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Kauri dieback information

t Austen made this Official Information request to Department of Conservation

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From: t Austen

Dear Department of Conservation,
I would like to know how many kilometres of your track network will need to be, or have been, upgraded due to kauri dieback.

How many kilometres of your track network are you closing permanently due to kauri dieback ?

How much are you spending on kauri dieback research ?

Yours faithfully,
T Austen

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Department of Conservation

Dear T Austen

On behalf of the Director-General of the Department of Conservation, I confirm receipt of your request below.
Your request has been forwarded to the relevant business group for processing. You will receive a reply in accordance with the requirements of the Official Information Act 1982.

Yours sincerely

Government Services team
for Director-General

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From: Leigh Romanos
Department of Conservation

Attachment 19 E 0209 Austin OIA.pdf
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Good morning

 

Please find attached the response to your OIA regarding kauri dieback and
track upgrades, closures and research.

 

Regards

Leigh

 

 

Leigh Romanos
PA to Hilary Aikman

Director National Operations - Kaiāwhina
Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
DDI: +64 04 4719063 | M: +64 027 366 3828 | VPN: 8463

Conservation House Wellington | Whare Kaupapa Atawhai
18 - 32 Manners St | PO Box 10 420, Wellington 6143
T: +64 4 471 0726

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Zealanders.

 

 

 

 

 

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From: t Austen

Dear Leigh Romanos,
Thank you for the information.
The answer to question 2 looks extraordinary large. Would you please confirm that DOC have indeed closed one hundred and four thousand two hundred and fifty three km of track due to kauri dieback. This must be a very large proportion of your total track network.

Yours sincerely,

t Austen

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From: Hilary Aikman
Department of Conservation

Attachment 19 E 0209 Austin OIA.pdf
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Dear T. Austin

 

Please find attached an amended letter. 

 

Thank you for your query regarding the distance of track network closed as
you correctly identified.  We apologise this was a typographical error and
the figure was in fact 104.2 kilometres.

 

Kind regards

Hilary Aikman

 

 

Director National Operations

Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai

Conservation House Wellington | Whare Kaupapa Atawhai
18 - 32 Manners St | PO Box 10 420, Wellington 6143
T: +64 4 471 0726

Kia piki te oranga o te ao tūroa, i roto i te ngātahitanga, ki Aotearoa.
To work with others to increase the value of conservation for New
Zealanders.

 

 

 

 

 

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