National Headquarters 
Fire and Emergency New Zealand 
National Headquarters 
Spark Central, Level 7 
42-52 Willis Street 
Wellington Central 
Wellington 6011 
  
Phone +64 4 496 3600 
 
 
24 March 2026  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             Ref: 20961 
 
 
C Roberts 
[FYI request #33845 email]  
 
 
Tēnā koe C 
 
Thank you for your request of 24 February 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting 
the following information in relation to The Colville Project. Specifically you have asked for: 
 
1.  Correspondence with The Colville Project Trust (or its representatives) about fire 
management, evacuation planning, fire risk, emergency access, or firefighting water 
supply. 
 
2.  Correspondence with any local authority or public agency about fire safety matters for this 
site -Any advice, assessments, recommendations, or fire management plans (draft or final) 
held on file 
 
Your request is being considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
 
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to 
your request by 10 working days, under section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to 
make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably 
be made within the original time limit. 
 
For this reason, you can expect to receive our response no later than 9 April 2026. We will 
endeavour to respond sooner than this date if possible. If you no longer require this information, 
please let us know. 
 
You have the right to request an investigation and review of Fire and Emergency’s decision to 
extend the timeframe by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is 
available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
 
 
Aidan Saunders 
Manager, Information Requests 
 
 

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