A copy of all reports from Morphum International on methodologies for treatment of weeds in the Auckland Road Corridor
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From: Hana Blackmore
Dear Auckland Council,
At a meeting of Auckland Council's Weed Management Political Advisory Group on 14 June 2022 there was a presentation from Morphum International on assessment of methodologies for treatment of weeds in the Auckland road corridors. Would you please supply:
1. A copy of all reports from Morphum International on this subject both before and after this date.
2. A copy of the Terms of Reference and/or scope of engagement.
3. Cost of this engagement and report(s).
Yours faithfully,
Hana Blackmore
From: Official Information
Auckland Council
Kia ora Hana,
Thank you for your request for information about All reports from Morphum
International.
I have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. This
will be by 07 Septemeber 2023.
If you have further questions please feel free to contact Elaine Tunai-Po
([1][email address]) on 09 301 0101, quoting
reference 8140012364.
Ngā mihi,
The Privacy and LGOIMA team
Auckland Council
From: Hana Blackmore <[FOI #23773 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2023 4:24 PM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - A copy of all reports from Morphum
International on methodologies for treatment of weeds in the Auckland Road
Corridor
Dear Auckland Council,
At a meeting of Auckland Council's Weed Management Political Advisory
Group on 14 June 2022 there was a presentation from Morphum International
on assessment of methodologies for treatment of weeds in the Auckland road
corridors. Would you please supply:
1. A copy of all reports from Morphum International on this subject both
before and after this date.
2. A copy of the Terms of Reference and/or scope of engagement.
3. Cost of this engagement and report(s).
Yours faithfully,
Hana Blackmore
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Response FINAL Blackmore 12364.pdf
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Kia ora Hana
Our response to your request for information is attached. While we have
withheld the information you requested at this time, we will reconsider
this decision should you request this document again in a few months'
time, when it is likely that all reviews and consultations on the report
have been completed.
If you have any questions, please contact me at
[email address].
Ngā mihi
Joanne Kearney
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Privacy & Official Information Team
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From: Hana Blackmore
Dear Auckland Council,
Your response and denial to me on the above request was supplied on September 7 2023.
I trust that all "reviews and consultations on this report" have now been completed and a copy of all the requested reports can now be supplied.
Yours sincerely,
Hana Blackmore
From: Official Information
Auckland Council
Kia ora Hana,
Thank you for your request for information about Reports from Morphum
International.
I have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. This
will be by 13 September 2024.
If you have further questions please feel free to contact Amanda
Pillay ([1][email address]) on 09 301 0101, quoting
reference 8140014385.
Ngā mihi,
The Privacy and LGOIMA team
Auckland Council
From: Hana Blackmore <[FOI #23773 email]>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2024 11:56 AM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information Response -8140012364 - All reports from
Morphum International
Dear Auckland Council,
Your response and denial to me on the above request was supplied on
September 7 2023.
I trust that all "reviews and consultations on this report" have now been
completed and a copy of all the requested reports can now be supplied.
Yours sincerely,
Hana Blackmore
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Final response 8140014385.pdf
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230919 Weed Management Options Analysis Report Redacted.pdf
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Amanda
The Privacy & LGOIMA team
Auckland Council
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From: Hana Blackmore
Dear Auckland Council,
Thank you for supplying the "Options Analysis Report on Weed Management in the Urban Road Corridor" by Morphum Environmental.
You have redacted all costings supplied in this Report, quoting section 7(2)(b)(i ) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. I would respectfully request that you provide me with an unredacted copy with all costings intact.
There is no good reason why the costings should not be released. Indeed, the costings of the different options by Auckland Council was a major reason why the Environment and Climate Change Committee rejected Council’s recommendation of a glyphosate option to its November 2020 meeting, together with the evidence presented at that decision making meeting that an actual operational thermal option was indeed many thousands of dollars cheaper.
As these detailed costings presented at this meeting by Auckland Council are already fully in the public arena - including costings provided in a previous review commissioned by Auckland Council from Price Waterhouse Cooper in 2015 (cited in this Morphum Report) then concealing Council’s latest prices in this Report is unreasonable.
Yours sincerely,
Hana Blackmore
From: Hana Blackmore
Dear Auckland Council,
I wrote to you on the 19 September 2024 requesting an unredacted copy of the "Options Analysis Report on Weed Management in the Urban Road Corridor" by Morphum Environmental.
I have not even received an acknowledgement of my request. Please let me know that this request has been received and advise if you intend to respond.
Yours sincerely,
Hana Blackmore
From: Official Information
Auckland Council
Kia ora Hana
Sorry for not acknowledging your email below and thank you for the
reminder. We did receive your email of 19 September, and we are discussing
your request for the unredacted report with our Parks and Community
Facilities department and will get back to you soon.
Ngā mihi
Joanne Kearney she/her
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From: Hana Blackmore <[FOI #23773 email]>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2024 7:15 AM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Final response - 8140014385 - Reports from Morphum
International
Dear Auckland Council,
I wrote to you on the 19 September 2024 requesting an unredacted copy of
the "Options Analysis Report on Weed Management in the Urban Road
Corridor" by Morphum Environmental.
I have not even received an acknowledgement of my request. Please let me
know that this request has been received and advise if you intend to
respond.
Yours sincerely,
Hana Blackmore
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From: Official Information
Auckland Council
Kia ora Hana
Sorry for not acknowledging you email below and thank you for the
reminder. We did receive your email of 19 September, and we are discussing
your request for the unredacted report with our Parks and Community
Facilities department and will get back to you soon.
Ngā mihi | Kind regards,
Amanda Pillay
Te Hoa Kaipakihi Pārongo Matatapu, Ōkawa hoki | Privacy and Official
Information Business Partner
Te Wheako ā-Kirihoko me ngā Ratonga Matihiko | Customer Experience &
Digital Services
From: Hana Blackmore <[1][FOI #23773 email]>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2024 7:15 AM
To: Official Information <[2][email address]>
Subject: Re: Final response - 8140014385 - Reports from Morphum
International
Dear Auckland Council,
I wrote to you on the 19 September 2024 requesting an unredacted copy of
the "Options Analysis Report on Weed Management in the Urban Road
Corridor" by Morphum Environmental.
I have not even received an acknowledgement of my request. Please let me
know that this request has been received and advise if you intend to
respond.
Yours sincerely,
Hana Blackmore
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