Briefings and updates on Wellesly Road Napier
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From: David
Dear Chris Bishop,
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.
Yours faithfully,
David
From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
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for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate Minister of Finance |
Associate Minister for Sport and Recreation | Leader of the House
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From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Chris Bishop
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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From: Housing Portfolio
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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From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
The second interpretation is correct.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
I note I responded to your question on 3 March. Accordingly your reply is now overdue.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
Please provide an update of when you will respond.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
Can you please confirm that you are still processing this request?
Yours sincerely,
David
From: Housing Portfolio
Dear David,
Thank you for following up, and my apologies for not getting back to you until today.
When an Official Information Act request is clarified, the due date under the Official Information Act adjusts to 20 working days following clarification, in this case to 31 March 2026.
I can confirm that a response to your request is definitely in train, and I will have a response back to you as soon as practicable.
Yours sincerely,
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: [Chris Bishop request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
According to your reply above the information was due by 31 March. Please provide an update.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: David
Dear Chris Bishop,
Can you please let me know when you intend to issue a decision on this request?
Yours faithfully,
David
From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Chris Bishop
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Chris Bishop, thank you for your email.
Hon Chris Bishop considers all correspondence to be important and
appreciates you taking the time to write. As the Minister receives a
large amount of correspondence, it is not always possible to personally
reply to each email. As such the following guidelines apply:
* Invitations and meeting requests will be processed as soon as
possible. However, due to the high volume of invitations the Minister
receives, it can take us some time to process your invitation. We
thank you for your patience.
* Requests for official information (OIAs) will be managed in accordance
with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may
include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
* If your request relates to media, it will be referred to the media
team.
* If your email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio
responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple
Members of Parliament, your correspondence will be noted and/or
transferred to another office.
* Latest information from the Beehive can be found here:
[1]www.beehive.govt.nz
If you are a resident in the Hutt South electorate, please email
[2][email address]
and one of his team will be in touch.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon. Chris Bishop
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure |
Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate
Minister of Finance |
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [3][email address]
References
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3. mailto:[email address]
From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
Due to the unexplained delay I request all correspondence between the Minister, Minister's office and the Ministry regarding the original request.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: David
Dear Chris Bishop,
If I do not hear from you by 5pm 20 April I will refer this request to the Ombudsman.
Yours faithfully,
David
From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Chris Bishop
OIA26-CB060
Dear David,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 13^th of April 2026. You have requested the following
information:
" Due to the unexplained delay I request all correspondence between the
Minister, Minister's office and the Ministry regarding the original
request." [OIA26-CB020]
We received your request on 13/04/2026. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
12/05/2026, 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
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure |
Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate
Minister of Finance | 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
Email disclaimer:
This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
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OIA26 CB020 Reply to David from Hon Chris Bishop with attachments Redacted.pdf
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Dear David,
Please find attached a response to your below OIA request from Hon Chris Bishop.
I sincerely apologise for the delay in responding to your request. The delay was due to an administrative oversight in our office and does not reflect the standard approach our office takes in handling such requests. We thank you for your patience.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney General | Minister of Housing | Infrastructure | RMA Reform | Transport | Associate Finance |
| MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3
Email: [Chris Bishop request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
Thank you for the information. I would like you to reconsider the redaction of the name of the provider who declined to purchase the property. As they have declined there is no commercial negotiation that can be prejudiced by the release of the information.
Yours sincerely,
David
From: Housing Portfolio
Dear David,
Thank you for your email of 23 April. While the provider whose name is redacted in the information released to you on 22 April had withdrawn from negotiations to purchase the homes at 124 Wellesley Road in Napier last year, the real possibility remains that they may yet acquire them, given that the homes have not yet been sold. As such, releasing their name to you now could prejudice negotiations for the sale of the homes.
On this basis we will continue to withhold the name of that provider. I acknowledge that this is not the outcome that you have sought, but I hope that you understand that this decision has been reached for a good reason.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney General | Minister of Housing | Infrastructure | RMA Reform | Transport | Associate Finance |
| MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3
Email: [Chris Bishop request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: David
Dear Housing Portfolio,
The ombudsman has provided guidance on this point which may be of interest to you.
"The ‘negotiations’ in question should generally be in train or reasonably contemplated. It may not be enough that the information could be relevant to unspecified negotiations at an undefined point in the future (see cases 439321, 435959 and 302561 and 302600). The prospect of negotiations must be ‘real’.17"
https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/reso...
Yours sincerely,
David
From: Housing Portfolio
Dear David;
Thank you for your email. We were mindful of the Ombudsman's guidance in this regard when we replied to you last week.
Regards,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Infrastructure | RMA Reform | Transport | Associate Finance |
| MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3
Email: [Chris Bishop request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: Housing Portfolio
Dear David,
I refer to your official information request below, dated 13 April 2026,
for correspondence between the Minister, Minister's office and the
Ministry regarding your original request about Wellesley Road Napier.
The Official Information Act requires that we advise you of our decision
on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received
your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time
limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the
time to make our decision to 15 May 2026. We will endeavour to provide a
decision in advance of this date, if possible.
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 at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact us via this email.
Yours sincerely,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Infrastructure | RMA Reform |
Transport | Associate Finance |
| 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, 20 April 2026 11:45 AM
To: [3][FOI #33811 email]
Subject: OIA26-CB060 RE: Official Information request - Briefings and
updates on Wellesly Road Napier
OIA26-CB060
Dear David,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 13^th of April 2026. You have requested the following
information:
" Due to the unexplained delay I request all correspondence between the
Minister, Minister's office and the Ministry regarding the original
request." [OIA26-CB020]
We received your request on 13/04/2026. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
12/05/2026, 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
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure |
Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate
Minister of Finance | 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
Email disclaimer:
This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.
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Dear David,
Please find attached response to your Official Information Act request
dated 13 April 2026.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Infrastructure | RMA Reform |
Transport | Associate Finance |
| 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: Housing Portfolio
Sent: Monday, 11 May 2026 6:44 PM
To: [3][FOI #33811 email]
Subject: [EXT] OIA26-CB060 RE: Official Information request - Briefings
and updates on Wellesly Road Napier
Dear David,
I refer to your official information request below, dated 13 April 2026,
for correspondence between the Minister, Minister's office and the
Ministry regarding your original request about Wellesley Road Napier.
The Official Information Act requires that we advise you of our decision
on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received
your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time
limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the
time to make our decision to 15 May 2026. We will endeavour to provide a
decision in advance of this date, if possible.
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 at
[4]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact us via this email.
Yours sincerely,
Office of Hon Chris Bishop
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Infrastructure | RMA Reform |
Transport | Associate Finance |
| MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3
Email: [5][Chris Bishop request email] Website: [6]www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2026 11:45 AM
To: [7][FOI #33811 email]
Subject: OIA26-CB060 RE: Official Information request - Briefings and
updates on Wellesly Road Napier
OIA26-CB060
Dear David,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 13^th of April 2026. You have requested the following
information:
" Due to the unexplained delay I request all correspondence between the
Minister, Minister's office and the Ministry regarding the original
request." [OIA26-CB020]
We received your request on 13/04/2026. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
12/05/2026, 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
Attorney-General | Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure |
Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate
Minister of Finance | MP for Hutt South
Office: 04 817 6802 | EW 6.3
Email: [8][Chris Bishop request email] Website: [9]www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Email disclaimer:
This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.
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