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Office of Hon Damien O'Connor
Minister of Agriculture | Minister for Biosecurity | Minister for Land Information | Minister for Rural Communities | Minister for Trade and Export Growth | MP for West Coast-Tasman

Private Bag 18888 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Damien O'Connor MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

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Tçnâ koe Chris,

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 14 July 2022.

We received your request on 14 July 2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 11 August 2022, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

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Kind regards,

Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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Kia ora Chris,

This is a follow up to our request below.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Ngâ mihi,

Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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Kia ora Chris,

I acknowledge receipt of your email. Thank you for confirming.

Ngā mihi,

Phoebe

Phoebe Murphy (she / her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington | (04) 817 8848

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Kia ora Chris

 

Please find attached a response to your official information request of 14
July 2022.

 

Ngâ mihi

Matt

 

Matt Hayward I Private Secretary - Biosecurity I Office of Hon Damien
O’Connor

Minister of Agriculture I  Minister for Rural Communities I Parliament
Buildings  I  Wellington

 

From: Chris McCashin
[[1]mailto:[FOI #19912 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2022 11:42 AM

To: D OConnor (MIN) <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Food Security

 

Dear Damien O'Connor,

 

Please provide

 

The latest food security reports 2010 - 2022 Please provide a list of
"threats" to food security Please provide total amount of food at any one
time in NZ and total number of people NZ could feed per annum - population
of $50m, $100m, $150m?

Please provide a list of all of the regulations / directives that NZ has
received from global entities UN/ WEF/ that NZ have adopted or are looking
to adopt that have or will have unintended consequences on NZ's ability to
eat.  This can include climate regulations.

 

Yours faithfully,

Chris

 

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