1 October 2024
C. Bennett
[FYI request #28291 email]
NGOIA021
Dear C. Bennett
Thank you for your email of 3 September 2024 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Under the official information act, can I request a copy of the briefings and advice referred to
in your answer to WPQ 47952 (2024):
• Interview with Rural News - 29 July 2024 • Meeting with Ian Proudfoot (KPMG) - 31 July
2024 • MPI & VIP attendees at Canterbury West Coast Wood Council 2024 Forestry Industry
Awards - 31 July 2024 • Vegetable production and industry allocation under the Emissions
Trading Scheme - 1 August 2024 • Letter to Horticulture Industry Stakeholders - 2 August
2024 • Response to media query - 2 August 2024
Six documents have been found to be within scope of your request and five are released to you.
Some information has been withheld under the following sections of the Act:
Section of the Act Reason to withhold
9(2)(a)
To protect the privacy of natural persons.
9(2)(g)(i)
To maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or
members of an organisation or officers and employees of any department
or organisation in the course of their duty
The documents are detailed in the attached document schedule in
Annex One. One document is
withheld in full under section 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act.
In terms of section 9(1) of the Act, I am satisfied that, in the circumstances, the decision to withhold
information under section 9 of the Act is not outweighed by other considerations that render it
desirable to make the information available in the public interest.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by the Ombudsman, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the Ombudsman’s
website at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
Yours sincerely
Hon Nicola Grigg
Associate Minister of Agriculture
Annex One: Document schedule
Date
Document
Section of the
Act applied
1 29 July 2024
AM24-0745 Interview with Rural News
9(2)(a)
9(2)(g)(i)
2 31 July 2024
AM24-0729 Meeting with Ian Proudfoot (KPMG)
9(2)(a)
9(2)(g)(i)
3 31 July 2024
MO24-0388 MPI & VIP attendees at Canterbury N/A
West Coast Wood Council 2024 Forestry Industry
Awards
4 1 August 2024
AM24-0743 Vegetable production and industry 9(2)(g)(i)
allocation under the Emissions Trade Scheme
5 2 August 2024
AM24-0737 Letter to Horticulture Stakeholders
6 2 August 2024
AM24-0760 Response to media query from 9(2)(g)(i) in full
Ashburton Guardian
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