Tēnā koe Louis Wilks,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 11 December 2017 requesting:

 

“1. a). All of the evidence that has led MfE to conclude that: "Pressures
on natural resources are reaching critical boundaries"; and b). All
correspondence between MfE and other stakeholders relating to "critical
boundaries".

2. How MfE:

a) Defines 'critical boundaries'; and

b) What or which are the critical boundaries that have been identified in
New Zealand; and c). Which natural resources have been identified as, or
are near, "reaching critical boundaries"?

3. And, relating to the statement:

"The evidence indicates that environmental constraints and pressure points
are being reached. Current trends (eg, population growth, greenhouse gas
emissions, biodiversity loss, and demand for access to natural resources)
suggest those pressure points will continue to be tested.

I request:

a) All of the 'evidence' behind this statement (i.e., all of the evidence
referred to by the statement  'evidence indicates'); and b). How 'pressure
points' are defined; c). Which pressure points have been identified as
nearing being reached, or reached, in New Zealand; and d). How
environmental constraints are defined; and e). Which environmental
constraints have been identified as, or nearing, being reached in New
Zealand?”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 30 January 2018, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

[Please note the date for response is later than that given by FYI.org.nz,
this is due to a number of non-working days during the Christmas period.
We have used the Ombudsman calculator which you can find [1]here and
alternatively it can be found in the Official Information Act under
subsection (b) of the definition of ‘working day’ in section 2(1)]

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.

 

Nāku noa nā,

Ministerials

Ministry for the Environment – Manatū Mō Te Taiao

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Wilks [mailto:[FOI #6980 email]]
Sent: Monday, 11 December 2017 9:23 a.m.
To: Ministerials
Subject: Official Information request - The Environment/Climate Change
Briefing to the Incoming Minister)

 

Hello there,

Please release the following information, as referred to in this document
(i.e. the Environment/Climate Change Briefing to the Incoming Minister):
[2]https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/defaul...

 

I request:

1. a). All of the evidence that has led MfE to conclude that: "Pressures
on natural resources are reaching critical boundaries"; and b). All
correspondence between MfE and other stakeholders relating to "critical
boundaries".

2. How MfE:

a) Defines 'critical boundaries'; and

b) What or which are the critical boundaries that have been identified in
New Zealand; and c). Which natural resources have been identified as, or
are near, "reaching critical boundaries"?

3. And, relating to the statement:

"The evidence indicates that environmental constraints and pressure points
are being reached. Current trends (eg, population growth, greenhouse gas
emissions, biodiversity loss, and demand for access to natural resources)
suggest those pressure points will continue to be tested.

I request:

a) All of the 'evidence' behind this statement (i.e., all of the evidence
referred to by the statement  'evidence indicates'); and b). How 'pressure
points' are defined; c). Which pressure points have been identified as
nearing being reached, or reached, in New Zealand; and d). How
environmental constraints are defined; and e). Which environmental
constraints have been identified as, or nearing, being reached in New
Zealand?

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require clarification over my
request.

 

Kind regards,

Louis Wilks

 

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Dear Louis

Please find attached our letter of response to your request below. Our apologies for not getting this sent out to you yesterday.

Yours sincerely

Executive Relations Team
Ministry for the Environment – Manatū Mō Te Taiao
Website: www.mfe.govt.nz 
23 Kate Sheppard Place, PO Box 10362, Wellington 6143

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Wilks [mailto:[FOI #6980 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2018 12:27 p.m.
To: Ministerials
Subject: RE: Official Information request - The Environment/Climate Change Briefing to the Incoming Minister)

Dear Ministerials,

I am just following up regarding my request, as your response is now overdue. My next steps will be to elevate this issue to the Ombudsman

Yours sincerely,

Louis Wilks

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Tēnā koe Louis Wilks,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 11 December 2017 requesting:

 

“1. a). All of the evidence that has led MfE to conclude that: "Pressures on natural resources are reaching critical boundaries"; and b). All correspondence between MfE and other stakeholders relating to "critical boundaries".

2. How MfE:

a) Defines 'critical boundaries'; and

b) What or which are the critical boundaries that have been identified in New Zealand; and c). Which natural resources have been identified as, or are near, "reaching critical boundaries"?

3. And, relating to the statement:

"The evidence indicates that environmental constraints and pressure points are being reached. Current trends (eg, population growth, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and demand for access to natural resources) suggest those pressure points will continue to be tested.

I request:

a) All of the 'evidence' behind this statement (i.e., all of the evidence referred to by the statement  'evidence indicates'); and b). How 'pressure points' are defined; c). Which pressure points have been identified as nearing being reached, or reached, in New Zealand; and d). How environmental constraints are defined; and e). Which environmental constraints have been identified as, or nearing, being reached in New Zealand?”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 30 January 2018, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

[Please note the date for response is later than that given by FYI.org.nz, this is due to a number of non-working days during the Christmas period.
We have used the Ombudsman calculator which you can find [1]here and alternatively it can be found in the Official Information Act under subsection (b) of the definition of ‘working day’ in section 2(1)]

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.

 

Nāku noa nā,

Ministerials

Ministry for the Environment – Manatū Mō Te Taiao

 

 

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