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85 Castle Street
PO Box 341
DUNEDIN
New Zealand
Phone +64 3 474 0709
12 September 2025
Bobby Marx
Tēnā koe Bobby
Information Request – OIA-F4288117 - Knox College Northeast Valley
Thank you for your information request dated 11 September 2025 asking for the SMS Incident
Report relating to a fire at OIA-F4288117 - Knox College Northeast Valley
.
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), we enclose the SMS
Incident Report (SMS Report). Some personal information has been withheld to protect the
privacy of natural persons under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA. We do not consider that there is a
public interest in the release of the information which outweighs withholding it. We have redacted
the names of the firefighters who attended this incident. However, if you want their names, please
let us know. We may need to consult with the individuals concerned, which may take some time.
Please note the SMS Report provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s
electronic station management system. In SMS Reports, ‘Notifications’ and ‘Message Log’ fields
are reported in real time as fire crews and our communication centres communicate with each
other during the incident. They are not the official final records of incidents but word for word
transcripts of ‘live’ situations as they occur. They may contain spel ing errors or commonly used
abbreviations.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa nā
Steve Townsend
Business Services Manager
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