15 August 2025
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0015763-Felix Lee
Felix Lee
Email:
[FYI request #31244 email]
Tēnā koe Felix Lee
Thank you for your 7 June 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovafion and Employment (MBIE)
requesfing, under the Official Informafion Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing informafion:
I would like to request all documents related to the HMAS Canberra radar interference incident of
June 4.
On 7 July 2025, MBIE nofified you of an extension to the fimeframe for response unfil 11 August 2025.
MBIE then provided a decision on your request. Please find aftached the documentafion relevant to your
request. We have interpreted “all documents” to include emails. Where emails have been found within
your date range of 4-7 June, the longer email chains have been included.
Please note some informafion has been withheld under the fol owing secfions of the Act:
6(a), to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the
Government of New Zealand;
6(b)(i), to prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on a basis
of confidence by the Government of any other country or any agency of such a Government; and
9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons.
I do not consider that the withholding of this informafion is outweighed by public interest considerafions
in making the informafion available.
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 this decision. Informafion
about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Daniel O’Grady
Manager Radio Spectrum Management Policy and Planning
Communicafions, Infrastructure and Trade
Document schedule
Date
Descripfion/fitle
Withholding
grounds
10/6/2025
Email: Feedback or enquiry from form on the website
9(2)(a)
9/6/2025
Email: FW meefing advice INVPG 1560 Jessie Archer Ful
9(2)(a)
Flavour – Rural broadband being held back by lack of 3GHz
spectrum al ocafion
9/6/2025
Email: FW: HMAS Canberra – Port visit – Wellington, with
6(a), 6(b)(i),
aftachment: Note number ISED/DIP/2025/015
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: 9News digital - disrupfions
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: Re The Guardian media inquiry Australian defence
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: Media enquiry – Radio Spectrum Management
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: Re: Due COB today: Fw Media enquiry Radio
N/A
Spectrum Management
6/6/2025
Email: Re: Update on internet outages
N/A
6/6/2025
Email: Lines for Minister re ship interference to wireless
9(2)(a)
internet services on Wednesday
6/6/2025
Email: Re: media enquiry – nofificafion for Minister
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: RE: Associated Press media query
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: AP query Internet outage
9(2)(a)
6/6/2025
Email: Media query – nofificafion for Minister
9(2)(a)
5/6/2025
Email: Media enquiry – Radio Spectrum Management
9(2)(a)
5/6/2025
Email: FW: Heads-up on proposed MBIE media response
9(2)(a)
5/6/2025
Email: RE: media query – Australian navy ship disrupfing
9(2)(a)
the shared radio spectrum – due 5pm today
5/6/2025
Email: Timeline for Australian warship interference
9(2)(a)
4/6/2025
Email: Re; quick chat re: HMAS Canterbury interference
9(2)(a)
issue