Tēnā koe Letty
 
Thank you for your email received 24 August 2025, under the Official
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details of our staff. Please let us know by 27 August 2025 whether you
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Ministry of Social Development
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Letty Smith
<[1]mailto:[FOI #32111 email]>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2025 4:12 PM
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[2]mailto:[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Use of small desk fans
 
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
 
I am curious as to what rules there are around having a small personal or
desk fan in work places associated with your organisation.
 
Are there any rules?  What are those rules? Who imposed those rules (for
instance, senior leadership team, leaders of a particular site, building
owner)?  Please provide as much detail as possible.
 
Please also set out how many sites associated with your organisation, and
how many employees normally located at those locations.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Letty Smith
 
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Tçnâ koe Letty Smith

 

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request attached to this message.

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

 

Official Information Team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whânau

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Letty Smith <[1][FOI #32111 email]>

Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2025 4:12 PM

To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[2][MSD request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Use of small desk fans

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

I am curious as to what rules there are around having a small personal or
desk fan in work places associated with your organisation.

 

Are there any rules?  What are those rules? Who imposed those rules (for
instance, senior leadership team, leaders of a particular site, building
owner)?  Please provide as much detail as possible.

 

Please also set out how many sites associated with your organisation, and
how many employees normally located at those locations.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Letty Smith

 

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