Kia ora Chuck, Please find attached a letter from Hon. James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change, in response to your OIA request. Ngā mihi, 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 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-Releases#MS -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Schooner [mailto:[FYI request #18137 email]] Sent: Friday, 11 February 2022 3:06 PM To: Maggie Fellowes <[email address]> Subject: RE: [OIA475] Official Information request - National Security Reports Dear Maggie Fellowes, Impact of electrical infrastructure on the natural environment I would have thought this information was readily available given the potential impact on the ability of kiwis to put food on the table Look forward to receiving something in 20 days Yours sincerely, Chuck Schooner -----Original Message----- Kia ora Chuck, I refer to your below request under the Official Information Act. I am writing to inform you that we need to extend the timeframe for responding to your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as the consultations necessary to fulfil the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original timeframe. We will now respond to your request by 14 March 2022, at the latest, which is an extension of 20 working days. Ngâ 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 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-Releases#MS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [FYI request #18137 email] Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page. -------------------------------------------------------------------