17 January 2022
C144666
Hana W
[FYI request #17729 email] Tēnā koe Hana
Thank you for your email of 27 November 2021 to the Department of Corrections – Ara
Poutama Aotearoa, requesting the following information:
1) Invoice/s from Boffa Miskell Limited relating to landscape planning work
undertaken for Waikeria Prison expansion.
2) Invoice/s from Boffa Miskell Limited relating to landscape planning work
undertaken for Auckland South Corrections Facility expansion.
3) Invoice/s from Boffa Miskell Limited relating to landscape architecture or planning
work undertaken at other prison sites.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
On 8 December 2021, Corrections wrote to you requesting clarification of your request,
because as it is currently worded, we would likely refuse it in full under section 18(f) of the
OIA. As you have not responded to clarify any parts of your request, we are refusing your
request in full under section 18(f) of the OIA, as providing the information requested would
require substantial collation and research. In accordance with section 18A of the OIA, we
have considered whether affixing a charge or extending the time limit to respond would
enable the request to be granted. However, we do not consider that this would be the case
for your request. You are welcome to contact us to clarify the scope of your request and we
will reconsider our response.
I encourage you to raise any concerns about this response with Corrections. Alternatively,
you are advised of your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Robert Jones
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz