14 August 2022
Harry Peterson
[FYI request #19806 email]
Dear Harry
Thank you for your Official Information Act request, which was transferred to me from the
Cabinet Office, on 24 August 2022. You requested:
…all documents and Cabinet papers mentioning Whangārei in relation to
infrastructure and health funding decisions from October 2017.
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit for
deciding on your request by an additional 50 working days. The new due date for responding
to your request is 1 December 2022.
The extension is required because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity
of information, and consultations are needed before a decision can be made on your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this become
relevant.
Notwithstanding this extension, I undertake to make a decision on your request as soon as
reasonably practicable.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance