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Dear Dan,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 24/06/2024, in which you requested the following information:

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Kind regards,

Noemi Leinfellner
Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Reception: 04 817 6804
Email: [email address] Website: www.beehive.govt.nz
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 2:58 PM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA24-249 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Simeon Brown,

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Yours faithfully,
Dan

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Dear Dan,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 23/06/2024, in which you requested the following information:

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Some of the information requested is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the Treasury. Therefore your request has been partially transferred to the Treasury for a response under Section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 2:58 PM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA24-271 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Simeon Brown,

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Yours faithfully,
Dan

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Dan

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which
was partially transferred to Treasury from the Minister of Transport on 17
July 2024 seeking:-

 

                all official advice from Treasury received by Minister
Brown during his term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

 

A response will be provided in accordance with the Act (please see the
Office of the Ombudsman Website for more details –
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/).

 

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(OIA) request. When you are provided with a response to this request, you
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published. If the Treasury does publish the response to your OIA request,
personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed. This publication process does not apply to extension letters or
transfers.

 

Thanks
Nat

 

 

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Dear Dan,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received Sunday 23 June 2024, in which you requested the following information:

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

This email is to advise that we are extending the timeframe for responding to your request, in line with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, due to the consultations required to provide a response.

The new deadline for responding will be Monday 29 July, although we will endeavour to provide a response before this date.

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to refer this response to the Ombudsman for review. You can find more information about this by emailing [email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 2:03 PM
To: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Cc: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA24-271 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Dan,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 23/06/2024, in which you requested the following information:

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Some of the information requested is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the Treasury. Therefore your request has been partially transferred to the Treasury for a response under Section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 2:58 PM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA24-271 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Simeon Brown,

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Yours faithfully,
Dan

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Dear Dan,

Please see attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 4:55 PM
To: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA24-271 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Dan,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received Sunday 23 June 2024, in which you requested the following information:

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

This email is to advise that we are extending the timeframe for responding to your request, in line with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, due to the consultations required to provide a response.

The new deadline for responding will be Monday 29 July, although we will endeavour to provide a response before this date.

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to refer this response to the Ombudsman for review. You can find more information about this by emailing [email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 2:03 PM
To: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Cc: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA24-271 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Dan,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 23/06/2024, in which you requested the following information:

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Some of the information requested is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the Treasury. Therefore your request has been partially transferred to the Treasury for a response under Section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Moskovitz <[FOI #27335 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 2:58 PM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA24-271 | Official Information request - Official advice regarding the interislander

Dear Simeon Brown,

I request all official advice received during your term in office regarding the Interislander ferry service.

Yours faithfully,
Dan

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Dan

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Kind regards,

Nat

 

 

Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ôhanga – The Treasury

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