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Hon Dr Nick Smith

MP for Nelson

Minister of Housing

Minister of Conservation

   

 

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Dear Alex

On behalf of the Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister of Conservation I acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Official Information Act, for all advice and communications (including cabinet papers, briefing notes, aides memoire, letters and emails) on his decision to approve the application for an access arrangement by Buller Coal Limited for the Escarpment Mine Proposal.

I will place your request before the Minister for his consideration. He will reply to you in due course.

Yours sincerely

Gavin Rodley
Private Secretary for Conservation
Office of the Hon Dr Nick Smith
Telephone: 04 817 9150 (direct dial)
Facsimile: 04 817 6505
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #885 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:40 p.m.
To: N Smith (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Advice on Denniston Plateau access agreement

Dear Minister of Conservation,

On 23 May 2013 you announced that you had approved an access
agreement for Bathurst Resources' Escarpment Mining Project on the
Denniston Plateau. I would like to request the following
information under the OIA:

* All advice and communications (including cabinet papers, briefing
notes, aides memoire, letters and emails) on the decision.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Dear Alex

Further to my email below.

The Minister will be replying to you early next week - sorry for the delay.

Yours sincerely

Gavin Rodley
Private Secretary for Conservation
Office of the Hon Dr Nick Smith
Telephone: 04 817 9150 (direct dial)
Facsimile: 04 817 6505
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Rodley (MIN)
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 4:35 PM
To: '[OIA #885 email]'
Subject: Official Information Act request - decision on the access arrangement application by Buller Coal Limited over part of the Denniston Plateau

Dear Alex

On behalf of the Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister of Conservation I acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Official Information Act, for all advice and communications (including cabinet papers, briefing notes, aides memoire, letters and emails) on his decision to approve the application for an access arrangement by Buller Coal Limited for the Escarpment Mine Proposal.

I will place your request before the Minister for his consideration. He will reply to you in due course.

Yours sincerely

Gavin Rodley
Private Secretary for Conservation
Office of the Hon Dr Nick Smith
Telephone: 04 817 9150 (direct dial)
Facsimile: 04 817 6505
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #885 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:40 p.m.
To: N Smith (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Advice on Denniston Plateau access agreement

Dear Minister of Conservation,

On 23 May 2013 you announced that you had approved an access
agreement for Bathurst Resources' Escarpment Mining Project on the
Denniston Plateau. I would like to request the following
information under the OIA:

* All advice and communications (including cabinet papers, briefing
notes, aides memoire, letters and emails) on the decision.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Dear Alex

 

My email from last week refers.

 

Please find attached the Minister of Conservation’s reply to your
correspondence. Sorry for the slight delay.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Gavin Rodley

Private Secretary for Conservation

Office of the Hon Dr Nick Smith

Telephone: 04 817 9150 (direct dial)

Facsimile: 04 817 6505

[mobile number]

Email: [email address]

 

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