National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Wil is Street
Wel ington Central
Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
21 June 2023
Chris Walker
By email: [FYI request #22892 email]
Tēnā koe Chris
Information Request –Loafers Lodge
I refer to your official information request dated 19 May 2023 asking for the following information.
Can I please request the full SMS incident report for #F3740972, including any information
added after this date, up to the date of the response? Can I also please request ful transcripts
of any internal emails, heads-up messages, or other communications from FENZ to other
agencies (Parliament, NZ Police, Wel ington Free, etc).
Your request for a copy of the SMS Incident Report has been assessed in accordance with the
provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (“OIA”), and a decision has been made to refuse
your request under section 6(c) of the OIA, as the making available of the information would be
likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and
detection of offences, and the right to a fair
trial.
We are advising of an extension to the time limit to make a decision on the outstanding aspects of
your request, until 4 August 2023. The reason for the extension is that your request necessitates a
search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would
unreasonably interfere with our operations. Furthermore, consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response to your request cannot reasonably be
made within the original time limit.
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.
Nāku noa nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests