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Emails and communications between the Minister and rural advocacy on GWP*

Steven Cranston made this Official Information request to Damien O'Connor

The request was successful.

From: Steven Cranston

Dear Damien O'Connor,
I am seeking any emails or communications you have had with Beef & Lamb New Zealand, DairyNZ and Federated Farmers regarding the use of GWP* for Methane accounting.

Yours faithfully,
Steven Cranston

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor

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Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Damien O'Connor, thank you for your email. Please accept this reply as an acknowledgement that your correspondence has been received.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important, and all messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to personally reply to all emails. As such, the following guidelines apply:
· Invitations and meeting requests will be processed and a staff member will be in contact with you in due course
· All media queries will be responded to by a staff member
· Requests for official information will be managed in accordance with the 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 you need urgent assistance you may find some of the links below helpful:
For urgent queries around Managed Isolation availability and/or exemptions: go to miq.govt.nz

For information on COVID-19, including the latest updates, go to covid19.govt.nz

For immigration and visa advice: contact the call centre which is open 6:00am Monday to midnight on Saturday (NZT).

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact

For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:
∙ Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)
∙ Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)

If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing the following options are available.

Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800 611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which services are near you and open.

1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.

Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to hurt themselves or someone else, you can all your local mental health crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here: www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-...<http://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/se...>

Thank you for the taking the time to write.
Ngā mihi,
Office of Hon Damien O'Connor
Minister of Agriculture | Minister for Biosecurity | Minister for Land Information | Minister for Rural Communities | Minister for Trade and Export Growth | MP for West Coast-Tasman

Private Bag 18888 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Damien O'Connor MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor

Kia ora Steven,

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 05 September 2021.

We received your request on 05 September 2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 01 October 2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If your OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

Ngâ mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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From: Phoebe Murphy

Kia ora Steven,

I am getting in touch to clarify the scope of your request. Currently our office is working on this request from January 2021 to September 2021 when your request was received.

Is this the intended scope of your request? If not, could you please clarify the time period that you wish to make your request for.

I note that should the time period be longer, the deadline for your request will likely be extended due to the need for substantial research and collation.

Ngâ mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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From: Steven Cranston

Dear Phoebe Murphy,

I don’t expect it to be a common topic of discussion, but would need to cover at least since 2018 at that’s when the emissions targets were set

Yours sincerely,

Steven Cranston

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Kia ora Steven,

Thank you for clarifying the scope of your request.

Please find attached a letter notifying of an extension to the deadline for your official information request.

Ngā mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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From: Steven Cranston

Dear Phoebe Murphy,

November is far to late for this information. I do not understand what consultation is needed? I’m looking for written communications discussing GWP*. They will be in emails or from meeting notes. This information should be able to be searched for in short time. It is critical to understanding government policy on emissions.

Yours sincerely,

Steven Cranston

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From: Phoebe Murphy

Kia ora Steven,

Thank you for your email. Our apologies, the letter we sent referred to the wrong clause of the Official Information Act. I can confirm that we are not extending the deadline for your request under Section 15A(1)(b) due to necessary consultations.

The deadline for this request has instead been extended under Section 15A(1)(a) due to the request necessitating a search through a large quantity of information. I regret that the original notification of extension included the incorrect clause and we apologise for the confusion.

Ngā mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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Steven Cranston left an annotation ()

What is the new extension date? Can I ask for this information by the 8th of October at the latest? Pricing on emissions is due out soon an it’s important for the industry to understand if any discussions or agreements have been made prior which would undermine farmers ability to push for fairer emissions accounting. This is time critical and would greatly appreciate if it was prioritised.

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor

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Dear Steven

Please find attached a reply to your Official Information Request from Hon Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture.

Kind regards, Adrienne

Adrienne Frew
Senior Private Secretary to Hon Damien O'Connor

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From: Steven Cranston

Dear Damien O'Connor,

No communication, emails or meeting notes related to GWP* was received? This does not seem plausible. Please confirm in writing that you have had no communication with advocacy groups related to GWP*

Yours faithfully,

Steven Cranston

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From: Steven Cranston

Dear Hon Damien O'Connor,

I have been informed that there is significant communications on this subject that have not been disclosed as part of this request. Can you please send me all relevant information.

I would like to extend the scope of the request from 2018 up until the 12th of November 2021. I have been told there was communication recently that would be of interest to the public.

I have been extraordinarily patient with this request so would appreciate the slight extension in scope to save further requests being made under urgency.

Yours sincerely,

Steven Cranston

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor

Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Damien O'Connor, thank you for your email.  Please accept
this reply as an acknowledgement that your correspondence has been
received.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important, and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
personally reply to all emails.  As such, the following guidelines apply:

·         Invitations and meeting requests will be processed and a staff
member will be in contact with you in due course

·         All media queries will be responded to by a staff member

·         Requests for official information will be managed in accordance
with the 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 you need urgent assistance you may find some of the links below
helpful:

For urgent queries around Managed Isolation availability  and/or
exemptions: go to miq.govt.nz  

 

For information on COVID-19, including the latest updates, go to
covid19.govt.nz

 

For immigration and visa advice: contact the call centre which is open 
6:00am Monday to midnight on Saturday (NZT).

 

[1]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact

 

For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:

∙             Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)

∙             Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)

 

If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing the
following options are available.

 

Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800
611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff
can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which
services are near you and open.

 

1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can
call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.

 

Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to
hurt themselves or someone else, you can all your local mental health
crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here:
[2]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams

 

Thank you for the taking the time to write.

Ngā mihi,

Office of Hon Damien O'Connor

Minister of Agriculture | Minister for Biosecurity | Minister for Land
Information | Minister for Rural Communities | Minister for Trade and
Export Growth | MP for West Coast-Tasman

 

Private Bag 18888 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Damien O'Connor MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
6011

 

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor

Kia ora Steven,

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 14 November 2021.

We received your request on 14 November 2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 10 December 2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If your OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

Ngâ mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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From: Phoebe Murphy

Attachment OIA21 159 Steven Cranston Notification of Extension 031221.pdf
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Kia ora Steven,

Please find attached a letter in regards to your official information request of 14 November 2021.

Ngâ mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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From: Phoebe Murphy

Attachment OIA21 159 Steven Cranston 151221.pdf
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Attachment DairyNZ 2021 View from the Cow Shed Report.pdf
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Attachment Joint letter to Ministers prior to COP26 email.pdf
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Attachment 191021 Joint Letter to Ministers ahead of COP26 on NZ s NDC.PDF.pdf
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Kia ora Steven,

Please find attached a response to your official information request of 14 November 2021.

Ngâ mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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