National Headquarters
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PO Box 2133
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
6 May 2022
Alan Thompson
By email: [FYI request #19068 email]
Dear Alan
Information Request –- Local Area Committee Outputs
I refer to your official information request dated 06 April 2022 asking for copies of the local and
regular advice to Fire and Emergency on national strategy, local issues and local planning as
submitted to date by each of the seven LACs that have been established.
Your request is being assessed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act
1982, which requires that we advise you of our decision no later than 20 working days after the date
received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing
to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 6 June 2022.
The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are
such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. However, we
will endeavour to respond before that date.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests