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From: Marc Smith
Dear Department of Conservation,
I refer to the following Stuff article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3004562...
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information:
1. All meeting agendas and meeting minutes of the Te Urewera Board from 1 January 2018 to date. If DOC does not hold these, please transfer this part of the request to the appropriate agency.
2. Internal documents or notes that discuss the fact that the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have not accessed funding available to them to maintain Te Urewera
3. An electronic copy of the statutory, contractual or otherwise legal basis on which the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have denied DOC staff access into Te Urewera to do maintenance work
4. An electronic copy of the statutory, contractual or otherwise legal basis on which the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have closed Lake Waikaremoana to the public, inhibited boat owners to access their boats, and restricted access to the public to Te Urewera as a whole
5. An electronic copy of internal DOC documents that assess our outline whether the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have breached their statutory, contractual or otherwise legal obligations in blocking public access to Lake Waikaremoana and Te Urewera as a whole
Yours faithfully,
Marc Smith
Department of Conservation
Kia ora Marc
Thank you for your official information request to the Department of
Conservation.
Your reference number is OIAD-1644.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and no
later than 24/12/2021, 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 you have any queries email us at [1][email address].
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Department of Conservation
Kia ora Marc
Thank you for your request received on 28/11/2021 to the Department of
Conservation.
We are transferring part of your request under section 14 of the Official
Information Act 1982, to the Te Urewera Board as the information to which
it relates is more closely connected with the functions of the Board.
If you have any queries please email us at
[1][email address]. and quote your reference number
OIAD-1644.
Ngā mihi
Government Services
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Te Papa Atawhai
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From: Marc Smith
Thank you.
Could you advise which parts of my request have been transferred to the Te Urewera Board?
Kind regards
Marc Smith
From: Brendan Holland
Department of Conservation
Dia Dhuit Marc,
Thanks for the enquiry. Your request had five questions as per below.
Questions 1, 3 and 4 were transferred to the Te Urewera Board as they were
deemed the best organisation to answer those particular questions.
The Department of Conservation is going to focus on answering questions 2
and 5
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following
information:
1. All meeting agendas and meeting minutes of the Te Urewera Board from 1
January 2018 to date. If DOC does not hold these, please transfer this
part of the request to the appropriate agency.
2. Internal documents or notes that discuss the fact that the Te Urewera
Board or the Tuhoe people have not accessed funding available to them to
maintain Te Urewera
3. An electronic copy of the statutory, contractual or otherwise legal
basis on which the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have denied DOC
staff access into Te Urewera to do maintenance work
4. An electronic copy of the statutory, contractual or otherwise legal
basis on which the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have closed Lake
Waikaremoana to the public, inhibited boat owners to access their boats,
and restricted access to the public to Te Urewera as a whole
5. An electronic copy of internal DOC documents that assess our outline
whether the Te Urewera Board or the Tuhoe people have breached their
statutory, contractual or otherwise legal obligations in blocking public
access to Lake Waikaremoana and Te Urewera as a whole
Slán
Brendan Holland
Project Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa – Te Urewera Journey Plan
Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
T: +64 27 6291640 Email: [1][email address]
Conservation House Wellington | Whare Kaupapa Atawhai
18 - 32 Manners St | PO Box 10 420, Wellington 6143
-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Smith <[2][FOI #17741 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 12 December 2021 9:46 am
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at DOC <[3][DOC request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Te Urewera
Thank you.
Could you advise which parts of my request have been transferred to the Te
Urewera Board?
Kind regards
Marc Smith
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora Marc
Thank you for your request received on 28/11/2021 to the Department of
Conservation.
We are transferring part of your request under section 14 of the
Official Information Act 1982, to the Te Urewera Board as the information
to which it relates is more closely connected with the functions of the
Board.
If you have any queries please email us at [1][email address]. and quote
your reference number OIAD-1644.
Ngā mihi
Government Services
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
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Department of Conservation
Kia ora Marc
Thank you for your request received on 28/11/2021 to the Department of
Conservation.
We are advising you that we are extending the 20 working day period to
respond to your request, as allowed under section 15A(1) of the Official
Information Act 1982. Please see attached letter for details.
If you have any queries email us at [1][email address] and
quote your reference number OIAD-1644.
Ngā mihi
Government Services
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
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Department of Conservation
Kia ora Marc
Thank you for your request received on 28/11/2021 to the Department of
Conservation.
Please find attached our response to your request.
If you have any queries email us at [1][email address].
Ngā mihi
Government Services
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
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