Conservation House
18 – 32 Manners Street
Te Aro
Wellington 6011
doc.govt.nz
Warren Murdoch
[FYI request #34673 email]
Ref: OIAD-6320
11 July 2026
Tēnā koe Warren
Thank you for your Official Information Act request to the Department of Conservation, received on
13 May 2026 in which you asked for information about the building of Te Ara Mangawhero Trail, in
Tongariro National Park.
This letter is to advise you that we are extending the 20 working day period to respond to your
request, as allowed under section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act 1982. We require an
additional 15 working days to respond to your request. We wil send you a response no later than 30
June 2026, earlier if possible.
The extension of time is necessary as the consultations necessary to make a decision on the
request mean that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original
time limit.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act to make a complaint to an
Ombudsman about the extension.
If you wish to discuss this response to your request, please contact
[email address]. Nāku noa, nā
Damian Coutts
Director Regional Operations, Central North Island
Department of Conservation
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