Information related to the CONVOY 2022 NZ protest
P Taylor made this Official Information request to Michael Wood
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From: P Taylor
Dear Michael Wood,
On 16 February 2022, you, Mr Michael Wood, made some characterizations about the people at the protest at the parliament grounds. In accordance with the Official Information Act 1982, I would like to request all information accessible by the office, or offices, of you, Mr Michael Wood, that lead you to draw those conclusions about the character of the protestors. Such examples of the characterizations you made include: "a river of filth", "a river of anti-Semitism", "a river of islamophobia", "a river of genuine fascism", and "emergent and dangerous far-right movement".
To clarify this request, I am asking for all information available to any of your offices, including communications, about the protest that occurred in and around the parliament grounds up until, and including, 16 February 2022. In particular, I would like all information that indicate the presence of the following at the protest, or discuss the following in regards to the protest:
1) Anti-Semitism,
2) Islamophobia,
3) Fascism,
4) and an emergent and dangerous far-right movement.
Yours faithfully,
P Taylor
From: Hon Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Kia ora,
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From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-296
Kia ora,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated the 13th of March 2022. You have requested the following information:
"On 16 February 2022, you, Mr Michael Wood, made some characterizations about the people at the protest at the parliament grounds. In accordance with the Official Information Act 1982, I would like to request all information accessible by the office, or offices, of you, Mr Michael Wood, that lead you to draw those conclusions about the character of the protestors. Such examples of the characterizations you made include: "a river of filth", "a river of anti-Semitism", "a river of islamophobia", "a river of genuine fascism", and "emergent and dangerous far-right movement".
To clarify this request, I am asking for all information available to any of your offices, including communications, about the protest that occurred in and around the parliament grounds up until, and including, 16 February 2022. In particular, I would like all information that indicate the presence of the following at the protest, or discuss the following in regards to the protest:
1) Anti-Semitism,
2) Islamophobia,
3) Fascism,
4) and an emergent and dangerous far-right movement."
We received your request on 14/03/2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 11/04/2022, 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.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [email address]
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From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-296
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon. Michael Wood, Minister of Transport and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, please find attached correspondence in response to your OIA request of the 13th of March 2022.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [email address]
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Luke C left an annotation ()
I thought the Minister might use that reason to avoid having to answer the request. The implication of his response is that he made the comments in his capacity as a member of Parliament, not as a Minister. Given the comments were made in the context on the Debate on the Prime Minister's statement, I think we can give this one to him on a technicality.
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