Good afternoon Mr French

 

Thank you for your recent request regarding  made under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA).  We hereby
acknowledge receipt of your request and will proceed with the necessary
actions to address it promptly.

 

Please note that we will endeavor to respond to your request as soon as
possible and no later than 11 November 2024 following the statutory
timeframe of 20 working days* after the day your request was received,
as prescribed by LGOIMA. Should any additional information or
clarification be required, we will contact you accordingly.

* The response date shown takes into account Labour Day (28 October
2024). 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you
of an extension of that timeframe.  We appreciate your patience and
understanding as we work to fulfill your request.

Pro-active Release Privacy
Please note that as well as In order to protect the privacy of
responding directly to you, Waitaki individuals, we will not generally
District Council may also choose to publish information specific to an
release responses to requests for individual or their property, or
information on the council information that identifies
website. Information requested by the individual requesters.
media, from public sector
organisations and MPs will always be
published.

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which
explains how Requests for Information are dealt
with: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [2]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
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From: Mr French <[FOI #28729 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2024 1:01 PM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence regarding
Fluoridation

 

[7][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
content is safe.

Dear Waitaki District Council,

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between Mayor Gary Kircher and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between CEO Alex Parmley and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Yours faithfully,

Mr French

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[8][FOI #28729 email]

Is [9][Waitaki District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Waitaki District Council? If so, please contact us using this
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[10]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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page.

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Kia ora Mr French

 

We refer to your official information request dated 11 October 2024 for
Correspondence regarding Fluoridation.

 

You requested the below information:

 

“Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between Mayor Gary Kircher and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between CEO Alex Parmley and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.”

 

The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act requires that
we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working
days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be
possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify
you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to Wednesday the
20th of November 2024. See section [1]Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 No 174 (as at 23 December 2023), Public
Act – New Zealand Legislation.

 

This extension is necessary because your request has necessitated an email
search that needs to be collated and reviewed internally and externally
with the Ministry of Health. Therefore, a proper response cannot be made
within the original time limit.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact at [3][Waitaki District Council request email]. 

 

Kind regards

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [4]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
Council Let's Talk ...
Private Bag 50058 [5][IMG] [6][IMG] [7][IMG] [8][IMG] 
Oamaru
Waitaki District
Otago 9444
New Zealand
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is prohibited. If you received this in error please contact the sender and
destroy any copies of this information.

 

From: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Sent: Friday, 11 October 2024 4:34 pm
To: Mr French <[FOI #28729 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement: Correspondence regarding Fluoridation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good afternoon Mr French

 

Thank you for your recent request regarding  made under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA).  We hereby
acknowledge receipt of your request and will proceed with the necessary
actions to address it promptly.

 

Please note that we will endeavor to respond to your request as soon as
possible and no later than 11 November 2024 following the statutory
timeframe of 20 working days* after the day your request was received,
as prescribed by LGOIMA. Should any additional information or
clarification be required, we will contact you accordingly.

* The response date shown takes into account Labour Day (28 October
2024). 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you
of an extension of that timeframe.  We appreciate your patience and
understanding as we work to fulfill your request.

Pro-active Release Privacy
Please note that as well as In order to protect the privacy of
responding directly to you, Waitaki individuals, we will not generally
District Council may also choose to publish information specific to an
release responses to requests for individual or their property, or
information on the council information that identifies
website. Information requested by the individual requesters.
media, from public sector
organisations and MPs will always be
published.

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which
explains how Requests for Information are dealt
with: [9]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [10]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
Council Let's Talk ...
Private Bag 50058 [11][IMG] [12][IMG] [13][IMG] [14][IMG] 
Oamaru
Waitaki District
Otago 9444
New Zealand
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the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
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this information by persons or entities other than the intended
recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error please contact
the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

From: Mr French <[15][FOI #28729 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2024 1:01 PM
To: Lgoima <[16][Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence regarding
Fluoridation

 

[17][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
content is safe.

Dear Waitaki District Council,

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between Mayor Gary Kircher and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between CEO Alex Parmley and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Yours faithfully,

Mr French

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[18][FOI #28729 email]

Is [19][Waitaki District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Waitaki District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[20]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[21]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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[1]LGOIMA Final Response.PNG

Kia ora Mr French

I refer to your Official Information request dated OIA-1453
Correspondence regarding Fluoridation.

You requested the information below:

“Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between Mayor Gary Kircher and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between CEO Alex Parmley and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.”

Council Officers have reviewed your request and have collated the
information in the attached pdf “Communications regarding Fluoridation”
document and following links:

[2]fluoridation-and-ministry-of-health.pdf

 

[3]Director General of Health confirms fluoridation for Ōamaru | Waitaki
District Council

Please note:

o To provide this information we complete an email search using
keywords.  We endeavour to obtain all the information for a request,
but this search may not find every email related to the search.

o Redactions have been made pursuant to P11 Privacy Act and S7(2)(a)
LGOIMA to which we must ‘protect the privacy of natural person(s)’.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which
explains how Requests for Information are dealt
with: [4]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

Pro-active Release Privacy
Please note that as well as In order to protect the privacy of
responding directly to you, Waitaki individuals, we will not generally
District Council may also choose to publish information specific to an
release responses to requests for individual or their property, or
information on the council information that identifies
website. Information requested by individual requesters.
the media, from public sector
organisations and MPs will always
be published.

We also have information on our website about Fluoridation: 

[5]Fluoridation Requirement | Waitaki District Council

[6]Fluoridation Information | Waitaki District Council

There are also Fluoridation requests for information under the Lgoima
Act.  Under the heading Council services and assets:
[7]LGOIMA Public Release Responses | Waitaki District Council

If you wish to discuss this information with us, please feel free to
contact us: [8][Waitaki District Council request email]

Sincerely,

 

 

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [9]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
Council Let's Talk ...
Private Bag 50058 [10][IMG] [11][IMG] [12][IMG] [13][IMG] 
Oamaru
Waitaki District
Otago 9444
New Zealand
The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for
the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon
this information by persons or entities other than the intended
recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error please contact
the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

Kia ora Mr French

I refer to your Official Information request dated 11 October 2024
regarding Correspondence regarding Fluoridation.

You requested the information below:

“Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between Mayor Gary Kircher and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between CEO Alex Parmley and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.”

Council Officers have reviewed your request and have collated the answers
in the attached pdf document and following link:

[14]fluoridation-and-ministry-of-health.pdf

 

[15]Director General of Health confirms fluoridation for Ōamaru | Waitaki
District Council

Please note: To provide this information we complete an email search using
keywords.  We endeavour to obtain all the information for a request, but
this search may not find every email related to the search.

o Redactions have been made pursuant to P11 Privacy Act and S7(2)(a)
LGOIMA to which we must ‘protect the privacy of natural person(s)’.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.

Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[16]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

We also have information on our website about Fluoridation: 

[17]Fluoridation Requirement | Waitaki District Council

[18]Fluoridation Information | Waitaki District Council

There are also Fluoridation requests for information under the Lgoima
Act.  Under the heading Council services and assets:
[19]LGOIMA Public Release Responses | Waitaki District Council

If you wish to discuss this information with us, please feel free to
contact us: [20][Waitaki District Council request email]

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

From: Mr French <[21][FOI #28729 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2024 1:01 PM
To: Lgoima <[22][Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence regarding
Fluoridation

 

[23][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
content is safe.

Dear Waitaki District Council,

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between Mayor Gary Kircher and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Please provide copies or other records of all correspondence (written,
verbal and electronic) regarding fluoridation of Waitaki's water supply,
between CEO Alex Parmley and the Ministry of Health and/or the
Director-General of Health and/or the Minister of Health since January
2022.

Yours faithfully,

Mr French

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[24][FOI #28729 email]

Is [25][Waitaki District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Waitaki District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[26]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[27]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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[1]LGOIMA Final Response.PNG

Kia ora

I refer to your Official Information request dated 29 November 2024
regarding Correspondence regarding Fluoridation.

You requested the below information:

‘In the correspondence provided, the Director-General of Heath, Dr
Sarfati, referred in her letter to CEO Alex Parmley dated 5 July 2024
(page 17 of the documents provided) to an email from Mr Parmley dated 2
July’

This email has not been included in the documents provided. As part of
my LGOIMA request, could you provide a copy of this email and any
attachments.

Council Officers have reviewed your request and have collated the
answers in red below and attached.

We apologies this was missed during the email search for applicable
correspondence. Emails searches often pull 100s of emails that we need
to go through to find the correct information. Sometimes we may miss
something. Thank you for getting back to us promptly in order for us to
rectify the situation.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.

Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

If you wish to discuss this information with us, please feel free to
contact [3][Waitaki District Council request email]

 

Pro-active Release Privacy
Please note that as well as In order to protect the privacy of
responding directly to you, Waitaki individuals, we will not generally
District Council may also choose to publish information specific to an
release responses to requests for individual or their property, or
information on the council information that identifies
website. Information requested by individual requesters.
the media, from public sector
organisations and MPs will always
be published.

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which
explains how Requests for Information are dealt
with: [4]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

Sincerely,

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [5]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
Council Let's Talk ...
Private Bag 50058 [6][IMG] [7][IMG] [8][IMG] [9][IMG] 
Oamaru
Waitaki District
Otago 9444
New Zealand
The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for
the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon
this information by persons or entities other than the intended
recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error please contact
the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

 

From: Mr French <[FOI #28729 email]>
Sent: Friday, 29 November 2024 12:55 pm
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Response: OIA-1453 Correspondence regarding Fluoridation

 

[10][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
content is safe.

Dear WDC Information Management Team

Thank you for the documentation provided on 19 November 2024 in response
to my LGOIMA request.

In the correspondence provided, the Director-General of Heath, Dr Sarfati,
referred in her letter to CEO Alex Parmley dated 5 July 2024 (page 17 of
the documents provided) to an email from Mr Parmley dated 2 July.

This email has not been included in the documents provided. As part of my
LGOIMA request, could you provide a copy of this email and any
attachments.

Yours sincerely,

Mr French

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