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Ngā mihi,

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Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McCashin [mailto:[FOI #20696 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 29 September 2022 3:55 PM
To: J Ardern (MIN) <[Jacinda Ardern request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - California & NZ Global Climate Leadership

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

Hope you had a nice global trip - did you manage to get around California? A few nice tent cities to see?

Can you please provide a copy of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the NZ Government and the EPA of the State of California

Can you also provide

- Legislative authority by which the MOC was entered into
- Cost / Benefit analysis associated with the MOC
- Analysis of the MOC and reports and recommendations associated with partnering with California
- Unintended consequences on New Zealanders - poverty?

By way of background information associated with California is the PM wanting to partner with a state with the following statistics

- Highest gas tax, sales and income (actually that does mirror NZ)
- Highest inequality
- Worst public schools
- Over regulation seeing business leaving in droves
- Cut offs of water seen land jobs decimated (three waters anyone)
- High unemployment
- Rolling black outs
- Unable to service power grid yet recommending electric cars
- Over regulation of housing contributing to housing crisis
- Annual net loss in people (they generally move to Red States where central and local government stay out of peoples lives to an extent and taxes are low)

That is just a small list, I guess you would only partner with California if you were wanting this for New Zealand. Look forward

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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Ngā mihi,

 

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Office of the Prime Minister

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Kia ora Chris Mccashin,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received on
14/10/2022.

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Kia ora Chris,

 

Please find attached information regarding your Official Information Act
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Ngâ mihi nui

Ministerial Services Team

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-----Original Message-----

From: Chris McCashin
[[10]mailto:[FOI #20696 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 29 September 2022 3:55 PM

To: J Ardern (MIN) <[11][Jacinda Ardern request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - California & NZ Global Climate
Leadership

 

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

 

Hope you had a nice global trip - did you manage to get around California?
A few nice tent cities to see?

 

Can you please provide a copy of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the
NZ Government and the EPA of the State of California

 

Can you also provide

 

- Legislative authority by which the MOC was entered into

- Cost / Benefit analysis associated with the MOC

- Analysis of the MOC and reports and recommendations associated with
partnering with California

- Unintended consequences on New Zealanders - poverty?

 

By way of background information associated with California is the PM
wanting to partner with a state with the following statistics

 

- Highest gas tax, sales and income (actually that does mirror NZ)

- Highest inequality

- Worst public schools

- Over regulation seeing business leaving in droves

- Cut offs of water seen land jobs decimated (three waters anyone)

- High unemployment

- Rolling black outs

- Unable to service power grid yet recommending electric cars

- Over regulation of housing contributing to housing crisis

- Annual net loss in people (they generally move to Red States where
central and local government stay out of peoples lives to an extent and
taxes are low)

 

That is just a small list, I guess you would only partner with California
if you were wanting this for New Zealand.  Look forward

 

Yours faithfully,

Chris

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Chris McCashin

 

Thank you for your OIA request which was transferred from the Ministry for
the Environment on 27 October 2022 for:

Can you please provide a copy of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the
NZ Government and the EPA of the State of California.

Can you also provide:

- Legislative authority by which the MOC was entered into

- Cost / Benefit analysis associated with the MOC

- Analysis of the MOC and reports and recommendations associated with
partnering with California

- Unintended consequences on New Zealanders - poverty?

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

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redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

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New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

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Kia ora Chris McCashin

 

I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise
that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to you by 15
working days, to 15 December 2022. This is because consultations necessary
to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of
the OIA refers).

 

However, if this process is completed before 15 December 2022 the response
will be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at:
[1]DM‑[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Chris McCashin
[[3]mailto:[FOI #20696 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 29 September 2022 3:55 PM

To: J Ardern (MIN) <[4][Jacinda Ardern request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - California & NZ Global Climate
Leadership

 

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

 

Hope you had a nice global trip - did you manage to get around California?
A few nice tent cities to see?

 

Can you please provide a copy of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the
NZ Government and the EPA of the State of California

 

Can you also provide

 

- Legislative authority by which the MOC was entered into

- Cost / Benefit analysis associated with the MOC

- Analysis of the MOC and reports and recommendations associated with
partnering with California

- Unintended consequences on New Zealanders - poverty?

 

By way of background information associated with California is the PM
wanting to partner with a state with the following statistics

 

- Highest gas tax, sales and income (actually that does mirror NZ)

- Highest inequality

- Worst public schools

- Over regulation seeing business leaving in droves

- Cut offs of water seen land jobs decimated (three waters anyone)

- High unemployment

- Rolling black outs

- Unable to service power grid yet recommending electric cars

- Over regulation of housing contributing to housing crisis

- Annual net loss in people (they generally move to Red States where
central and local government stay out of peoples lives to an extent and
taxes are low)

 

That is just a small list, I guess you would only partner with California
if you were wanting this for New Zealand.  Look forward

 

Yours faithfully,

Chris

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Chris McCashin

 

Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

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Subject: OIA 28377 Chris McCashin - extension required

 

[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Chris McCashin

 

I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise
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Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division
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-----Original Message-----

From: Chris McCashin
[[6]mailto:[FOI #20696 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 29 September 2022 3:55 PM

To: J Ardern (MIN) <[7][Jacinda Ardern request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - California & NZ Global Climate
Leadership

 

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

 

Hope you had a nice global trip - did you manage to get around California?
A few nice tent cities to see?

 

Can you please provide a copy of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the
NZ Government and the EPA of the State of California

 

Can you also provide

 

- Legislative authority by which the MOC was entered into

- Cost / Benefit analysis associated with the MOC

- Analysis of the MOC and reports and recommendations associated with
partnering with California

- Unintended consequences on New Zealanders - poverty?

 

By way of background information associated with California is the PM
wanting to partner with a state with the following statistics

 

- Highest gas tax, sales and income (actually that does mirror NZ)

- Highest inequality

- Worst public schools

- Over regulation seeing business leaving in droves

- Cut offs of water seen land jobs decimated (three waters anyone)

- High unemployment

- Rolling black outs

- Unable to service power grid yet recommending electric cars

- Over regulation of housing contributing to housing crisis

- Annual net loss in people (they generally move to Red States where
central and local government stay out of peoples lives to an extent and
taxes are low)

 

That is just a small list, I guess you would only partner with California
if you were wanting this for New Zealand.  Look forward

 

Yours faithfully,

Chris

 

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