Advice not to issue alert
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From: Jose P
Dear National Emergency Management Agency,
Per the OIA.
Please provide Copies of all advice / recommendations from staff (including employees, contractors, agency workers) of NEMA and DPMC, and advice / recommendations from third parties (eg employees or ministers of other government agencies), that meets both of the following criteria:
- was sent between 29 July 2025 and 31 July 2025; and
- advised / recommended against the second emergency alert being issued (the alert that was eventually issued at 6.30am on 31 July 2025), and/or contained arguments / rationale against issuing the second alert.
In addition, provide copies of all records pertaining to the consideration of issuing a subsequent alert (ie a third alert).
Yours faithfully,
Jose
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Kia ora,
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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.
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2. file:///tmp/Signature_files/filelist.xml
3. file:///tmp/Signature_files/editdata.mso
4. file:///tmp/Signature_files/themedata.thmx
5. file:///tmp/Signature_files/colorschememapping.xml
6. file:///tmp/Signature_files/filelist.xml
7. file:///tmp/Signature_files/editdata.mso
8. file:///tmp/Signature_files/themedata.thmx
9. file:///tmp/Signature_files/colorschememapping.xml
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