From:
Ministerial Service Workflow <[email address]>
Sent:
Thursday, 12 March 2026 1:13 PM
To:
Olivia Burnett
Subject:
RE: FW: [CLARIFICATION]: OIA26-CB020 RE: Official Information request - Briefings and
updates on Wellesly Road Napier CRM:0343148
Attachments:
HUD2026-009250 OIA26-CB020 Combined REDACTED.pdf; HUD2026-009250 OIA26-
CB020 Cover sheet.docx; HUD2026-009250 OIA26-CB020 Response letter.docx;
HUD2026-009250 OIA26-CB020 Combined MARKED.pdf
Follow Up Flag:
Follow up
Flag Status:
Flagged
Kia ora Olivia
Please find our suggested response, cover sheet, and marked and redacted documents attached.
Ngā mihi
Gabe
------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Olivia Burnett <[email address]>;
Received: Tue Mar 03 2026 15:13:05 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: Peter Gray <[email address]>; Ministerial Services <[email address]>;
<[email address]>; Peter Gray <[email address]>;
Subject: FW: [CLARIFICATION]: OIA26-CB020 RE: Official Information request - Briefings and
updates on Wellesly Road Napier
Hello - s 9(2)(g)(i)
Only material relating to the vacancy of those properties is in scope
-----Original Message-----
From: David <[FYI request #33811 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2026 2:54 PM
To: Housing Portfolio <[email address]>
Subject: Re: [CLARIFICATION]: OIA26-CB020 RE: Official Information request - Briefings and updates on Wellesly Road
Napier
Dear Housing Portfolio,
The second interpretation is correct.
Yours sincerely,
David
-----Original Message-----
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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:
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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 al 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:
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