20 September 2022
Harry Peterson
[FYI request #19806 email]
Tēnā koe Harry
On 2 July 2022, you sent the fol owing request to the Cabinet Office under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I am requesting, pursuant to the statute created under the Official Information Act
1982, a record of times 'Whangārei', or 'Whangarei', has been mentioned in Cabinet
papers from the date beginning 26 October 2017 to present.
I am also requesting copies of documentation/discussion on the topic of
'Whangārei/Whangarei', from said Cabinet minutes, presentations, documents, or
other materials.
On 24 August, the Cabinet Office partial y transferred your request to the Ministry for Ethnic
Communities (the Ministry) under section 15A of the Act.
The Ministry does not hold the information you have requested. As such, your request is
refused under section 18(e) of the Act, that the document al eged to contain the information
requested does not exist.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of our response
to your request. Information about how to contact the Ombudsman’s office is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone: 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Pratima Namasivayam
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy and Analytics
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