Meeting Summary Related to Concert FM and Youth Network proposals
E LINNEY made this Official Information request to Radio New Zealand Limited
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From: E LINNEY
Dear Radio New Zealand Limited,
My name is Edward Linney, I am a New Zealand Citizen and request the following pursuant to the Official Information Act.
Part One
Please provide me with the dates, times, persons participating, durations and venues of all meetings (virtual or physical including informal meetings) between any RNZ staff or board members with any elected members of parliament regarding RNZ proposals to establish a new youth focused radio service and or proposals to make changes to the Concert programme for the last 2 months from 12th February 2020. For clarity by virtual meetings I am including video conferences and phone calls.
Part Two
The same request but where the meetings were with Government Departments or Agencies of any kind
Should any items be withheld or parts redacted in addition to the relevant section of the OIA for withholding said material please provide an explanation and grounds in support.
May I please have this information in electronic format either in MSWORD or EXCEL to my email address supplied separately
Yours faithfully,
Edward Linney
From: Maggie Hedge
Radio New Zealand Limited
Good afternoon
Your formal OIA request has been received by Radio New Zealand. Under the Official Information Act 1982, we have 20 working days in which to respond to you and I expect we will have our reply posted/emailed to your address within that time. If for some reason, such as leave commitments or sickness, we are unable to respond to you within 20 working days, there is a further provision for an extension of time and I will write to you again if it becomes necessary to extend the time taken.
Yours sincerely,
Maggie Hedge | Assistant Inquiries Coordinator
RADIO NEW ZEALAND | LEVEL 2 | 155 THE TERRACE PO BOX 123 | WELLINGTON | NEW ZEALAND 6140 | www.rnz.co.nz DDI +64 4 474 1776
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From: E LINNEY
Dear Maggie Hedge,
The time for a response to my OIA request made 12/2/20 using the fyi web-page has expired yesterday based on the calculator of the Ombudsmans web site and no advice of an extension has been given.
Would you please provide the information without any further delay or use the extension process available to you, no response is not an acceptable or compliant one.
Yours sincerely,
E LINNEY
From: Maggie Hedge
Radio New Zealand Limited
Dear Sir/Madam
This email is to advise you that RNZ has released a number of documents on
our website this afternoon.
They can be found in the “About - Corporate Publications“ section on
[1]www.rnz.co.nz under the heading “RNZ Music OIA related documents” with
the sub headings:
Board Papers
Staff Consultation Papers
Research
Finance and HR Information
As mentioned, work is continuing to assemble other documents such as
emails and texts that a number of people have requested. I will be in
touch with you again regarding these. Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards
George Bignell| OIA Inquiries Coordinator
RADIO NEW ZEALAND | LEVEL 2 | 155 THE TERRACE
PO BOX 123 | WELLINGTON | NEW ZEALAND 6140 | [2]www.rnz.co.nz
DDI +64 4 474 1424 | [mobile number]
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From: E LINNEY
Dear Maggie Hedge,
I have been advised via the FYI WEB page my OIA request as summarised below was refused. There appears to be no reasons provided and no reference to the provision of the OIA used to decline all my information.
You did provide a link to various papers and documents. My request did NOT seek any specific documents only a summary of meeting dates and attendees etc.
Please urgently review your actions in this matter and either provide the information sought or the reasons for refusal. I note again the material sought is NOT provided within your WEB page.
I must advise now that if I have not received a substantive response by Friday 20/3/2020 CB I will make a formal complaint to the office of the ombudsman.
Thank you
E. LINNEY
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Summary of Request (note part 2 was similar referring to non-Govt meetings)
Please provide me with the dates, times, persons participating, durations and venues of all meetings (virtual or physical including informal meetings) between any RNZ staff or board members with any elected members of parliament regarding RNZ proposals to establish a new youth focused radio service and or proposals to make changes to the Concert programme for the last 2 months from 12th February 2020. For clarity by virtual meetings I am including video conferences and phone calls.
Yours sincerely,
E LINNEY
From: Maggie Hedge
Radio New Zealand Limited
Hello Ted, many thanks for your message. I am writing to say that sadly I am only the collator on the OIA desk and the balance of the responses for the OIA's is due back shortly. The responses that were sent out were mostly generic in nature to cover the numerous questions that were generic in content . More detailed responses are to be sent shortly to respond to matters which are outside of the generic framework.
Kind regards
Inquiries Coordinator
RADIO NEW ZEALAND | LEVEL 2 | 155 THE TERRACE PO BOX 123 | WELLINGTON | NEW ZEALAND 6140 | www.rnz.co.nz DDI +64 4 474 1776
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From: E LINNEY
Dear Maggie Hedge,
Thanks
It does seem wheels are turning and my request will receive a response. I'll wait for that before potential escalation, thank you
Yours sincerely,
E LINNEY
From: E LINNEY
Dear Maggie Hedge,
I am advised by the Admin System at FYI that my OIA request is now long overdue. You will be aware that I was prepared to allow latitude due to the very large number of requests you needed to process and also more recently the Covid 19 lock-downs. I would appreciate advice as to when you expect to make a full and substantive response in relation to my requested information please
Yours sincerely,
E LINNEY
From: Maggie Hedge
Radio New Zealand Limited
Hello again, I have forwarded your email to the OIA response team with a
'high importance' flag. I will try to have your response to you shortly.
Thank you for your patience
Kind regards
Maggie Hedge| Contracts
RNZ | Level 2, 155 The Terrace | PO Box 123 | Wellington | New Zealand
DDI +64 4 474 1776
[1]www.rnz.co.nz
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From: E LINNEY <[FOI #12220 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2020 5:51 PM
To: Maggie Hedge <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: FW: Your OIA request to RNZ
Dear Maggie Hedge,
I am advised by the Admin System at FYI that my OIA request is now long
overdue. You will be aware that I was prepared to allow latitude due to
the very large number of requests you needed to process and also more
recently the Covid 19 lock-downs. I would appreciate advice as to when you
expect to make a full and substantive response in relation to my requested
information please
Yours sincerely,
E LINNEY
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From: Maggie Hedge
Radio New Zealand Limited
Good afternoon Ted
Your call to reception has been sent to me. The response to the Concert
OIA you requested was sent out to your mailbox on 12 May. I have listed
the link below.
[1]https://www.rnz.co.nz/about/documents
[2][IMG] [3]RNZ : Corporate Publications
Corporate Publications RNZ Music OIA Related Documents (12 May
2020) Timeline. Emails, texts and correspondence. Ministerial
meeting notes 200129 Emails from Paul Thompson to Min and MCH
Letter from Paul Thompson to Bernadette Cavanagh 190529 Paul
Thompson to Colin Holden PT stakeholder update 200205 PT to
Martin Durant 200128
www.rnz.co.nz
Kind regards
Maggie Hedge| Contracts
RNZ | Level 2, 155 The Terrace | PO Box 123 | Wellington | New Zealand
DDI +64 4 474 1776
[4]www.rnz.co.nz
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From: E LINNEY <[FOI #12220 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2020 5:51 PM
To: Maggie Hedge <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: FW: Your OIA request to RNZ
Dear Maggie Hedge,
I am advised by the Admin System at FYI that my OIA request is now long
overdue. You will be aware that I was prepared to allow latitude due to
the very large number of requests you needed to process and also more
recently the Covid 19 lock-downs. I would appreciate advice as to when you
expect to make a full and substantive response in relation to my requested
information please
Yours sincerely,
E LINNEY
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