Information regarding the video footage taken inside Pike River mine.
Katherine Raue made this Official Information request to Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
The request was partially successful.
From: Katherine Raue
Dear Solid Energy New Zealand Limited,
I request all information you hold regarding the images taken inside the Pike River mine which have been recently "leaked" to the media, including all the images.
This includes all emails regarding these images, all information regarding who had access to them, full details of when they were viewed and by whom, all notes of discussions or minutes of meetings where this footage was discussed, the times and dates the images were captured or acquired, and the exact location of each. I request full details of who knew about these images and when they knew about them - refering to the images recently highlighted in the media, inside the borehole, showing the pallet, spectacles, hoses, etc, the images of the two men inside the mine with the robot, etc.
Please provide all information regarding the reasons that this footage was not drawn to the attention of the commission of inquiry, the Coroner, or the District Court and High Court proceedings which resulted from the deaths of twenty nine men who remain inside a mine you control.
Please also provide all information regarding Solid Energy's discussions regarding the question of re-entry to the mine and all information relied on during the decision making process.
Yours faithfully,
Katherine Raue
From: Rob Page
Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
Dear Katherine Raue
I refer to your request for information set out below. Your request has been forwarded to me to coordinate a response.
We are currently considering your request in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 and will respond to you shortly.
Solid Energy charges for the provision of information under the Official Information Act. Our charges are calculated in accordance with the relevant Ministry of Justice Guidelines. I will let you know shortly if a charge for this information will apply.
In the meantime if you have any questions please contact me.
Regards
Rob Page | Legal Services Manager
Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement)
DDI: +64 3 345 6260, Mobile: +64 27 2150764
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From: Katherine Raue
Dear Rob Page,
Please also provide all information regarding how much the media paid for the information.
Yours sincerely,
Katherine Raue
From: Odell Lamond
Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
Dear Katherine
Please see our letter attached.
Regards
Rob Page | Legal Services Manager
Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd (subject to deed of company
arrangement)
DDI: +64 3 345 6260, Mobile: +64 27 2150764
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