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David Farrar made this Official Information request to Winston Peters
The request was successful.
From: David Farrar
Dear Mr Peters,
I am seeking the following information under the Official Information Act.
Between 1 January 2018 and 31 August 2018, how many e-mails have you, in a ministerial capacity, sent or received through e-mail accounts that are not administered by The Parliamentary Service or The Department of Internal Affairs?
Yours faithfully,
David Farrar
From: David Farrar
Dear Winston Peters,
My OIA request of 7 September regarding e-mail communications has not yet had a response, so is in breach of the statutory 20 day maximum time limit.
Can you please advise why no response has been sent, and when I will receive a response.
Yours faithfully,
David Farrar
Sent request to Winston Peters again.
From: W Peters (MIN)
Winston Peters
Dear correspondent
On behalf of Rt Hon Winston Peters, thank you for your email.
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important and all messages are carefully read and considered, it is not
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From: Thomas Raethel
Dear Mr Farrar
On behalf of Rt Hon Winston Peters, thank you for your email dated 10 October 2018 requesting under the Official Information Act:
"Between 1 January 2018 and 31 August 2018, how many e-mails have you, in a ministerial capacity, sent or received through e-mail accounts that are not administered by The Parliamentary Service or The Department of Internal Affairs?"
The Minister is considering your request in accordance with the Act and will respond in due course.
Kind Regards,
Thomas Raethel l Ministerial Advisor l Rt Hon Winston Peters | Deputy Prime Minister | Leader New Zealand First | Minister of Foreign Affairs l Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control | Minister for State Owned Enterprises l Minister for Racing | l [email address] l 7.4 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, 6160 Wellington l www.beehive.govt.nz
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From: David Farrar [mailto:[FOI #8635 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 10 October 2018 8:31 PM
To: W Peters (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - E-mail communications
Dear Mr Peters,
I am seeking the following information under the Official Information Act.
Between 1 January 2018 and 31 August 2018, how many e-mails have you, in a ministerial capacity, sent or received through e-mail accounts that are not administered by The Parliamentary Service or The Department of Internal Affairs?
Yours faithfully,
David Farrar
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From: Thomas Raethel
Dear David Farrar
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request,
received 10 October 2018.
Yours sincerely
Thomas Raethel l Ministerial Advisor l Rt Hon Winston Peters | Deputy
Prime Minister | Leader New Zealand First | Minister of Foreign Affairs
l Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control | Minister for State Owned
Enterprises l Minister for Racing l
[1][email address] l 7.4 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings, 6160 Wellington l [2]www.beehive.govt.nz
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Luke C left an annotation ()
I don't agree that re-scoping the request would be onerous. They haven't supplied any figures to indicate the volume of emails received across, say, a week.
Another thought: it may be possible to determine the number of emails forwarded (or received in) the Mr Peter's ministerial inbox, sent from the private email account. it may be a proxy for the number of ministerial-related emails received via the private email address? Or would that proxy inadvertently include Parliamentary-related emails too?
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