Kia ora Thomas,

Thank you for making an Official Information Request with the Civil Aviation Authority.

You requested:

"Documentation and/or correspondence (including internal communications such as emails) related to the planning, proposal, or introduction of mandatory aviation screening for flights currently exempt from screening requirements."

However, we are unclear on what you mean when you state: " flights currently exempt from screening requirements". Could you please clarify with greater specificity to enable us to respond to your request?? We also require a timeframe for your request (ie July 2025-Dec 2025).

Your original request will need to be clarified or amended to enable us to respond. Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the OIA.

Nga Mihi,

Brett Mercer (he/him)
Resolutions Advisor | Kaitohutohu Whakatau
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Holmes <[FOI #33580 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 22 January 2026 5:06 pm
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Aviation Security Screening

Dear Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand,

I am writing to request the following information under the Official Information Act:
- Documentation and/or correspondence (including internal communications such as emails) related to the planning, proposal, or introduction of mandatory aviation screening for flights currently exempt from screening requirements.

Yours faithfully,

Thomas Holmes

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Kia ora Thomas,

I acknowledge receipt of your official information request to the CAA for the following –

" I am writing to request the following information under the Official Information Act:
- Documentation and/or correspondence (including internal communications such as emails) related to the planning, proposal, or introduction of mandatory aviation screening for flights currently exempt from screening requirements."

Clarified to:

"Currently flights with fewer than 90 seats (30 in ex. Christchurch) are not required to undergo screening.

The timeframe for my request is 11 January 2025 through 22 January 2026."

We received your request on 23/01/2026. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 23 February 2026, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Your request is being handled by the resolutions team. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at [CAA request email] with the reference 26/OIR/156
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be considered.

Nga Mihi,

Resolutions Team | Rōpū Whakatau
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand |Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa |
Email: [email address]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Holmes <[FOI #33580 email]>
Sent: Friday, 23 January 2026 1:34 pm
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Re: 26/OIR/156 Holmes Clarification

Kia ora,

Flights currently exempt from security screening as determined by the "Notice of Direction to Require Screening" as per the Gazetted notice - https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2016-a...

Currently flights with fewer than 90 seats (30 in ex. Christchurch) are not required to undergo screening.

The timeframe for my request is 11 January 2025 through 22 January 2026.

Yours sincerely,

Thomas Holmes

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Kia ora Thomas,

Thank you for making an Official Information Request with the Civil Aviation Authority.

You requested:

"Documentation and/or correspondence (including internal communications such as emails) related to the planning, proposal, or introduction of mandatory aviation screening for flights currently exempt from screening requirements."

However, we are unclear on what you mean when you state: " flights currently exempt from screening requirements". Could you please clarify with greater specificity to enable us to respond to your request?? We also require a timeframe for your request (ie July 2025-Dec 2025).

Your original request will need to be clarified or amended to enable us to respond. Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the OIA.

Nga Mihi,

Brett Mercer (he/him)
Resolutions Advisor | Kaitohutohu Whakatau Privacy is precious PROTECT IT. RESPECT IT Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand |Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa | [mobile number] |Email: [email address]
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