5 November 2024
Stephanie Smith
[FYI request #28678 email]
Dear Ms Smith
Thank you for your email of 7 October 2024 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities,
requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I request a copy of all teams messages between the Government Relations team
members for the month of October 2023.
On 16 October 2024, you amended your request to be for a copy of the Government
Relations Team chat for the month of October 2023.
I have attached the information requested. I have withheld some details under section
9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons. I have considered the public
interest as required by section 9(1) of the Act and do not consider that the public interest
in making that information available outweighs the reasons for withholding it.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
response. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Kāinga Ora proactively releases our responses to official information
requests where possible. Our response to your request may be published at
https://kaingaora.govt.nz/publications/official-information-requests/ with your personal
information removed.
Yours sincerely
Al Witcombe
Director – Ministerial and Governance Services