Dear Mr Olsen

 

I refer to your request to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated 19
December 2023, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

 1. Copies of all Cabinet papers, briefing papers and other significant
advice documents held by Kainga Ora discussing the transfer of HNZC
houses to Accessible Properties in Tauranga.
 2. Copies of all Cabinet papers, briefing papers and other significant
advice documents held by Kainga Ora discussing the possible transfer
of HNZC houses in Christchurch to community housing providers.
 3. Copies of all Cabinet papers, briefing papers and other significant
advice documents held by Kainga Ora discussing the expected benefits
or disadvantages of transferring HNZC houses in Tauranga and
Christchurch to  community housing providers.

 

I am requesting documents written between 1 January 2014 and 31 December
2017.

 

You can expect to be notified of the decision on your request by 8
February 2024 at the latest, being 20 working days after the day on which
the request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section 15(1) of
the Act.

 

Please note that in accordance with Act and guidance provided by the
Office of the Ombudsman, this timeframe includes the summer holiday period
from 25 December 2023 to 15 January 2024, in addition to Waitangi Day.

 

If an extension of time is required to make a decision you will be
notified prior to that date in accordance with section 15A of the Act.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Please also note that The Treasury, who took a leading role at the time in
facilitating the social housing transfer process, has useful information
and helpful links on their website at:

 

o [1]https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publication....

 

Yours sincerely

Kāinga Ora

 

   
 
Freephone: 0800 801 601 | Mainline: (04) 439 3000 | Kāinga Ora - Homes and
Communities
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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

 

Under the Official Information Act, I request the following information:

 

1. Copies of all Cabinet papers, briefing papers and other significant
advice documents held by Kainga Ora discussing the transfer of HNZC houses
to Accessible Properties in Tauranga.

2. Copies of all Cabinet papers, briefing papers and other significant
advice documents held by Kainga Ora discussing the possible transfer of
HNZC houses in Christchurch to community housing providers.

3. Copies of all Cabinet papers, briefing papers and other significant
advice documents held by Kainga Ora discussing the expected benefits or
disadvantages of transferring HNZC houses in Tauranga and Christchurch to 
community housing providers.

 

I am requesting documents written between 1 January 2014 and 31 December
2017.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Olsen

 

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