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Dear James,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Friday, 14^th April 2023. You have requested the following
information:

 

“On the 13th of April the government relaunched its Three Waters policy as
affordable water reforms at a press conference fronted by PM Hipkins and
yourself. It was announced to media present, that the “numbers of the
scheme had been peer reviewed twice.”

Under the OIA please provide the dates the numbers were reviewed and who
they were reviewed by."

 

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any event no later than Monday, 15^th May 2023, 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,

Eva

  The Office
of Hon.
[1]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
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Communities
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Leader of
the House
Private Bag
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Zealand

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: James [mailto:[FOI #22460 email]]
Sent: Friday, 14 April 2023 5:13 PM
To: K McAnulty (MIN) <[Kieran McAnulty request email]>
Subject: OIA071 - Official Information request - Affordable Water Reform

 

Dear Kieran McAnulty,

 

On the 13th of April the government relaunched its Three Waters policy as
affordable water reforms at a press conference fronted by PM Hipkins and
yourself. It was announced to media present, that the “numbers of the
scheme had been peer reviewed twice”.

 

Under the OIA please provide the dates the numbers were reviewed and who
they were reviewed by.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails, phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
concerning Entrenchment under the previous 3 Waters scheme.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails and phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
regarding co governance and/or Māori representation regarding the
Affordable Water Reform.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

James

 

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Dear James,

 

Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982,
received on 14 April 2023. You requested:

 

“Under the OIA please provide the dates the numbers were reviewed and who
they were reviewed by.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails, phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
concerning Entrenchment under the previous 3 Waters scheme.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails and phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
regarding co governance and/or Māori representation regarding the
Affordable Water Reform.”

 

I believe the first part (highlighted) of the information you have
requested is more closely connected to the functions of the Department of
Internal Affairs. Accordingly, I have decided under section 14(b)(ii) of
the Act to transfer this part of your request to the Department.

 

The Department has 20 working days from receipt of this transfer to make a
decision on your request.

 

 

Ngā mihi nui,

Eve

 

  The Office
of Hon.
[1]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
for Rural
Communities
 | Deputy
Leader of
the House
Private Bag
18041 |
Wellington
6160 | New
Zealand

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: James [[2]mailto:[FOI #22460 email]]
Sent: Friday, 14 April 2023 5:13 PM
To: K McAnulty (MIN) <[3][Kieran McAnulty request email]>
Subject: OIA071 - Official Information request - Affordable Water Reform

 

Dear Kieran McAnulty,

 

On the 13th of April the government relaunched its Three Waters policy as
affordable water reforms at a press conference fronted by PM Hipkins and
yourself. It was announced to media present, that the “numbers of the
scheme had been peer reviewed twice”.

 

Under the OIA please provide the dates the numbers were reviewed and who
they were reviewed by.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails, phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
concerning Entrenchment under the previous 3 Waters scheme.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails and phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
regarding co governance and/or Māori representation regarding the
Affordable Water Reform.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

James

 

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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:

[4][FOI #22460 email]

 

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Kia ora James,

 

Please see attached a letter from Hon. Kieran McAnulty, Minister of Local
Government in response to your OIA request dated Friday, 14^th April 2023.

 

Kind regards,

Eva

 

  The Office
of Hon.
[1]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
for Rural
Communities
 | Deputy
Leader of
the House
Private Bag
18041 |
Wellington
6160 | New
Zealand

 

 

 

From: Eve Lucinsky On Behalf Of K McAnulty (MIN)
Sent: Thursday, 27 April 2023 7:42 PM
To: James <[FOI #22460 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA071 - Official Information request - Affordable Water
Reform

 

Dear James,

 

Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982,
received on 14 April 2023. You requested:

 

“Under the OIA please provide the dates the numbers were reviewed and who
they were reviewed by.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails, phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
concerning Entrenchment under the previous 3 Waters scheme.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails and phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
regarding co governance and/or Māori representation regarding the
Affordable Water Reform.”

 

I believe the first part (highlighted) of the information you have
requested is more closely connected to the functions of the Department of
Internal Affairs. Accordingly, I have decided under section 14(b)(ii) of
the Act to transfer this part of your request to the Department.

 

The Department has 20 working days from receipt of this transfer to make a
decision on your request.

 

 

Ngā mihi nui,

Eve

 

  The Office
of Hon.
[2]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
for Rural
Communities
 | Deputy
Leader of
the House
Private Bag
18041 |
Wellington
6160 | New
Zealand

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: James [[3]mailto:[FOI #22460 email]]
Sent: Friday, 14 April 2023 5:13 PM
To: K McAnulty (MIN) <[4][Kieran McAnulty request email]>
Subject: OIA071 - Official Information request - Affordable Water Reform

 

Dear Kieran McAnulty,

 

On the 13th of April the government relaunched its Three Waters policy as
affordable water reforms at a press conference fronted by PM Hipkins and
yourself. It was announced to media present, that the “numbers of the
scheme had been peer reviewed twice”.

 

Under the OIA please provide the dates the numbers were reviewed and who
they were reviewed by.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails, phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
concerning Entrenchment under the previous 3 Waters scheme.

 

Please provide all communications including but not limited to texts,
emails and phone calls between yourself or your office and Minister Mahuta
regarding co governance and/or Māori representation regarding the
Affordable Water Reform.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

James

 

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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:

[5][FOI #22460 email]

 

Is [6][Kieran McAnulty request email] the wrong address for Official
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Tçnâ koe James

 

Please find attached the Department of Internal Affairs’ response to your
request for information.

 

Ngâ mihi | Kind regards

 

Ministerial Services | Water Services Reform Programme

Ue Te Hinâtore | Local Government Branch
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua 

45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [1]www.dia.govt.nz 

 

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