Hon Kiri Al an
MP for East Coast
Minister of Justice
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Associate Minister for the Environment
Associate Minister of Finance
8 September 2022
Harry Peterson
[FYI request #19806 email]
Tēnā koe Harry
Official Information Act 1982 request: Al times 'Whangarei' is mentioned in Cabinet
papers from date beginning 26 October 2017
Thank you for your email of 2 July 2022 to the Cabinet Office regarding your Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, the scope of which you clarified on 25 July 2022 as
follows:
Al documents and Cabinet papers mentioning Whangarei in relation to infrastructure
and health funding decisions from the 26 October 2017 to present.
On 24 August 2022, the Cabinet Office transferred the part of your request concerning the
Justice portfolio to me in accordance with section 14(b)(i ) of the Act, as that part was more
closely connected to my ministerial functions.
I have interpreted the scope of your request as fol ows:
Cabinet papers and minutes relating to funding decisions taken by Cabinet between
26 October 2017 and 2 July 2022 on Justice infrastructure in Whangārei (or
Whangarei).
I can confirm that there are no Cabinet papers or minutes that would fall within the scope of
your request. Therefore, it is refused under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information does
not exist.
If you are not satisfied with my response to your request, you have the right to complain to the
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Ben McLachlan
Senior Ministerial Advisor