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Ngâ mihi nui,

Ministerial Services Team
Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao
Email: [MFE request email] Website: www.mfe.govt.nz
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <[FOI #20195 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2022 11:14 pm
To: OIA <[MFE request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - National Maori Entity

MFE CYBER SECURITY WARNING
This email originated from outside our organisation. Please take extra care when clicking on any links or opening any attachments.

Dear Ministry for the Environment,

In a recent speech at the LGNZ conference, Minister Parker stated,

“[The National Mâori Entity] will have input into the National Planning Framework and have the ability to provide advice to anyone working in the system. It will monitor Te Tiriti performance in the system to assess whether the new system are giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti. It is intended that Mâori will determine membership of the National Mâori Entity. Details on how to do this are currently being worked through.”
…
“Central government will have an oversight and stewardship role, alongside independent bodies such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the proposed national Mâori entity.”

Could I please have all advice the Ministry has provided to the Minister relating to a National Maori Entity, in the last 12 months?

I understand there may be cases where a large briefing went to the Minister containing details relating to RMA reform where only a small amount of this related to the National Maori Entity. Please in these circumstances only provide me with an excerpt from the documents, for example, just a copy and paste of the part that relates to the Entity (rather than the whole document with large parts labeled out of scope).

I am specifically interested to understand what powers this new entity will have. If the new entity identifies an area where it believes the system is not giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti, will it have an advisory role or will the Entity have the power to force other operators within the system to change decisions or plans? Does the Ministry have any internal documents analyzing such questions? Could these please be released to me?

The speech also states that the Entity will be able input into the new National Planning Framework and have the ability to provide advice to anyone working in the system.

What is the form of input the entity will have into the National Planning Framework? What is the process where the Minister and the Entity disagree? Do you have any internal documents assessing this question? Can these be released?

What is the status of advice the Entity provides to "anyone working in the system"? Will this advice be binding, alternatively, will other parts of the system simply have to respond to this advice, or can they ignore it if they wish? Do you have internal documents assessing these questions? Can these be released?

Yours faithfully,

Tim

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Kia ora Tim,

Please find attached notification of extension regarding your below OIA request (reference number OIAD-366).

The Ministry will respond to you as soon as possible, and no later than 20 September.

Ngâ mihi nui

Lachlan

Ministerial Services
Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <[FOI #20195 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2022 11:14 pm
To: OIA <[MFE request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - National Maori Entity

MFE CYBER SECURITY WARNING
This email originated from outside our organisation. Please take extra care when clicking on any links or opening any attachments.

Dear Ministry for the Environment,

In a recent speech at the LGNZ conference, Minister Parker stated,

“[The National Mâori Entity] will have input into the National Planning Framework and have the ability to provide advice to anyone working in the system. It will monitor Te Tiriti performance in the system to assess whether the new system are giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti. It is intended that Mâori will determine membership of the National Mâori Entity. Details on how to do this are currently being worked through.”
…
“Central government will have an oversight and stewardship role, alongside independent bodies such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the proposed national Mâori entity.”

Could I please have all advice the Ministry has provided to the Minister relating to a National Maori Entity, in the last 12 months?

I understand there may be cases where a large briefing went to the Minister containing details relating to RMA reform where only a small amount of this related to the National Maori Entity. Please in these circumstances only provide me with an excerpt from the documents, for example, just a copy and paste of the part that relates to the Entity (rather than the whole document with large parts labeled out of scope).

I am specifically interested to understand what powers this new entity will have. If the new entity identifies an area where it believes the system is not giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti, will it have an advisory role or will the Entity have the power to force other operators within the system to change decisions or plans? Does the Ministry have any internal documents analyzing such questions? Could these please be released to me?

The speech also states that the Entity will be able input into the new National Planning Framework and have the ability to provide advice to anyone working in the system.

What is the form of input the entity will have into the National Planning Framework? What is the process where the Minister and the Entity disagree? Do you have any internal documents assessing this question? Can these be released?

What is the status of advice the Entity provides to "anyone working in the system"? Will this advice be binding, alternatively, will other parts of the system simply have to respond to this advice, or can they ignore it if they wish? Do you have internal documents assessing these questions? Can these be released?

Yours faithfully,

Tim

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #20195 email]

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Kia ora Tim,

Please find attached response to your below request (reference OIAD-366).

Ngâ mihi nui

Ministerial Services
Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <[FOI #20195 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2022 11:14 pm
To: OIA <[MFE request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - National Maori Entity

MFE CYBER SECURITY WARNING
This email originated from outside our organisation. Please take extra care when clicking on any links or opening any attachments.

Dear Ministry for the Environment,

In a recent speech at the LGNZ conference, Minister Parker stated,

“[The National Mâori Entity] will have input into the National Planning Framework and have the ability to provide advice to anyone working in the system. It will monitor Te Tiriti performance in the system to assess whether the new system are giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti. It is intended that Mâori will determine membership of the National Mâori Entity. Details on how to do this are currently being worked through.”
…
“Central government will have an oversight and stewardship role, alongside independent bodies such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the proposed national Mâori entity.”

Could I please have all advice the Ministry has provided to the Minister relating to a National Maori Entity, in the last 12 months?

I understand there may be cases where a large briefing went to the Minister containing details relating to RMA reform where only a small amount of this related to the National Maori Entity. Please in these circumstances only provide me with an excerpt from the documents, for example, just a copy and paste of the part that relates to the Entity (rather than the whole document with large parts labeled out of scope).

I am specifically interested to understand what powers this new entity will have. If the new entity identifies an area where it believes the system is not giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti, will it have an advisory role or will the Entity have the power to force other operators within the system to change decisions or plans? Does the Ministry have any internal documents analyzing such questions? Could these please be released to me?

The speech also states that the Entity will be able input into the new National Planning Framework and have the ability to provide advice to anyone working in the system.

What is the form of input the entity will have into the National Planning Framework? What is the process where the Minister and the Entity disagree? Do you have any internal documents assessing this question? Can these be released?

What is the status of advice the Entity provides to "anyone working in the system"? Will this advice be binding, alternatively, will other parts of the system simply have to respond to this advice, or can they ignore it if they wish? Do you have internal documents assessing these questions? Can these be released?

Yours faithfully,

Tim

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #20195 email]

Is [MFE request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry for the Environment? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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