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Beehive Roleplay Online Gaming Community and Fire Emergency New Zealand

Russell N made this Official Information request to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

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From: Russell N

Dear Fire and Emergency New Zealand,

I am a New Zealand Citizen. I live in the Christchurch area.

There was recently an incident regarding the use of intellectual property of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand name and crest in an online gaming community named "Beehive Roleplay". This property is believed to be copyrighted. The gaming community includes the use of emergency vehicles and vehicle liveries from New Zealand Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, St John Ambulance and Wellington Free Ambulance.

I am writing to you under the Official Information Act requesting the following information:

(1). How did Fire and Emergency New Zealand receive information regarding this;
(2). What initial action did Fire and Emergency New Zealand take;
(3). Was there any legal involvement with internal or external parties;
(4). What is the gross amount of money Fire and Emergency New Zealand spent on this matter;
(5). Provide a breakdown of costs involved on this matter, and;
(6). All internal communications (including software such as Microsoft Teams and Emails) on this matter.

I expect this information to be provided within the standard timeframe under the Official Informations Act.

Yours faithfully,

Russell N
Dated 09 August 2024, 10:22pm

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Tēnā koe Russell N  
 
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated 9
August 2024.   

Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as soon as
possible, and no later than 20 working days after the day it was received.
If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you promptly and
provide details regarding any extension required. Should clarification be
necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for additional
information.
             
The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require
these names and contact details. We may need to consult our people before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
require their names and contact details.

Nāku noa, nā
Information Request Team

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Tēnā koe Russell

 

Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
Whakaratonga Iwi.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Information Requests Team

 

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 W: [3]www.fireandemergency.nz

A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters

     Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central

     PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011

 

 

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From: Russell N

Dear Official Information Requests,

Thank you for providing this appendix.

Further to this, I am requesting the following:

(1) Provide the original email (form submission) to NHQ Communications that outlined the issue, redacting any personal information;
(2) Confirmation if an existing member of Fire and Emergency New Zealand made the initial complaint regarding the brand use;
(3) Confirmation if the persons involved with Beehive RP were existing members of Fire and Emergency New Zealand;
(4) All external communications regarding this, such as a copy of any emails or letters sent to Beehive RP;
(5) How many external companies were involved with the legal process of this matter;
(6) Was there liaison with other services such as New Zealand Police and Hato Hone St John on this matter;
(7) What is the total amount of time Fire and Emergency New Zealand spent investigating this matter;
(8) Does Fire and Emergency New Zealand believe that by Beehive RP using this property, it harms the reputation of FENZ?

Yours sincerely,

Russell N
Dated 10 September 2024, 1:00pm

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From: Official Information Requests
Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Tēnā koe Russell N  
 
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated 10
September 2024.   

Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as soon as
possible, and no later than 20 working days after the day it was received.
If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you promptly and
provide details regarding any extension required. Should clarification be
necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for additional
information.
             
The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require
these names and contact details. We may need to consult our people before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
require their names and contact details.

Nāku noa, nā
Information Request Team

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Notice:  This email and any attachments may contain information that may
be subject to an obligation of confidence or the subject of legal
privilege.
If you received it in error:
        1. Please let us know immediately by return email and then delete
the email and your reply.  
        2. You must not use, copy or disclose any of the information
contained in this email.
There is no warranty that this email is error or virus free.
If this is a private communication, it does not represent the views of the
organisation.

References

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1. http://www.facebook.com/fireandemergencynz
2. http://www.youtube.com/fireandemergencynz
3. http://www.twitter.com/FireEmergencyNZ
4. http://www.instagram.com/fireandemergenc...
5. http://www.linkedin.com/company/fireande...
6. http://www.fireandemergency.nz/

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Tēnā koe Russell

 

Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
Whakaratonga Iwi.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Information Requests Team

 

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Logos:FENZ logos _Supplied to FENZ:FENZ Logos png:FENZ Logo_CMYK.png 

 E: [2][FENZ request email]

 W: [3]www.fireandemergency.nz

A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters

     Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central

     PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011

 

 

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Notice:  This email and any attachments may contain information that may
be subject to an obligation of confidence or the subject of legal
privilege.
If you received it in error:
        1. Please let us know immediately by return email and then delete
the email and your reply.  
        2. You must not use, copy or disclose any of the information
contained in this email.
There is no warranty that this email is error or virus free.
If this is a private communication, it does not represent the views of the
organisation.

References

Visible links
2. mailto:[FENZ request email]
3. http://www.fireandemergency.nz/
4. http://www.facebook.com/fireandemergencynz
5. http://www.youtube.com/fireandemergencynz
6. http://www.twitter.com/FireEmergencyNZ
7. http://www.instagram.com/fireandemergenc...
8. http://www.linkedin.com/company/fireande...
9. http://www.fireandemergency.nz/

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