21 September 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 805, Wel ington
Phone 04 495 7200
Harry Peterson
Email
[email address]
fyi-request-19806-19a3f [email address]
dia.govt.nz
Dear Harry,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA 2021/22-1471
Your Official Information Act request to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
was transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) on 24 August 2022.
You requested the following:
“Al documents and Cabinet papers mentioning Whangarei in relation to infrastructure
and health funding decisions from the date beginning October 2017."
I confirm that there are no Cabinet papers or associated documents from the Department
that would fal within the scope of your request. Therefore, your request is refused under
section 18(e) of the Act, as the information requested does not exist.
We intend to publish our response to your request on www.dia.govt.nz. This letter, with
your personal details removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses
increases the availability of information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s
purpose of enabling more effective participation in the making and administration of laws
and policies and promoting the accountability of Ministers and officials.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Act, to seek an investigation and review of my
decision by the Office of the Ombudsman. The postal address of the Office of the
Ombudsman is PO Box 10152, Wel ington. Alternatively, you can phone 0800 802 602 or
email [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Anita Balakrishnan
Tumuaki | Director Ministerial, Monitoring, and Capability