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Dear Mr Harris

 

On behalf of Hon Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources, I
acknowledge your request for information received 9 April 2014.

 

The Minister is considering your request in accordance with the Act and
will respond in due course.

Kind regards,

Cameron

 

Cameron Oldfield | Private Secretary | Office of Hon Simon Bridges | MP
for Tauranga

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister of Labour | Associate Minister
for Climate Change Issues

4.1R Executive Wing | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings |
Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #1602 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2014 1:00 a.m.
To: S Bridges (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Advice on West Coast basin
area of block offer

 

Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,

 

Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for
oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas
exploration", NZ Herald, 2 April 2014). It has since been revealed that
one of the areas opened up was Victoria Forest Park on the West Coast, and
that the Minister was unaware of this fact ("Minister didn't know park was
in drilling plan", 3 News, 8 April 2008).

 

I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

 

* all advice on the West Coast Basin release area of the 2014 block offer.
I am particularly interested in advice (if any) on the conservation values
of the land being opened up for exploration.

 

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

 

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Harris

 

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Dear Mr Harris

 

I refer to your request for information received in this office on 9 April
2014.

 

Under section 15A(1) of the Act the decision has been made to extend the
time limit for responding to your request by 5 working days to 19 May
2014, as the request is for a large quantity of official information and
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

 

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an Ombudsman about the extension.

 

Kind regards,
Cameron

 

Cameron Oldfield | Private Secretary | Office of Hon Simon Bridges | MP
for Tauranga

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister of Labour | Associate Minister
for Climate Change Issues

4.1R Executive Wing | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings |
Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

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From: Cameron Oldfield
Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2014 10:04 a.m.
To: 'Alex Harris'
Subject: RE: Official Information Act request - Advice on West Coast basin
area of block offer

 

Dear Mr Harris

 

On behalf of Hon Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources, I
acknowledge your request for information received 9 April 2014.

 

The Minister is considering your request in accordance with the Act and
will respond in due course.

Kind regards,

Cameron

 

Cameron Oldfield | Private Secretary | Office of Hon Simon Bridges | MP
for Tauranga

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister of Labour | Associate Minister
for Climate Change Issues

4.1R Executive Wing | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings |
Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

[4]www.simonbridges.co.nz | [5]www.facebook.com/simonbridgesmp |
[6]www.twitter.com/simonjbridges

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris
[[7]mailto:[OIA #1602 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2014 1:00 a.m.
To: S Bridges (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Advice on West Coast basin
area of block offer

 

Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,

 

Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for
oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas
exploration", NZ Herald, 2 April 2014). It has since been revealed that
one of the areas opened up was Victoria Forest Park on the West Coast, and
that the Minister was unaware of this fact ("Minister didn't know park was
in drilling plan", 3 News, 8 April 2008).

 

I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

 

* all advice on the West Coast Basin release area of the 2014 block offer.
I am particularly interested in advice (if any) on the conservation values
of the land being opened up for exploration.

 

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

 

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Harris

 

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Dear Mr Harris

 

Please see attached a response to your OIA request received 9 April 2014.

 

Kind regards,

Cameron

 

Cameron Oldfield | Private Secretary | Office of Hon Simon Bridges | MP
for Tauranga

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister of Labour | Associate Minister
for Climate Change Issues

4.1R Executive Wing | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings |
Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

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