23 January 2024
Barry Murphy
[FYI request #23795 email]
Dear Mr Murphy
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST
I refer to further communications dated 10 September 2023,
As per my email response on August 17,
2023 and follow up phone conversation (https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=8510&d=3L795OqBYe-
W0J6MNB9TaRTacQ9nZ9n-
qoav1zHUaQ&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2eyoutube%2ecom%2fwatch%3fv%3dNxNr0l2GVLw%29 I have
advised that I am working for a number of rate payers and residents and offered for the request to be put
through by another person if you preferred.
Are you saying that if anyone asked for the information they would also be rejected; or its just being rejected
because you have too much work load & because I have too many OIA's?
in relation to your official information request dated 11 August 2023,
I request all documents, emails or
notes that have the keyword "Teitei" in the last 3 years. Due to the substantial amount of work that would be required to research and collate the information
you have requested, we are refusing your request under section 17(f) of the LGOIMA. A search of
RDC emails alone for the last 3 years, returned 3852 containing the word Teitei. Noting that each
recipient and each email in an email chain generates a hit in the search. Allowing for one minute
per email stream to read, review and redact where necessary amounted to 64.2 hours.
We have considered whether charging or extending the timeframe for responding to your request
would help, as required by section 17A of the LGOIMA. However, these options are unlikely to
assist.
We suggest refining your request to a specific topic, this would allow for a more targeted search.
This would be our response to
anyone making the same request.
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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.
With regards to the phone conversation In relation to this request, I ask that you remove the recorded
phone call from youtube. This conversation was recorded without my knowledge.
Yours sincerely
Maggie Flonk
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MANAGER