Reference: 20210598
28 January 2022
George Morrison
[FYI request #17776 email]
Dear George
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on
22 December 2021. You requested:
1. All communications specifically from Christopher Luxon to shareholding
Ministers for Air New Zealand relating to the company for the period
19 June 2012 to 25 October 2017;
2. All communications from anyone at Air NZ to shareholding Ministers for
Air New Zealand relating to the engine maintenance work it did for the
Royal Saudi Navy for the period 19 June 2012 to 25 October 2017;
3. All communications from anyone at Air NZ to shareholding Ministers for
Air New Zealand relating to rationalising or removing regional flights for the
period 19 June 2012 to 25 October 2017.
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit
for deciding on your request by an additional 60 working days. The new due date for
responding to your request is 10 May 2022.
The extension is required because your request necessitates a search through a large
quantity of information, and consultation is required before a decision can be made on
your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this
become necessary.
Notwithstanding this extension, I undertake to make a decision on your request as
soon as reasonably practicable.
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New Zealand
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https://treasury.govt.nz
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Juston Anderson
Principal Advisor, Commercial Performance
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