10 November 2025
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Te Okiwa Maclean
[FYI request #32543 email] Tēnā koe Te Okiwa
Thank you for your emails of 10 and 13 October 2025 to the Ministry for the Environment
(the Ministry), requesting documents under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
I am writing to notify you that the Ministry is extending the timeframe for its response to your
request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision
on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit.
We wil now respond to your request on, if not before, 2 December 2025, which is an
extension of 15 working days.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision to
extend this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be
found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Nāku noa, nā
Lachlan Brown
Team Leader – Official Information and Proactive Release
Ministry for the Environment | Manatū Mō Te Taiao
PO Box 10362, Wellington 6143 | Freephone 0800 499 700 | environment.govt.nz
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