19 August 2025
OIAD-1698
Logan Cowan
[FYI request #30286 email]
Tēnā koe Logan
Thank you for your email of 28 July 2025 requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) of the Ministry for the Environment (the Ministry):
The Ministry clarify what steps, if any, are being taken to monitor, restrict, or approve
foreign-controlled geoengineering activities in NZ airspace.
The Ministry is not aware of any steps being taken to monitor, restrict, or approve foreign-
controlled geoengineering activities in New Zealand’s airspace.
As the information requested is not held by the Ministry and we have no grounds for
believing that the information is held by another department or interdepartmental venture or
Minister of the Crown or organisation, or by a local authority, we are refusing this request
under section 18(g)(i) of the Act.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Office of the Ombudsman of
my decision relating to this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant
details can be found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Please note that due to the public interest in our work, the Ministry publishes responses to
requests for official information shortly after the response has been sent on our website at:
https://environment.govt.nz/about-us/official-information-act-requests/. If you have any
queries about this, please feel free to contact our Ministerial Services team at:
[email address]. Nāku noa, nā
Glenn Wigley
General Manager – Waste & HSNO Policy
Ministry for the Environment | Manatū Mō Te Taiao
PO Box 10362, Wellington 6143 | Freephone 0800 499 700 | environment.govt.nz
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