15 June 2023
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Peter Brown
fyi-request-22864-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Peter
OIA request 22/23 0875 Request for information relating to the Latitude Finance 2023 hack
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 20 May 2023.
You requested –
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All textual electronic communications between Latitude Financial Services/Latitude
Group and DIA, as they are, not in summary form where they could be distorted.
•
All electronic communications within DIA regarding communications to the media about
the 'hack', in the form that they are held, not in summary form.
•
All records held regarding meetings since 1 March 2023 between DIA and Latitude
Financial Services/Latitude Group.
This letter is to advise that the response to your request is being extended by two weeks
pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the Act; 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. Our office will therefore provide its final response no later than 3 July 2023.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Kate Raggett
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations