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Dear F.Darren

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 14 February. You have requested the following information:

" I am writing to request copies of all communications, including written correspondence and all types of electronic communications (such as emails, messages, and any other digital formats), between you and your office and members of the Groundswell organisation since your swearing-in as a Minister."

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 14 March, 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. 

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Andrew Hoggard
Minister for Biosecurity
Minister for Food Safety
Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills)
Associate Minister for the Environment

Email: [Andrew Hoggard request email] |  Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
+6448176822
Authorised by Hon Andrew Hoggard, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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Sent: Saturday, 14 February 2026 9:51 PM
To: Andrew Hoggard (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA227 - Official Information request - Communications Request

Dear Andrew Hoggard,

I am writing to request copies of all communications, including written correspondence and all types of electronic communications (such as emails, messages, and any other digital formats), between you and your office and members of the Groundswell organisation since your swearing-in as a Minister.

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Dear F.Darren

 

Thank you for your request submitted under the Official Information Act
1982 seeking the following information:

 

" I am writing to request copies of all communications, including written
correspondence and all types of electronic communications (such as emails,
messages, and any other digital formats), between you and your office and
members of the Groundswell organisation since your swearing-in as a
Minister."

 

As consultations necessary to make a decision on the in-scope information
are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit, I am writing to notify you that the
timeframe to respond to your request is being extended under section
15A(1)(b) of the Act. A decision on your request will now be provided
without undue delay by 14 April, which is an extension of 20 working days.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
our decision on this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act.
The relevant details can be found on the Ombudsman’s website at:
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.

 

Regards

 

[2]A pink and Office of Hon Andrew Hoggard
white emblem
with two women Minister for Biosecurity
holding flags
Description Minister for Food Safety
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills)

Associate Minister for the Environment

 

Email: [3][Andrew Hoggard request email] |  Website:
[4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

[5]+6448176822

Authorised by Hon Andrew Hoggard, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information contained in this email is privileged and
confidential and intended for the addressee only.  If you are not the
intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not
disclose, copy, or make use of its contents.  If received in error, you
are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your
assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal,
or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would
list - date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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3. mailto:[Andrew Hoggard request email]
4. http://www.beehive,govt.nz/
5. file:///tmp/tel:+6448176822
6. https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

Kia ora F.Darren

 

Please see attached a letter from Minister Hoggard in response to your
Official Information Act Request (Office Reference OIA227).

 

Kind regards

[1]A pink and Office of Hon Andrew Hoggard
white emblem
with two women Minister for Biosecurity
holding flags
Description Minister for Food Safety
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills)

Associate Minister for the Environment

 

Email: [2][Andrew Hoggard request email] |  Website:
[3]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

[4]+6448176822

Authorised by Hon Andrew Hoggard, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information contained in this email is privileged and
confidential and intended for the addressee only.  If you are not the
intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not
disclose, copy, or make use of its contents.  If received in error, you
are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your
assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal,
or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would
list - date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[5]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

References

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2. mailto:[Andrew Hoggard request email]
3. http://www.beehive,govt.nz/
4. file:///tmp/tel:+6448176822
5. https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...