Dear Alex
 
Thank you for your request below for information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA), which we received on 21 May.
 
We acknowledge your request for urgency and this will be considered. 
 
The OIA requires that we respond to your request as soon as possible, and
in any event no later than 19 June, being 20 working days after the day
your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section 15(1)
of the OIA.
 
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.
 
We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.
 
Many thanks
Monique
Government Relations
 
 
 
 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:18 PM
To: GRU Jobs <[2][Kāinga Ora request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Kāinga Ora feedback to Bill
English and Ministers
 
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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,
 
I would like to make an urgent request under the Official Information Act
about the Bill English Kāinga Ora review. Please provide copies of
feedback documents sent to the review panel on the review interim report
and the correspondence provided to ministers on the same day.
 
I am requesting urgency because there is a public interest in Kāinga Ora’s
contribution to the review.
 
The Minister of Housing and MHUD have not been transparent in their
processing of my requests earlier this year and the Ombudsman is
investigating.
 
The Minister and MHUD have previously referred to a future public release,
which was finally made yesterday.  However, not all documents were
released. A document in that release refers to the feedback requested
above but they have not provided those documents.
 
To ensure a balanced debate on the future of the state housing system, it
is important that the public understands the views of our largest state
housing provider.  Please provide these copies as soon as possible but no
later than Monday 27 May 2024.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Alex Olsen
 
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Dear Alex
 
Please see attached response to your request.
 
Regards
Monique
Government Relations
 
 
 
_____________________________________________
From: Kainga Ora Correspondence
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 12:19 PM
To: [FOI #26918 email]
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Kāinga Ora feedback to Bill
English and Ministers
 
 
Dear Alex
 
Thank you for your request below for information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA), which we received on 21 May.
 
We acknowledge your request for urgency and this will be considered. 
 
The OIA requires that we respond to your request as soon as possible, and
in any event no later than 19 June, being 20 working days after the day
your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section 15(1)
of the OIA.
 
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.
 
We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.
 
Many thanks
Monique
Government Relations
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Olsen <[1][FOI #26918 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:18 PM
To: GRU Jobs <[2][Kāinga Ora request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Kāinga Ora feedback to Bill
English and Ministers
 
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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,
 
I would like to make an urgent request under the Official Information Act
about the Bill English Kāinga Ora review. Please provide copies of
feedback documents sent to the review panel on the review interim report
and the correspondence provided to ministers on the same day.
 
I am requesting urgency because there is a public interest in Kāinga Ora’s
contribution to the review.
 
The Minister of Housing and MHUD have not been transparent in their
processing of my requests earlier this year and the Ombudsman is
investigating.
 
The Minister and MHUD have previously referred to a future public release,
which was finally made yesterday.  However, not all documents were
released. A document in that release refers to the feedback requested
above but they have not provided those documents.
 
To ensure a balanced debate on the future of the state housing system, it
is important that the public understands the views of our largest state
housing provider.  Please provide these copies as soon as possible but no
later than Monday 27 May 2024.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Alex Olsen
 
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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