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Social media lobbyists

Daryl Trask made this Official Information request to Department of Conservation

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From: Daryl Trask

Dear Department of Conservation,
Please inform me whether or not the Department of Conservation is, or has knowledge of another government department that is, employing people either paid or unpaid, to lobby a pro 1080 poison stance on social media. If so what is the budget allocation?

Yours faithfully,

Daryl Trask

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From: OIA
Department of Conservation

Dear Daryl
On behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Conservation, I confirm receipt of your request for official information. Your request has been forwarded to the relevant business group for processing. You will receive a reply in accordance with the requirements of the Official Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely
Alan Moran
for Director-General

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From: Mervyn English
Department of Conservation

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Dear Mr Trask

 

Please find attached the response to your OIA request of 18 January 2017.

 

Kind regards

 

Mervyn English

Deputy Director-General

Strategy and Innovation

 

 

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