15 April 2025
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0011436-Andrew P
Andrew P
Email:
[FYI request #30456 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew
Thank you for your email of 18 March 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovafion and Employment
(MBIE) requesfing, under the Official Informafion Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing informafion:
Under the provisions of the Official Informafion Act 1982, I request access to any communicafions, in any
form, between the Energy Department of the Ministry for Business, Innovafion and Employment and
Energy Resources Aotearoa during the period from 17 December 2024 to 17 March 2025. This includes,
but is not limited to, emails, text messages, lefters, meefing minutes, and messages exchanged via
communicafion applicafions such as WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.
I am wrifing to advise you that MBIE wil provide a response but needs to extend the fime available to
answer your request. MBIE’s response will be sent to you no later than 16 May 2025, which is an
extension of 20 working days.
The reason for the extension is that consultafions necessary to make a decision on your request are such
that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original fime limit.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an invesfigafion and review by the Ombudsman of our decision to extend the
fime limit. Informafion about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Zoreen Ali
Manager Ministerial Services
Office of the Deputy Secretary BRM