Regional Development Funding -- Russell Wharf
Andrew Riddell made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Andrew Riddell
Kia ora Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Please provide all records the Ministry has on the Regional Development Funding application for the upgrade of the Russell Wharf.
This includes all communications sent to or received from any person, including from Far North District Council, Far North Holdings Limited, the Russell Wharf and Waterfront Trust and the Minster of Regional Economic Development related to the upgrade to the Russell Wharf and/or the decision to provide Regional Development Fund money towards the upgrade.
These communications should include any draft(s) and final business case provided, any prior advice provided by the Ministry or its staff on eligibility of the Russell Wharf upgrade for the Regional Development Fund, any communications or advice provided on the business case and its preparation and review, any communications with to from any of the Directors of Far North Holdings Limited or any of the Trustees of the Russell Wharf and Waterfront Trust or the Far North Mayor or any Councillor.
For the purposes of this request 'communications' includes emails, letter, internal correspondence, briefings, file notes, and so on.
I confirm I am a New Zealand citizen, resident in New Zealand.
Ngā mihi,
Andrew Riddell
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Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: DOIA 1819-0464
Dear Andrew,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 22 September 2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Please provide all records the Ministry has on the Regional Development
Funding application for the upgrade of the Russell Wharf.
This includes all communications sent to or received from any person,
including from Far North District Council, Far North Holdings Limited, the
Russell Wharf and Waterfront Trust and the Minster of Regional Economic
Development related to the upgrade to the Russell Wharf and/or the
decision to provide Regional Development Fund money towards the upgrade.
These communications should include any draft(s) and final business case
provided, any prior advice provided by the Ministry or its staff on
eligibility of the Russell Wharf upgrade for the Regional Development
Fund, any communications or advice provided on the business case and its
preparation and review, any communications with to from any of the
Directors of Far North Holdings Limited or any of the Trustees of the
Russell Wharf and Waterfront Trust or the Far North Mayor or any
Councillor.
For the purposes of this request 'communications' includes emails, letter,
internal correspondence, briefings, file notes, and so on.
Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [MBIE request email] or using
the contact details below.
Yours sincerely,
Alan Witcombe
MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Corporate, Governance and Information
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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From: CLM Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Good Afternoon
Please find attached a letter response to your request for information
made on 22 September 2018.
Ministerial Services
Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
Email: [1][email address]
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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From: CLM Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Good afternoon
Please find attached a letter response to your request for information
made on 22 September 2018.
Ministerial Services
Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
Email: [1][email address]
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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From: Andrew Riddell
Dear CLM Ministerial Services,
Thank you for your response.
You have now confirmed that the requested information will be provided.
What you have omitted to state is WHEN the information will be provided. Please advise the date when this information will be provided.
I must say that so far the impression I get is that the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment does not take the Offical Information Act section 15 requirement to answer information requests as soon as practicable very seriously given it took 40 working days to merely confirm the request will be met.
That there is now a further delay because of the need to assemble the information strongly suggests that Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is also failing to meet its duties under section 17 of the Public Records Act to maintain its records in accessible form.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Riddell
Andrew Riddell left an annotation ()
Have now complained to the Ombudsman about the delay in providing the requested information.
It is distressing that so many of my informaton requests end up with complaints to the Ombudsman because ministers, government departments and local authorities do not take their legal responsibilities re information seriously.
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Good afternoon
Please find attached the response to your request for information made on
22 September 2018 and 11 December 2018.
Please note this response has been split in 3 parts.
Ministerial Services
Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
Email: [1][email address]
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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Good afternoon
Please find attached the response to your request for information made on
22 September 2018 and 11 December 2018.
Ministerial Services
Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
Email: [1][email address]
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
[2]www.mbie.govt.nz
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Good afternoon
Please find attached the response to your request for information made on
22 September 2018 and 11 December 2018.
Ministerial Services
Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
Email: [1][email address]
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
[2]www.mbie.govt.nz
[3]cid:image001.png@01D2A86C.030B1D00
[4]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services
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OIA response extended in the last business hour of the 20th working day. Such coincidence.
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