Dear Mr McGrail

Thank you for your email. We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request regarding war game exercises, and will respond to you in due course.

Kind regards,

Chelsea Heywood
Advisor, Ministry of Defence

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From: Rob McGrail [mailto:[FOI #6507 email]]
Sent: Friday, 1 September 2017 2:03 p.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information request - List of war game exercises

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Could you please provide me with a list of war game exercises (i.e. map exercises, manual or computer-assisted war games, computer simulations) commissioned or run by the Ministry of Defence since in the last 15 years, and any reports related to the outcome of these exercises.

Yours faithfully,
Robert McGrail

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Dear Mr McGrail

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request of 1 September 2017.

Kind regards,

Chelsea Heywood
Advisor, Ministry of Defence

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob McGrail [mailto:[FOI #6507 email]]
Sent: Friday, 1 September 2017 2:03 p.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information request - List of war game exercises

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Could you please provide me with a list of war game exercises (i.e. map exercises, manual or computer-assisted war games, computer simulations) commissioned or run by the Ministry of Defence since in the last 15 years, and any reports related to the outcome of these exercises.

Yours faithfully,
Robert McGrail

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Dear Mr McGrail,
 
Could you please refine the scope of your request?  A large number of
exercises are carried out by the New Zealand Defence Force each year.  As
it currently stands, your request for a list and any associated reports
for the last 15 years would require a substantial research and collation
effort and would be declined in accordance with section 18(f) of the
Official Information Act 1983.  Information on the most recent exercise is
available on the NZDF website under the Operations tab.
 
Could you also be more specific defining the type of war-game exercise you
are requesting information on?  For instance, are these large scale war
games involving the forces of one or more nations, or small scale
exercises at an individual unit level?
 
Regards
 
Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force
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Dear Mr McGrail
 
Regarding the email dated 25 September 2017, as there has been no
subsequent refinement, your request is declined in accordance with section
18(f) of the Official Information Act 1982.
 
Regards
 
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New Zealand Defence Force
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