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which was received on 15 January 2021, copied below. A response will be provided in accordance with the Act. Please see the Office of the Ombudsman Website for more details -  http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.

Please note that the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and its departmental agency, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), are directly involved in the government response to COVID-19. Due to this, our timelines to respond to your request may be impacted. Should this occur, we will endeavour to keep you updated on the status of our response to your request. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

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Ngā mihi

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

E    [DPMC request email]

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Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E    [1][DPMC request email]
 
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communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
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Dear A Rohtmets

 

Thank you for your OIA request, this email confirms receipt and advises
that your request has been sent to the appropriate division for response.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Kind regards

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

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Kia ora,

Thank you for your email of 15 January 2021, partly transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Official Information Act 1982, asking for:

“…Confirmation of when the Government plans to place the 3 waters under 'control' of a single entity.”

We understand that you are referring to Taumata Arowai, the new national Water Services Regulator. This agency is currently being established within the Department and will be fully operational in the second half of 2021.

Once Taumata Arowai is fully functional, its role will be to:

• oversee and administer an expanded and strengthened drinking-water regulatory system, to ensure all New Zealand communities have access to safe drinking water; and
• oversee from a national perspective the environmental performance of wastewater and stormwater networks (regional councils will remain the primary regulators of wastewater and stormwater).

Further information about the establishment, roles, and functions of Taumata Arowai is available at www.dia.govt.nz/Taumata-Arowai-Establish....

You may be also interested to know that the Government’s Three Waters Reform Programme, led by the Minister of Local Government and the Department – in partnership with the local government sector – is proposing to establish new multi-regional water service delivery providers. This transformational programme is looking to establish a smaller number of publicly-owned, multi-regional water entities to realise the benefits of scale. The new entities will reflect the developing needs of individual communities and regional variances.

This work is currently being informed by ongoing engagement with councils, iwi/Mâori representatives, and the wider water sector. Broader public engagement on the proposals is planned for later this year.

For more information on the Three Waters Reform Programme is available at www.dia.govt.nz/Three-Waters-Reform-Prog..., including updates, key documents, and other archived information.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

I trust that you find this information helpful.

Three Waters Reform Programme
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | www.dia.govt.nz

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Good afternoon Mr Rohtmets,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982, which
was transferred to the Treasury on 29 January 2021. The Treasury is
responding specifically to part 4 of your request:

 

              Confirm and provide details of any communication between the
Reserve Bank, Treasury,  and any other government departments and external
parties regarding the removal/changes to our current financial markets and
proposed 'digital economy'.

 

A response will be provided in accordance with the Act (please see the
Office of the Ombudsman Website for more details - 
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz).

 

The Treasury may publish the response to your OIA request. The Treasury
will not publish your personal contact details or use the information for
any reason other than processing your request. The personal information
you provide is subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act 1993 and the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Regards

 

Adam Antao | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ôhanga – The Treasury

Email/IM: [2][email address]

Visit us online at [3]https://treasury.govt.nz/ and follow us on
[4]Twitter, [5]LinkedIn and [6]Instagram

[IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear A Rohtmets

 

As you are aware, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
transferred part of your request regarding the digital economy to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), specifically your third
question relating to agreements made by New Zealand with UN, WEF, and
IMF. 

 

This information is published on MFAT’s website on our New Zealand
Treaties page which can be found at:
[1]https://www.treaties.mfat.govt.nz/. Here you can search for specific
treaties, parties and New Zealand’s status relating to them.

 

We trust this fulfils part three of your request.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek a review of this
response by the Ombudsman.

 

Kind regards
ESD

 

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

T +64 4 439 8000   E  [2][email address]  

 

[3]www.mfat.govt.nz | [4]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901
Wellington 6160

New Zealand

[5]www.mfat.govt.nz | [6]www.embassy.govt.nz | [7]www.aid.govt.nz |
[8]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

From: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Sent: Friday, 29 January 2021 1:59 PM
To: [FYI request #14463 email]
Subject: OIA request transfer letter to requestor

 

[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E [9][DPMC request email]
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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
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communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
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in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

 

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E    [1][DPMC request email]
 
[2]cid:image002.png@01D43609.296F69C0
 
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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
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Good morning,

 

I am emailing today in order to clarify part of your request.

 

You have asked: 4. Confirm and provide details of any communication
between the Reserve Bank, Treasury,  and any other government departments
and external parties regarding the removal/changes to our current
financial markets and proposed 'digital economy'.

 

To help us provide you with the information you are interested in, could
you please tell us what financial market changes or digital economy
proposals you would specifically like information on?

 

There is some publicly available information on financial markets and
digital economy online, for example:

o The Review of the Reserve Bank Act:
[1]https://www.treasury.govt.nz/news-and-ev...
o Digital economy work:
[2]https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-em...
o Changes to financial market regulation, such as KiwiSaver, financial
advice, insurance contract law, conduct of financial institutions:
[3]https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-em...

 

Kind regards,

Adam

 

Adam Antao | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ōhanga – The Treasury

Email/IM: [4][email address]

 [IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

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Good afternoon,

 

On 18 February 2021, I emailed you to clarify the scope of your request. I
am now emailing to follow up on this clarification.

 

You had requested “…details of any communication between the Reserve Bank,
Treasury,  and any other government departments and external parties
regarding the removal/changes to our current financial markets and
proposed 'digital economy'.”

 

In my last email to you, I provided you with the following links to
information on the digital economy:

o The Review of the Reserve Bank Act:
[1]https://www.treasury.govt.nz/news-and-ev...
  
o Digital economy work:
[2]https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-em...
o Changes to financial market regulation, such as KiwiSaver, financial
advice, insurance contract law, conduct of financial institutions:
[3]https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-em...

 

The information you have asked for is broad and unspecific.  To help us
provide you with the information you are interested in, could you please
tell us what removal/changes to our current financial markets and proposed
'digital economy' you would specifically like information on and a
specific time frame or dates?

If you are unable to refine your request by Friday 26 February 2021, we
may have to refuse your request under section 18(f) of the Official
Information Act 1982: that the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.

 

Kind regards,

Adam

 

Adam Antao | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ôhanga – The Treasury

Email/IM: [4][email address]

 [IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

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Good afternoon,

 

We wrote to you on 18 and 24 February 2021 seeking clarification about
your request, as per the attached emails.

 

As stated in my email of 24 February, if we did not hear back from you by
Friday 26 2021, we would close your request for information.

 

As you have not clarified your request for information from the Treasury,
your request is refused under section 18(f) of the Official Information
Act 1982: that the information requested cannot be made available without
substantial collation or research.

 

Please feel free to make another request to the Treasury in the future.

 

Kind regards,

Adam

 

Adam Antao | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ôhanga – The Treasury

Email/IM: [1][email address]

 [IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business 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.

 

 

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