Dear A S Bestos

Thank you for your official information request received on Tuesday, 15 June 2021.

You can expect a response to your request as soon as possible, and no later than Tuesday, 13 July 2021, which is 20 working days after LINZ received your request.

Regards,

Pete Hill
Principal Advisor
Ministerial Support and Official Correspondence

[email address] | DDI 04 460 2784 | MOB 027 235 8389

Wellington Office, Level 7, Radio New Zealand House, 155 The Terrace
PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, New Zealand
www.linz.govt.nz | data.linz.govt.nz

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Dear A S Bestos

 

Please refer to the attached letter.

 

Regards

 

 

Pete Hill
Principal Advisor

Ministerial Support and Official Correspondence

 

[1][email address] | DDI 04 460 2784 | MOB 027 235 8389

 

 

  Wellington Office, Level 7, Radio New Zealand
House, 155 The Terrace
[2]Toitu Te Whenua colour PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, New Zealand
logo
[3]www.linz.govt.nz | [4]data.linz.govt.nz

 

[5]link to facebook          [6]link to
LinkedIn          [7]link to
Twitter          [8]Link to YouTube

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Further to my earlier response to you on 13 July (below), I indicated I
would be in touch further by the end of July.

 

There has been a short delay in compiling the relevant materials for you,
and I wanted to let you know.

 

As today is my last day as DCE Corporate in LINZ, the follow-up response
will come from someone else. LINZ will be in touch with you within 1-2
weeks.

 

Peter

 

 

>>>>>>>>>>>> 

 

 

13 July 2021

 

A S Bestos
Email [1][FOI #15801 email]

 

Response to your official information request

 

Thank you for your official information request received on 15 June 2021
for “the asbestos management plan and testing results” in relation to
Radio New Zealand House. I am keen to provide this information to you and
will do so no later than the end of July. I’d like to explain my reasoning
to you for this approach.

The current asbestos management plan (dated 25 November 2019) is outdated
and contains information that cannot be relied on as robust. The building
owner is currently completing a new plan that accurately reflects the
building’s situation. I will provide you with both the ‘old’ and ‘new’
plans, when the new one is complete in the coming couple of weeks.

At this time, I do not believe it is in the public interest to release the
‘old’ plan separately, as it could give rise to perceptions or concerns
about health and safety that are fundamentally not correct. I hope you
understand this judgment, thinking of the interests of all of our staff
and visitors and our health and safety obligations. 

LINZ takes health and safety very seriously. When we discovered that the
building owner’s asbestos management plan was outdated and inaccurate, and
to give ourselves further assurance about building occupation, we
commissioned independent testing. The results (air monitoring and
swabbing) were negative for asbestos, and confirmed it was safe for LINZ
to use the building. I will provide the independent testing report to you
with the package of material.

I will be back in touch before the end of July. I would also be pleased to
discuss this with you if useful (021 370 869; [2][email address]). You
have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

 

Peter Alsop [4](he/him)
Deputy Chief Executive Corporate

 

[5][email address] | MOB 027 233 5905

 

 

  Wellington Office, Level 7, Radio New Zealand
House, 155 The Terrace
[6]Toitu Te Whenua colour PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, New Zealand
logo
[7]www.linz.govt.nz | [8]data.linz.govt.nz

 

[9]link to facebook          [10]link to
LinkedIn          [11]link to
Twitter          [12]Link to YouTube

 

 

 

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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached our updated response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Regards

 

Pete Hill
Principal Advisor

Ministerial Support and Official Correspondence

 

[1][email address] | DDI 04 460 2784 | MOB 027 235 8389

 

 

  Wellington Office, Level 7, Radio New Zealand
House, 155 The Terrace
[2]Toitu Te Whenua colour PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, New Zealand
logo
[3]www.linz.govt.nz | [4]data.linz.govt.nz

 

[5]link to facebook          [6]link to
LinkedIn          [7]link to
Twitter          [8]Link to YouTube

 

 

 

From: Peter Alsop <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 30 July 2021 3:16 p.m.
To: [FOI #15801 email]
Cc: Ministerial Support <[LINZ request email]>
Subject: Update re OIA request

 

Kia ora

 

Further to my earlier response to you on 13 July (below), I indicated I
would be in touch further by the end of July.

 

There has been a short delay in compiling the relevant materials for you,
and I wanted to let you know.

 

As today is my last day as DCE Corporate in LINZ, the follow-up response
will come from someone else. LINZ will be in touch with you within 1-2
weeks.

 

Peter

 

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

 

13 July 2021

 

A S Bestos
Email [9][FOI #15801 email]

 

Response to your official information request

 

Thank you for your official information request received on 15 June 2021
for “the asbestos management plan and testing results” in relation to
Radio New Zealand House. I am keen to provide this information to you and
will do so no later than the end of July. I’d like to explain my reasoning
to you for this approach.

The current asbestos management plan (dated 25 November 2019) is outdated
and contains information that cannot be relied on as robust. The building
owner is currently completing a new plan that accurately reflects the
building’s situation. I will provide you with both the ‘old’ and ‘new’
plans, when the new one is complete in the coming couple of weeks.

At this time, I do not believe it is in the public interest to release the
‘old’ plan separately, as it could give rise to perceptions or concerns
about health and safety that are fundamentally not correct. I hope you
understand this judgment, thinking of the interests of all of our staff
and visitors and our health and safety obligations.

LINZ takes health and safety very seriously. When we discovered that the
building owner’s asbestos management plan was outdated and inaccurate, and
to give ourselves further assurance about building occupation, we
commissioned independent testing. The results (air monitoring and
swabbing) were negative for asbestos, and confirmed it was safe for LINZ
to use the building. I will provide the independent testing report to you
with the package of material.

I will be back in touch before the end of July. I would also be pleased to
discuss this with you if useful (021 370 869; [10][email address]).
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
my decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[11]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

 

Peter Alsop [12](he/him)
Deputy Chief Executive Corporate

 

[13][email address] | MOB 027 233 5905

 

 

  Wellington Office, Level 7, Radio New Zealand
House, 155 The Terrace
[14]Toitu Te Whenua colour PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, New Zealand
logo
[15]www.linz.govt.nz | [16]data.linz.govt.nz

 

[17]link to facebook[18]link to
LinkedIn[19]link to Twitter[20]Link to YouTube

 

 

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