Tçnâ koe Liam

I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 29
September 2021 for the following –

 

“Please provide any and all information, including civilian and military
reports, reports to any and all government ministers,

and any and all information shared between other government agencies and
the CAA, including correspondence, relating to

unidentified aircraft in New Zealand airspace prior to January 1, 2015,
and since June 29, 2019”

 

With regard to the dates in your request, we would just like clarify
whether the intention of your request is to exclude information between
the dates of January 1, 2015 and June 29, 2019? If you could please
confirm to me the exact timeframe of information you wish to be captured
that would be much appreciated.

 

We received your request on 29 September 2021. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
28 October 2021, being 20 working days after 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. Your request is being handled by the OIA
Team. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at
[1][CAA request email]

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.              

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Bridgette Chisnall (she/her) | Official Information and Privacy
Coordinator

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand  Q Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa  |  Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

 

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Tçnâ koe Liam

I write with reference to your official information request dated 29
September 2021 for the following –

 

“Please provide any and all information, including civilian and military
reports, reports to any and all government ministers,

and any and all information shared between other government agencies and
the CAA, including correspondence, relating to

unidentified aircraft in New Zealand airspace prior to January 1, 2015,
and since June 29, 2019”

 

DECISION

 

We have decided to grant your request. Please find attached a spreadsheet
which contains the information requested. There is no other information
within the scope of your request.

 

Note that occurrences have been removed where:

o Aircraft that are initially reported as ‘unidentified’ are
subsequently identified as part of the occurrence report
o Aircraft are identified (e.g. by SQUAWK code) but are not able to be
contacted by ATC
o Occurrences are irrelevant (i.e. unidentified substance)

 

We have withheld personal identifiable information in accordance with
section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 to protect the
privacy of natural persons. We do not consider that in the circumstances
of this case the public interest outweighs the need to withhold this
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
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact me.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Bridgette Chisnall (she/her) | Official Information and Privacy
Coordinator

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand  Q Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa  |  Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

 

Legal Services

* Level 15, Asteron Centre, 55 Featherston Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box
3555, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand

P  Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

 

 

This e-mail (and its accompanying attachments) is intended for the named
recipient only and may contain information that is confidential and
subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient please
inform the sender and destroy the message. If you have received this
message in error you must not distribute or copy this e-mail or its
attachments. The Civil Aviation Authority accepts no responsibility for
any changes made to this message after the transmission from the Civil
Aviation Authority. Before opening or using attachments, check them for
viruses and other effects. This communication may be accessed or retained
for information assurance and cyber security purposes.

References

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