45 Pipitea Street
Wellington
5 December 2022
Phone 0800 25 78 87
dia.govt.nz
J Bruning
[FYI request #20641 email]
Tēnā koe J Bruning
Your Official Information Act request, reference OIA 22/23–0252
Thank you for your email of 22 September 2022 to the Department of Internal Affairs (the
Department), requesting the fol owing information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act):
Please supply all costs/renumeration paid to strategy and management consultancy
firms and staff for services rendered, including PWC/Deloitte/Boston Consulting
Group/McKinsey concerning information and advice supplied to the DIA from July 1
2018 - July 1 2022.
This is for information relating to Three Waters. This includes the Review and services
endered [sic]
for advice relating to three waters management (such as, but not
restricted to, infrastructure upgrades, the Taumata Arowai – Water Services
Regulator Bil , and the Water Services Bil for safe drinking water and the Water
Services Entities Bill.
Please separate costs by firm and by year.
On
18 October 2022, the Department notified you of an extension in reliance of sections 15A(1)(a)
and 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of
information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations
of the Department. Additional y, consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are
such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time
limit. A decision regarding your request was due to you no later than
5 December 2022.
This letter is to notify you that the Department intends to release the information requested but
requires more time to finalise and prepare the information for release. I anticipate sending the
response to you no later than
19 December 2022.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Act, to seek an investigation and review of this
decision by the Office of the Ombudsman. The postal address of the Office of the Ombudsman is
PO Box 10152, Wellington. Alternatively, you can phone 0800 802 602 or email
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Rashad Saeedi
Manager, Ministerial Services
Three Waters Reform Programme
