Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, thank you for your email.

Due to the high volume of enquiries at this time, we will be triaging
issues related to COVID-19 in the first instance.

We appreciate your patience at this time and will get back to you as soon
as we can.

Nga mihi,

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media,
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Digital
Services, Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister of Housing
(Public Housing)

Bowen House | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

 

 

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Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, thank you for your email. 

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messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
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Thank you for the taking the time to write.

Nga mihi,

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media,
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Digital
Services,

Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)

 

Bowen House | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

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Kia Ora George Morrison,

 

Re: OIA20-068 George Morrison,

                  

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 25
August 2020 for:

 

·       Please provide me with all information held by your office in
relation to the previously signalled second tranche of support for
struggling media companies. Please include copies off all correspondence
to and from the Greens and/or NZ First in relation to the support package.

 

We received your request on 26 August  2020. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 22
September 2020, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe. If your OIA request requires full or part
transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Naomi Siania |Private Secretary (Executive Support)| Office of Hon Kris
Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Minister of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister of Government Digital Services,
Minister of Immigration,

Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)

Bowen House | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

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Good afternoon George,

 

Thank you for your OIA request to Hon Kris Faafoi regarding a second
tranche of support for media.

 

As it stands, the scope of your request would require a significant search
through office records which would likely require refusal as per section
18(f) of the OIA (substantial collation and research) if not refined or
amended. However, before taking this step, we are contacting you to see if
you could narrow your request to assist in the management of its size. As
it stands the request would require search through all emails, internal
office discussions, correspondence with entities and any correspondence
with members of the public to ensure all relevant material within scope
has been identified.

 

Would you be happy to refine this request to: Formal advice (Aide
memoires, briefings and reports) received by the Minister regarding the
previously signalled second tranche of support for struggling media
companies?

 

As you may be aware, you are under no obligation to refine the scope of
your request and I am happy to work with you to discuss any aspects. I
look forward to your response as soon as possible.

 

Ngā mihi

Olivia

 

 

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Hi George,

Thank you for your response. We will progress your request under the Official Information Act utilising the refined scope as set out below.

Ngā mihi,
Olivia

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Morena George,

I refer to your request received on 26 August 2020 and subsequently refined on 1 September 2020. In accordance with section 15(A) of the Official Information Act 1982, this email is to advise that we are extending the timeframe to response to your request by 12 working days. The new due date is Thursday 15 October 2020.

The extension is required because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of information, and the consultations necessary are such that a proper response cannot be reasonable made within the original timeframe.

Notwithstanding this extension, we will undertake to make a decision and provide information on your request as soon as reasonably practicable.

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.

Ngâ mihi,
Olivia

Olivia Cross | Private Secretary – Broadcasting
Office of Hon Kris Faafoi | Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

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Dear George,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, Minister for Broadcasting and Media, please find attached a response to your OIA request. My sincere apologies for the delay in response time.

Ngā mihi,
Olivia

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