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 
 
 
2 April 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 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): 
 
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 
 
Please find attached, as the Appendix to this response, a copy of all correspondence Fire and 
Emergency holds in relation to The Colville Project and The Colville Project Trust. Some 
information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural 
persons. In making this decision, we have considered the public interest considerations in section 
9(1) of the OIA. 
 
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. 
 
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information, 
please email [FENZ request email]  
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
 
 
Aidan Saunders 
Manager, Information Requests 
 
 

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