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14 December 2020
Jaden Jones
By email: [FYI request #14131 email]
Dear Jaden
Information Request – Incident reports for Bottle Lake Forest, Christchurch
Thank you for clarifying your official information request dated 16 November 2020 asking for
Incident Reports that involve Bottle Lake Forest in Christchurch from 20 September 2020 to 20
November 2020.
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, I enclose the information
you requested. Some information has been redacted to protect the privacy of individuals
identified in the report.
Please note the SMS Incident Reports provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency New
Zealand’s electronic station management system (SMS Report). In SMS Reports, ‘Notifications’ and
‘Message Log’ fields are reported in real time as fire crews and our communication centres
communicate with each other during the incident. They are not the official final records of
incidents but word for word transcripts of ‘live’ situations as they occur. They may contain spelling
errors or commonly used abbreviations.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Lucy Cotterill
Chief Advisor, Deputy Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Executive
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