6 October 2023
REF: OIA 84664
Craig Innes
Email: [FYI request #24004 email]
Tēnā koe Craig
Request for Official Information: Refusal due to publicly available information
Thank you for your correspondence of 12 September 2023 requesting the fol owing under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“Please provide all GIS data relating to the Marine and Coastal Area Register as described below:
https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linz.govt.nz%2Four-
work%2Fmaori-and-iwi-development%2Fmarine-and-coastal-area-
register&data=05%7C01%7Cministerialsupport%40linz.govt.nz%7C3321fc95a1674cfca8fe08dba9c5f
bbd%7C2134e9617e384c34a22b10da5466b725%7C0%7C0%7C638290441090104975%7CUnknown%
7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%
7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0K6muzfA73NWnYMtKmCB2gumoDAjAg9CIpxHus3C15E%3D&reserve
d=0”
This information is publicly available via the links below, therefore we are refusing the request under
section 18(d) of the OIA: the information requested is or will soon be publicly available.
The information you have requested can be found at:
https://takutai-moana-data-portal-maca-nds.hub.arcgis.com/ -- For Customary Marine Title areas as
recognised under the Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019
https://data.linz.govt.nz/ -- For Customary Marine Title areas as recognised under the Takutai Moana Act
2011 by the High Court
When Te Arawhiti acknowledged receipt of your OIA request, we advised we may proactively release your
OIA response on our website. On further consideration, we can advise that the OIA request and our
response wil not be published on our website.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about this process is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or phone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Jo Taite
Director, Te Kāhui Takutai Moana