Tēnā koe,

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate
Change and Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity).

 

Minister Shaw receives a significant volume of correspondence:

 

o If your message is for Minister Shaw’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted.
o If you have invited Minister Shaw to an event then a member of staff
may contact you for more information. Please note we do endeavour to
process invitations within 7 working days.

 

o If you have made a request for official information then this will be
manged in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency.
o If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 1993,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
o If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Strategic Communications Manager.
o If your email relates to Green Party policy, your email will be
redirected to [1][email address]

·         If you’re writing to ask for health advice associated with
COVID-19, we encourage you to please first visit [2]www.covid19.govt.nz.
You can also contact the Healthline team (for free) on 0800 358 5453 (or
+64 9 358 5453 for international SIMS).

 

Other useful contacts

·        Government helpline 0800 779 997 

·        Need to talk? Call or text 1737 or visit
[3]www.allright.org.nz/campaigns/getting-through-together

·        Essential business enquiries [4][email address] or 0800 22
66 57

·        Queries about transport email
[5][email address] 

·        For financial support visit [6]www.workandincome.govt.nz  or
call  0800 559 009  

 

o To find out more about Minister Shaw read his [7]biography or recent
[8]statements.

 

 

Ngā mihi

Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [9][James Shaw request email] |
Web [10]beehive.govt.nz |
Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Tēnā koe Steven,

On behalf of the Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change, I wish to officially acknowledge your Official Information request received by our office on Monday, 6 September 2021, requesting the following information:

"Any documentation, reports, emails or meeting minutes relating to the use of GWP* for measuring agricultural emissions (and) how this may influence NZ emissions targets"

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and, in any event no later than 4 October 2021. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Please consider this email a response to the various requests you have made for the same information (as attached)

Best regards,

The Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity)| Green Party Co-Leader
Room 2.025, Parliament House| Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

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Kia ora Steven,

Please find attached a letter from Hon. James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change, regarding your OIA request.

Ngā mihi nui,
Maggie

Maggie Fellowes | Private Secretary, Climate Change
Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity)
Room 2.026, Parliament House | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
E: [email address]
Cell: 0220113750

Please note I work part time in the Minister’s office. My primary days are: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

The information contained in this email message is intended only for the addressee. It may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it as this may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately.

Please note information about meetings related to the Minister’s portfolios will be 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 Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Kia ora Steven,

 

I refer to your OIA request for:

 

"Any documentation, reports, emails or meeting minutes relating to the use
of GWP* for measuring agricultural emissions (and) how this may influence
NZ emissions targets"

 

On 4 October, two documents in scope of your request were withheld in full
under section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for
the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers of the Crown and officials.

 

These two documents have been reassessed following recent developments and
are now being released to you with some information withheld under the
following sections of the Act:

 

·       9(2)(a)- to protect the privacy of natural persons

·       9(2)(f)(iv)- to maintain the constitutional conventions for the
time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers of the Crown and officials

·       9(2)(h) - to maintain legal privilege

·       9(2)(j) - to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service
agency or organisation holding the information to carry on, without
prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations

·       9(2)(g)(i)- to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs
through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to
Minister of the Crown or employees of any public service.

 

Many thanks,

Maggie

 

 

[1]Crest Maggie Fellowes | Private Secretary,
Climate Change

Office of Hon James Shaw

Minister of Climate Change |
Associate Minister for the
Environment (Biodiversity)

Room 2.026, Parliament House |
Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |

New Zealand

E:
[2][email address]

Cell: 0220113750

 

Please note I work part time in the Minister’s office. My primary days
are: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

 

The information contained in this email message is intended only for the
addressee. It may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or
the information in it as this may be unlawful. If you have received this
message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately.

 

Please note information about meetings related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be 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 Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

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