Rough Sleepers in Auckland
R S Grant made this Official Information request to Megan Woods
The request was refused by Megan Woods.
From: R S Grant
Dear Megan Woods,
On 2 December 2020 I submitted an OIA request to you as follows:
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On or around 26 April 2020 you stated that:
“Some of the agencies we've been working with, who of course know most of the rough-sleepers in the area, have been trying for years to get some of these people into accommodation. It's during COVID we've managed to achieve that, so we certainly don't want to lose those gains that we've made in really tackling homelessness in New Zealand.”
Please can you provide any information you have assessing the extent to which those gains have, in fact, subsequently been lost in respect of Auckland?
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You refused my request under section 18(g) of the OIA, but indicated that you expected to receive advice during the first quarter of 2022 that would "of course include detail specifically about the outcome of the response in Auckland as per your request".
I trust you have received that advice, and I would therefore like to request that you now provide a response to my earlier request. For the avoidance of doubt, given that you achieved having zero rough sleepers in Auckland during COVID, I would like to know whether those gains were, or were not, lost after the COVID emergency ended.
Yours faithfully,
R S Grant
From: Megan Woods (MIN)
Megan Woods
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Building & Construction | Associate Minister of Finance | MP for Wigram
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From: Megan Woods (MIN)
Megan Woods
Dear R S Grant,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 06 October 2022. You have requested the following
information:
"On 2 December 2020 I submitted an OIA request to you as follows:
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On or around 26 April 2020 you stated that:
“Some of the agencies we've been working with, who of course know most of
the rough-sleepers in the area, have been trying for years to get some of
these people into accommodation. It's during COVID we've managed to
achieve that, so we certainly don't want to lose those gains that we've
made in really tackling homelessness in New Zealand.”
Please can you provide any information you have assessing the extent to
which those gains have, in fact, subsequently been lost in respect of
Auckland?
------------------------------------
You refused my request under section 18(g) of the OIA, but indicated that
you expected to receive advice during the first quarter of 2022 that would
"of course include detail specifically about the outcome of the response
in Auckland as per your request".
I trust you have received that advice, and I would therefore like to
request that you now provide a response to my earlier request. For the
avoidance of doubt, given that you achieved having zero rough sleepers in
Auckland during COVID, I would like to know whether those gains were, or
were not, lost after the COVID emergency ended."
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 04 November 2022, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Housing | Minister of Energy & Resources | Minister for
Building and Construction | Associate Minister of Finance
Phone: 04 817 8705 | Email: [1][Megan Woods request email]
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
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From: Megan Woods (MIN)
Megan Woods
Dear R S Grant,
I am writing in regards to your Official Information Act request received
06 October 2022 (below).
The information requested is not held by us but is believed to be held by
the Te Tūāpapa Kura Kainga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the
Official Information Act 1982 to transfer your request.
You can expect a response from HUD in due course.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Housing | Minister of Energy & Resources | Minister for
Building and Construction | Associate Minister of Finance
Phone: 04 817 8705 | Email: [1][Megan Woods request email]
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
From: Megan Woods (MIN)
Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2022 4:23 PM
To: 'R S Grant' <[FOI #20777 email]>
Subject: OIA22-160: Official Information request - Rough Sleepers in
Auckland
Dear R S Grant,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 06 October 2022. You have requested the following
information:
"On 2 December 2020 I submitted an OIA request to you as follows:
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On or around 26 April 2020 you stated that:
“Some of the agencies we've been working with, who of course know most of
the rough-sleepers in the area, have been trying for years to get some of
these people into accommodation. It's during COVID we've managed to
achieve that, so we certainly don't want to lose those gains that we've
made in really tackling homelessness in New Zealand.”
Please can you provide any information you have assessing the extent to
which those gains have, in fact, subsequently been lost in respect of
Auckland?
------------------------------------
You refused my request under section 18(g) of the OIA, but indicated that
you expected to receive advice during the first quarter of 2022 that would
"of course include detail specifically about the outcome of the response
in Auckland as per your request".
I trust you have received that advice, and I would therefore like to
request that you now provide a response to my earlier request. For the
avoidance of doubt, given that you achieved having zero rough sleepers in
Auckland during COVID, I would like to know whether those gains were, or
were not, lost after the COVID emergency ended."
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 04 November 2022, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Housing | Minister of Energy & Resources | Minister for
Building and Construction | Associate Minister of Finance
Phone: 04 817 8705 | Email: [2][Megan Woods request email]
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
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Tēnā koe R S Grant
Please find attached a response to your request.
Nāku noa, nā
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From: R S Grant
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for your response, however it seems that you did not even attempt to answer the question that I actually asked. For the avoidance of doubt, I did not ask about the various initiatives that the government may or may not have taken to address the homeless issue in Auckland. I asked a very specific question about any information you may have regarding whether the gains that were achieved during the early stages of the pandemic have been lost. If you have not assessed that, and so do not have any such information (despite the Minister having said in response to an earlier request that she expected to receive advice on this) then please state that. Otherwise, please answer the question that I asked rather than providing a response that may as well have been copied and pasted from a briefing document.
Yours sincerely,
R S Grant
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Tçnâ koe
Please find attached the response to your OIA request to Te Tûâpapa Kura
Kâinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
Nâku noa, nâ
Ministerial Services
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