Tēnā koe,

Thank you for contacting us. Your request has been logged under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any case no
later than within 20 working days.  

You can also call us freephone 0800 932 463. Please quote Request No.
OIA241117 if you require any further information.

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matter, you can reply to this email.

Ngā mihi,

Whangarei District Council

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Tēnā koe James H, 

 

I refer to your request of 29 February 2024, for the following
information:

 

1. Letters sent or received between Minister Simeon Brown and the Mayor of
Whangarei between 1 January 2024 and 29 February 2024.

 

2. Text messages (SMS, Whatsapp or Signal) sent or received between
Minister Simeon Brown and the Mayor of Whangarei between 1 January 2024
and 29 February 2024.

 

Your request was referred to Council’s Democracy and Assurance Department,
this includes the Mayoral Office, for consideration.  They have provided
the following files/Please find attached:

 

OIA241117 – Correspondence HWM Cocurullo and Minister Browne 1 Jan 24-29
Feb24.pdf

OIA241117 – Screenshot_text_messages-HWM Cocurullo and Minister Browne.jpg

 

The documentation attached represents our best efforts to locate material
relevant to your request. However, the search process is by no means an
exact science it is possible that there may be other items of relevance
that have been unintentionally missed in the search. 

 

I hope this information is of some assistance in responding to your
request. If you believe we have not responded appropriately to your
request, you have the right by way of complaint, under section 27(3) of
the Act, to apply to the Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review of
the decision. 

 

Nga Mihi

Emily

Emily Thompson she/ her ([1]why share pronouns?)

Manager – Democracy and Assurance

Whangarei District Council | Te Iwitahi, 9 Rust Avenue | Private Bag 9023,
Te Mai, Whangārei 0143

P 09 430 4200 |  [2]www.wdc.govt.nz

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