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Dear Dan,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 26 November 2024. You have requested the following
information:

 

The following briefings provided to Minister Hoggard in his role as
Minister for Biosecurity:

o AM24-0823 Public Release of Exotic Caulerpa Research and Operational
Reports
o AM24-0889 Biosecurity passenger levy – summary and talking points
o AM24-0899 Progress and Milestones for the Wilding Conifer Programme
o MO24-0436 Greater Wellington Regional Pest Management Plan Operational
Plan 2024/25
o B24-0494 National marine pathway management plan proposal development
o AM24-0834 Biosecurity portfolio priorities update
o AM24-0906 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Update
o B24-0607 Updated negotiation brief for the Foot and Mouth Disease
Operational Agreement
o B24-0606 Mycoplasma bovis compensation payment to [REDACTED] for
repopulation costs
o MO24-0453 Corbicula Waikato 2023 – Actions arising from Biosecurity
Officials Meeting 16 September 2024
o AM24-0961 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Update
o B24-0587 HPAI bird flu readiness campaign
o AM24-0975 Update on gold clam (corbicula) – development of a long-term
plan

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 24 December 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. 

 

Kind regards,

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Hi Dan,

 

Thank you for your email of 26 November 2024 requesting a copy of
Biosecurity briefings provided to my Office. Your request has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The office
reference is OIA086.

 

The Minister has made a decision to release the documents you have
requested, with the below exceptions. Those documents are now being
prepared for release and will be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

The following documents will be withheld in full:

o B24-0606 Mycoplasma bovis compensation payment to [REDACTED] for
repopulation costs

o B24-0607 Updated negotiation brief for the Foot and Mouth Disease
Operational Agreement

 

I apologise for the slight delay. Hope you have a good Christmas and New
Year break.

 

You are advised of your right to raise any concerns with the Office of the
Ombudsman. You can contact the Ombudsman at
[1][email address]

 

Kind regards,

Nick

 

Nick Hanson

Ministerial Advisor | Office of Andrew Hoggard

Minister for Biosecurity | Minister for Food Safety | Associate Minister
of Agriculture | Associate Minister for the Environment
 

DDI: 04 817 9742 | M: 021 854 825

Email: [2][email address]    Website:
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Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Andrew Hoggard, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
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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
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