Cost and nature of disposal and destruction of National Library books
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From: Michael Pringle
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
I wish to know how the overseas books that form part of the National Library collections are being disposed of. It was announced today that some 500,000 books in public ownership are to be "recycled".
1. what is the exact nature of the destruction? Are the books to be recycled, and if so, please detail the process involved and how the paper and other materials is to be reused.
2. Are the books headed to landfill? Are some of them going to landfill?
3. Releasing the cost of this operation is in the public interest. I wish to know the cost in dollar terms of this destruction of public property.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Pringle
2A Zande Terrace
Tawa
wellington, 5028
From: Heather Mathie
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Michael,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (OIA) request, which is
attached with this email, to the National Library of New Zealand
The National Library will provide its response to your request as soon as
practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 11
July 2025.
Ngā mihi
Heather Mathie (she/her) | Kaitohutohu Business Advisor Office of the
National Librarian National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o
Aotearoa
[1]www.natlib.govt.nz
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