20 September 2022
File Ref: OIA 45875
Harry Peterson
[FYI request #19806 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Peterson,
Official Information Act request
On the 24 August 2022 Te Puni Kōkiri received a transfer for your Of icial Information
Act request from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Your request was
for:
“Al documents and Cabinet papers mentioning Whangārei in relation to
infrastructure and health funding decisions from the date beginning October 2017.”
Your request has been considered in accordance with the Of icial Information Act 1982
(the Act).
The Cabinet Of ice initially identified two documents that may have been within scope of
your request.
Documents identified as probably within scope
Responsible
Date
Cabinet Paper and /
or
Other agencies
Minute
also transferred
request to
Te Puni Kokiri
15/10/2019
Whanau Development
Department of
Through Whenua: Rating
Internal Affairs
Mat ers
3/12/2019
Whenua Māori Reforms:
Land Information
Proposals to Amend the
New Zealand
Public Works Act 1981
These documents have now been assessed and we have identified that they are not
within the scope of the information requested.
We do however note that documents relating to Whenua Māori Rating Reforms have
been proactively released by the Department of Internal Affairs and can be found on
their website at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releases#LG dated 27 February
2020 should you wish to review.
I trust my response satisfies your request.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
response. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
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the response is sent to the requester. The responses published are those that are
considered to have a high level of public interest. We wil not publish your name, address
or contact details.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please
feel free to contact us at
[email address].
Ngā mihi
Paula Rawiri
Hautū, Te Puni Rangapū ā-Rohe me Whakahaere | Deputy Secretary, Regional
Partnerships & Operations