Plant & Food Research Auckland
120 Mt Albert Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025
Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142
New Zealand
Tel: +64-9-925-7000, Fax: +64-9-925-7001
6 November 2013
Edward Hammond
[FYI request #1266 email]
Dear Mr Hammond
Official Information Act Request (PFR Ref. 1000/2/02/11/13/L1)
We have received your recent request for information under the Official Information Act
1982 regarding the pedigree of various fruit cultivars. In your earlier email to our Chief
Executive seeking details of where to send your request you gave a return address that
is outside of New Zealand. Before proceeding further we should advise you that the
Official Information Act conveys rights to information only to persons or entities that fall
within one of the subsections of section 12 as set out below. In order that we may
determine whether or not we are able to accept and consider your request under the
Act, we respectfully request, in good faith, that you please let us know which of the
following apply/ies to your circumstances and application under the Act:
Any person, being-
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but
which has a place of business in New Zealand
You may address any correspondence on this matter to [email address]
Yours sincerely
Roger Bourne
Strategic Marketing Manager