Tēnā koe Melanie,

Thank you for your official information request received on 6 August 2018.

Your request will be considered and an answer provided in accordance with the requirements of the Official Information Act 1982.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please email [email address]

Ngā mihi,

Official Information Act Team
Ministerials and Business Support | Strategy, Performance & Engagement
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua | Pastoral House 25 The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Telephone: 0800 00 83 33 | Email: [email address] | Web: www.mpi.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Melanie Dixon [mailto:[FOI #8444 email]]
Sent: Monday, 6 August 2018 8:59 PM
To: Official Information Act <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - North Island eels: 2017 scientific assessment by NIWA for Fisheries NZ

Tēnā koutou Ministry for Primary Industries,

Fisheries New Zealand recently undertook public consultation on catch limits for North Island freshwater eels. The press release announcing the public consultation (Ministry for Primary Industries, Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:10 pm) stated the quota review was “based on a new scientific assessment by NIWA in 2017 for North Island eels”. This assessment does not appear to be available on your website. I wish to view this assessment as part of understanding the population dynamics of longfin eels and the sustainability (or otherwise) of the commercial harvesting.

Therefore I request that the Ministry releases the following information:

Any scientific assessments produced by NIWA for Fisheries NZ regarding longfin and shortfin eels (between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2018) including any reports, draft reports, memorandums and/or letters.

Please provide this information in an electronic accessible and searchable format via email.
If any part of my request is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am also happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

As a New Zealand citizen, I am eligible to make requests under the OIA.

Ngā mihi,

Melanie Dixon

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This email message and any attachment(s) is intended solely for the addressee(s)
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privileged. Unauthorised use of the message, or the information it contains,
may be unlawful. If you have received this message by mistake please call the
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Kia Ora Melanie,

Please a response to your OIA at the following link. As it is very large in size, this is uploaded via sharefile. You'll need to follow the link and download the material. Please save a copy to your local drive as this link will expire within 30 days. If you have any problems with accessing the link, please let me know,

https://mpinz.sharefile.com/d-sb45c14ccb...

Please contact me if you prefer this posted to you.

Kind regards,

Keegan

Keegan Platten | Senior Adviser – Official Information Act
Ministerials and Business Support | Strategy, Performance & Engagement |
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua | Pastoral House 25 The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington 6140 New Zealand Web: www.mpi.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Melanie Dixon [mailto:[FOI #8444 email]]
Sent: Monday, 6 August 2018 8:59 PM
To: Official Information Act <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - North Island eels: 2017 scientific assessment by NIWA for Fisheries NZ

Tēnā koutou Ministry for Primary Industries,

Fisheries New Zealand recently undertook public consultation on catch limits for North Island freshwater eels. The press release announcing the public consultation (Ministry for Primary Industries, Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:10 pm) stated the quota review was “based on a new scientific assessment by NIWA in 2017 for North Island eels”. This assessment does not appear to be available on your website. I wish to view this assessment as part of understanding the population dynamics of longfin eels and the sustainability (or otherwise) of the commercial harvesting.

Therefore I request that the Ministry releases the following information:

Any scientific assessments produced by NIWA for Fisheries NZ regarding longfin and shortfin eels (between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2018) including any reports, draft reports, memorandums and/or letters.

Please provide this information in an electronic accessible and searchable format via email.
If any part of my request is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am also happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

As a New Zealand citizen, I am eligible to make requests under the OIA.

Ngā mihi,

Melanie Dixon

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #8444 email]

Is [MPI request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry for Primary Industries? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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This email message and any attachment(s) is intended solely for the addressee(s)
named above. The information it contains may be classified and may be legally
privileged. Unauthorised use of the message, or the information it contains,
may be unlawful. If you have received this message by mistake please call the
sender immediately on 64 4 8940100 or notify us by return email and erase the
original message and attachments. Thank you.

The Ministry for Primary Industries accepts no responsibility for changes
made to this email or to any attachments after transmission from the office.

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Kia Ora Melanie,

Apologies for this. I've just to reupload it using a reduced size PDF. Hopefully this may alleviate the problem, but let me know if it is still an issue.

https://mpinz.sharefile.com/share/view/s...

Cheers,
Keegan

Keegan Platten | Senior Adviser – Official Information Act
Ministerials and Business Support | Strategy, Performance & Engagement | Ph: 04 831 3057
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua | Pastoral House 25 The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington 6140 New Zealand Web: www.mpi.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Melanie Dixon [mailto:[FOI #8444 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2018 5:19 PM
To: Official Information Act <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - North Island eels: 2017 scientific assessment by NIWA for Fisheries NZ

Dear Keegan Platten

Thank you for your response. I cannot download the file. I have tried downloading the file several times and it either fails to download, or once downloaded I get an error message saying that the file is damaged and cannot be repaired. Can you please check it and try uploading it again? My preference is to receive this information in electronic format.

Yours faithfully,

Melanie Dixon

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This email message and any attachment(s) is intended solely for the addressee(s)
named above. The information it contains may be classified and may be legally
privileged. Unauthorised use of the message, or the information it contains,
may be unlawful. If you have received this message by mistake please call the
sender immediately on 64 4 8940100 or notify us by return email and erase the
original message and attachments. Thank you.

The Ministry for Primary Industries accepts no responsibility for changes
made to this email or to any attachments after transmission from the office.

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Happy to help -

Let me know if there is anything further

Cheers,

Keegan

Keegan Platten | Senior Adviser – Official Information Act
Ministerials and Business Support | Strategy, Performance & Engagement | Ph: 04 831 3057
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua | Pastoral House 25 The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington 6140 New Zealand Web: www.mpi.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Melanie Dixon [mailto:[FYI request #8444 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2018 8:25 PM
To: Keegan Platten <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - North Island eels: 2017 scientific assessment by NIWA for Fisheries NZ

Dear Keegan Platten,

Thank you. That has worked now. I'll read with interest. Thanks for taking the time to pull all the information together for me.

Yours sincerely,

Melanie Dixon

-----Original Message-----

Kia Ora Melanie,

Apologies for this. I've just to reupload it using a reduced size PDF. Hopefully this may alleviate the problem, but let me know if it is still an issue.

https://mpinz.sharefile.com/share/view/s...

Cheers,
Keegan

Keegan Platten | Senior Adviser – Official Information Act Ministerials and Business Support | Strategy, Performance & Engagement | Ph: 04 831 3057 Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua | Pastoral House 25 The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington 6140 New Zealand Web: www.mpi.govt.nz

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FYI request #8444 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________

This email message and any attachment(s) is intended solely for the addressee(s)
named above. The information it contains may be classified and may be legally
privileged. Unauthorised use of the message, or the information it contains,
may be unlawful. If you have received this message by mistake please call the
sender immediately on 64 4 8940100 or notify us by return email and erase the
original message and attachments. Thank you.

The Ministry for Primary Industries accepts no responsibility for changes
made to this email or to any attachments after transmission from the office.

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