From:
Wes Patrick
To:
Anne Haira; Kim Ramakers
Cc:
Lorena Stephen; Simon Ingram
Subject:
ASAP - Variation to the Lake Tarawera Project
Date:
Friday, 27 June 2025 7:13:00 am
Attachments:
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Hi Anne and Kim,
This Lake Tarawera variation is ready for your review and signature.
We’ll be sending it through to RLC this morning for their review and signature. Given
the urgency to have this finalised by Monday, we’re aiming to get signatures from
both you and RLC at the same time.
Document name
Variation to the Lake Tarawera Project – time only extension
and number
For endorsement: COVER SHEET - FIF1021 Variations (2)
for PIE DepSec.docx
Link
For review only: FIF1021 - Variation (2) to deed of
funding.docx
Review or sign out? Review – DFA sits with Anne Haira
Purpose
Seeking your approval to vary the Lake Tarawera project, which
is funded under the Freshwater Improvement Fund.
Manager approval
Wes Patrick, on 26 June 2025
General Manager
Lorena Stephen, on 27 June 2025
approval
Preferred date for
As soon as possible, given today’s announcements and the end
Dep Sec
date of 30 June for the current deed.
review/sign out
Final due date
27 June 2025
Who is it going to?
Anne Haira
Number of pages?
3 pages coversheet, 3 pages variation document
How long will it take 10 minutes
to review?
Drafter/contact
Simon Ingram and Wes Patrick
Additional
Best practice is to vary the contract prior to it ending, which may
not be possible given the timelines. Thus the urgency with
comments
approvals.
Thanks,
Wes
Wes Patrick, PhD (he/him)
Manager, Environmental Investments
Partnerships and Investments Business Unit
Ministry for the Environment | Manatū Mō Te Taiao
022 646 7958 | [email address] | mfe.govt.nz
Ministry staff work flexibly by default. For me, this means you may receive an email from me outside of usual working
hours – this works for me. Please respond at a time that is convenient for you.
From: Wes Patrick
Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:22 am
To: Lorena Stephen <[email address]>; Josie Hicks <[email address]>; Kim
Ramakers <[email address]>
Cc: Josie Hicks <[email address]>; Kim Ramakers <[email address]>
Subject: ASAP - Variation to the Lake Tarawera Project
Hi Lorena, Josie, and Kim,
Josie – will you line up a time slot for Lorena to review today, sooner the better.
Kim – will you please line up a time slot for Anne to review and approve for tomorrow.
Lorena, for your endorsement:
Document
name and
Variation to the Lake Tarawera Project – time only extension
number
For endorsement: COVER SHEET - FIF1021 Variations (2) for
Link
PIE DepSec.docx
For review only: FIF1021 - Variation (2) to deed of funding.docx
Review or sign Review – DFA sits with Anne Haira
out?
Purpose
Seeking your endorsement to vary the Lake Tarawera project, which
is funded under the Freshwater Improvement Fund.
Manager
Wes Patrick, on 26 June 2025
approval
General
Manager
approval
Preferred date As soon as possible, so that the variation document can be shared
for Dep Sec
with RLC prior to 30 June.
review/sign out
Final due date 27 June 2025
Who is it going Anne Haira
to?
Number of
3 pages coversheet, 3 pages variation document
pages?
How long will it 10 minutes
take to review?
Drafter/contact Simon Ingram and Wes Patrick
Best practice is to vary the contract prior to it ending, which may not
Additional
be possible given the timelines. Thus the urgency with approvals,
comments
otherwise the variation will be retro-active once RLC has counter-
signed.
Thanks,
Wes
Wes Patrick, PhD (he/him)
Manager, Environmental Investments
Partnerships and Investments Business Unit
Ministry for the Environment | Manatū Mō Te Taiao
022 646 7958 | [email address] | mfe.govt.nz
Ministry staff work flexibly by default. For me, this means you may receive an email from me outside of usual working
hours – this works for me. Please respond at a time that is convenient for you.
