28 April 2022
OIAD-261
Brian Warburton
[FYI request #19085 email]
Dear Brian Warburton
Thank you for your email of 7 April 2022 requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
On 7 April 2022 Minister Parker announced central government funding would be
given to a project to undertake restoration riparian planting in Porirua (Funding Boost
Spells Brighter Future For Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour | Scoop News).
According to the press release (Jobs for Nature to help restore Porirua Harbour |
Beehive.govt.nz) this funding would amount to $3m and be provided under the
Government's 'Jobs for Nature' propramme. This central government funding would
supplement funding from Porirua City Council ($4.8M) along with some unspecified
financial contribution from Sustainable Coastlines.
In this regard, please provide me with a copy of the application made to, and
approved by the Ministry, for funding which I presume was prepared and submitted
by Porirua City Council.
The Ministry for the Environment has identified two documents in scope of your request, as
listed in the attached document schedule. Some information within these documents has
been withheld under the following sections of the Act:
9(2)(a)
to protect the privacy of natural persons.
9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect
the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials.
In terms of section 9(1) of the Act, I am satisfied that, in the circumstances, the withholding
of this information is not outweighed by other considerations that render it desirable to make
the information available in the public interest.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Office of the Ombudsman of
my decision to withhold information relating to this request, in accordance with section 28(3)
of the Act. The relevant details can be found on their website at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Please note that due to the public interest in our work the Ministry for the Environment
publishes responses to requests for official information on our
OIA responses page shortly
after the response has been sent. If you have any queries about this, please feel free to
contact our Ministerial Services team:
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Lorena Stephen
Director Investment
Document schedule
Document
Document
Content
Decisions
OIA sections
no.
date
applied
1
Essential
Release in Part
9(2)(a)
Freshwater
9(2)(f)(iv)
Fund
2
Expressions of
Release in Part
9(2)(a)
Interest - 2020