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OIA26-CB020

 

Dear David,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 23^rd of February 2026.  You have requested the
following information:

 

" Please provide all updates and briefings (including memo's, reports,
dashboards, emails, text messages etc) received by you or your office
(including advisers and private secretaries) relating to the 30 vacant
homes at Wellesley Road in Napier."

 

We received your request on 23/02/2026.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
23/03/2026, 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.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport |

Associate Minister of Finance | Associate Minister for Sport & Recreation
| Leader of the House | MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3

Email: [1][Chris Bishop request email]   Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

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Dear David,

 

I am writing with a question regarding your Official Information Act
request dated the 23rd of February 2026. 

 

Your request, as currently framed, needs to be clarified to enable us to
respond.

Your request could be interpreted as either:

 1. All information held regarding the site both before and after homes
were built on it or
 2. All information held regarding the site since the homes were built and
have been vacant.

 

Potential interpretation 1 captures a very broad range of material that
refers to the site over time, including historical and administrative
information. This would involve identifying and assessing a substantial
volume of material. However, we believe you are seeking information more
aligned with interpretation 2, relating to the vacancy of the 30 homes at
Wellesley Road in Napier.

 

Can you please confirm the following is a correct understanding of your
request?

 

“All updates and briefings (including memo's, reports, dashboards, emails,
text messages etc) received by you or your office (including advisers and
private secretaries) relating to the vacancy of the 30 homes at Wellesley
Road in Napier.”

Please note that any clarification or refinement 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.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport |

Associate Minister of Finance | Associate Minister for Sport & Recreation
| Leader of the House | MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3

Email: [1][Chris Bishop request email]   Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

 

From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Sent: Monday, 23 February 2026 4:08 PM
To: 'David' <[3][FOI #33811 email]>
Subject: OIA26-CB020 RE: Official Information request - Briefings and
updates on Wellesly Road Napier

 

OIA26-CB020

 

Dear David,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 23^rd of February 2026.  You have requested the
following information:

 

" Please provide all updates and briefings (including memo's, reports,
dashboards, emails, text messages etc) received by you or your office
(including advisers and private secretaries) relating to the 30 vacant
homes at Wellesley Road in Napier."

 

We received your request on 23/02/2026.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
23/03/2026, 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.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport |

Associate Minister of Finance | Associate Minister for Sport & Recreation
| Leader of the House | MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3

Email: [4][Chris Bishop request email]   Website: [5]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

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Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

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