Statement on Newstalk ZB - 14 April 2022
Chuck Schooner (Account suspended) made this Official Information request to Chris Hipkins
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      From: Chuck Schooner (Account suspended)
      
    
    Dear Chris Hipkins,
This morning you were on Mike Hosking and you mentioned that
"The guidance has now gone out to government departments that we do expect to see workers back in the CBD".
Please provide any and all correspondence, emails, directives, guidance to government agencies in relation to workers going back into their brand new offices, multi million dollar fit-outs that have all been empty whilst our public servants have had a two year holiday. Not that the productivity will change but at least get them back in the office for their glorified benefit to support the productive side of the economy that pays their wages.
Please include in the correspondence above
- What does the guidance look like - 80, 90 or 100% of staff in office?
- Number of days workers are required to be in office
- How many agencies have pushed back if any - what emails came back pushing back
- Who sent the directive out? 
- I want to see the formal directive sent to the individual agencies and their responses if any
Yours faithfully,
Chuck
        From: C Hipkins (MIN)
        Chris Hipkins
      
    
    Thank you for your email.
 
Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
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Thanks again.
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        From: Christina Connolly
      
    
    Good morning Chuck,
Thank you for your email to Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for the Public Service.
I have transferred your request to the Public Service Commission, as the information to which your request relates is more closely connected with the functions of Public Service Commission. In these circumstances, I am required by section 14 of the Official Information Act 1982 to transfer your request.
You will hear further from the Commission concerning your request.
Thanks
Christina
Christina Connolly | Private Secretary| Office of the Minister for the Public Service, Hon Chris Hipkins
6.3 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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    Dear Chuck
 
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your OIA request below, which has
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    Dear Chuck
 
Please find attached our response to your below OIA request which was
 transferred to Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission from the Office
 of the Minister for the Public Service.
 
Kind regards
 
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      From: Chuck Schooner (Account suspended)
      
    
    Dear Enquiries,
Please confirm Chris Hipkins lied on Newstalk ZB as per correspondence as the letter states no such directives were given.
Yours sincerely,
Chuck Schooner
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