Stephen Prendergast
Conservation House
18-32 Manners Street
[FYI request #30065 email]
Te Aro, Wellington, 6011
doc.govt.nz
14 March 2025
Ref: OIAD-4911
Tēnā koe Stephen,
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation (the Department), received on 14
February 2025, for the following:
‘In an August 14 2024 email from Anna Atchley there is reference to a document titled
Learnings from the PTL process. Referencing the PTL application for a concession for
Turoa ski field. This request is for that document.’
I have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982 and decided to release
the
‘Learnings from the PTL process’ document (the document) to you in full. This document is
outlined below and accompanies our response as an attachment.
Item
Date
Document description
Decision
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August 2024
Learnings from the PTL process
Released in full
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above, subject to information
being withheld under the following section of the OIA, as applicable:
• free and frank expression under 9(2)(g)(i) – to maintain the effective conduct of public
affairs.
Context
Please note that this is an internal document produced as a continuous improvement exercise
by the Department. It provides an overview of reflections from the operational team about what
went well and what could be improved for future concession applications. Since the document
was produced, further work has been undertaken to address concerns raised about what could
have gone better and further embed practices that did go well.

Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and attached documents may
be published on the Department’s website.
Nāku noa, nā
Stacey Wrenn
Chief Advisor Regulatory Modernisation
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
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