Jai Ganesh
[FYI request #19759 email]
Reference: OIA-2021/22-1494
Dear Jai Ganesh
Official Information Act request regarding solar flares
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), received
on 30 June 2022. You requested:
“I was wondering how protected the NZ grid is against a sustained X class+ solar flare.
Does NZ have a response plan in place for something like that?”.
I believe that the information you have requested is more closely connected with the functions
of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment. Accordingly, I have decided under
section 14(b)(i ) of the Act to transfer your request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation &
Employment for response.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has the usual timeframes under the Act
from receipt of this transfer to make a decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
Margaret Noonan
Acting Manager, Ministerial and Business Services
4575795
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
64 4 817 9700 Facsimile 64 4 472 3181 www.dpmc.govt.nz