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From: Sebastian <[FOI #17660 email]>
Sent: Monday, 22 November 2021 6:45 pm
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Three national security system and counter-terrorism reviews

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

I would like to request copies of these three reviews:

1) “Independent Review of Current Activity and Development of a Counter-Terrorism Strategy” by Steve Long (2015).
2) “Review of Arrangements for Coordinating National Security and Intelligence Priorities” by Jacki Couchman (2013)
3) “Counter-Terrorism: A review of the New Zealand CT landscape” by Simon Murdoch (2013)

Yours faithfully,

Sebastian

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Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) received on Tuesday, 10 May 2022, copied below.

We will respond to your request within the statutory timeframes set out in the Act.  If we are unable to met these timeframes we will notify you. Please note, due to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's (DPMC) involvement in the government’s response to COVID-19, our timeliness to respond to requests may be impacted.  If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

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From: Sebastian <[FOI #17660 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 May 2022 8:58 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Re: Your OIA Request - A Response

Dear DPMC,

Thank you for your response of 8 February. I would like to make a follow up request for the following:

ONE: A copy of the report titled “A National Security & Intelligence Framework for New Zealand” (Michael Wintringham and Jane Jones, September 2009)

TWO: A copy of the report titled “Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Value for Money Review” (Murray Horn, August 2012)

THREE: I would also like to renew my request for the document I requested in November, namely the document I identified as “Independent Review of Current Activity and Development of a Counter-Terrorism Strategy by Steve Long, 2015.”

In your response letter of 8 February you advised me that “there is no 2015 document written by Steve Long with [that] title…” For your reference, my source for this request was Part 8, Chapter 2 of the Christchurch attacks Royal Commission of Inquiry report. The title, author and date of publication is given in Table 12 as I quoted it, as can be seen here:

https://christchurchattack.royalcommissi...

In Part 8, Chapter 3 the same report is apparently referred to in paragraph 45:

“A 2015 report reiterated the need for a New Zealand counter-terrorism strategy. That report identified an insufficient emphasis on risk assessment, the absence of formalised arrangements that enabled ministers to weigh up the violent extremist or terrorist risk against other national security risks and the lack of whole-of-government counter-terrorism work programme management, reporting or evaluation. It also identified the continued absence of planned and regular public engagement on the terrorism risks facing New Zealanders at home and abroad and measures taken to counter those risks.”

I would like to request a copy of the report referred to in this paragraph.

I would further like to request:

1) If any review was completed for DPMC by former Director of the Domestic and External Security Group Steve Long on any topic, since 2010, and if so, what is the title and date of publication.

2) If any reviews of the counter-terrorism system were completed for DPMC from 2010 to 2018 (besides "Counter-Terrorism: A review of the New Zealand CT landscape" by Simon Murdoch, 2013), and if so what are their titles and dates of publication.

Yours sincerely,

Sebastian

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Kia ora Sebastian,

As advised on 8 June 2022 the timeframe for responding to your request was extended under section 15A of the Act because consultations were needed before a decision could be made on the request.

Subsequently on 23 June 2022, I responded to part of your request for the document titled: ‘DPMC Value for Money and Right Sizing the Budget’ which was released to you in full.

I am contacting you to advise that consultations are still underway regarding the remaining part of your request, we will respond to you as soon as practicable and apologise for the delay.

DPMC

-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastian <[FOI #17660 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 May 2022 8:58 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Re: Your OIA Request - A Response

Dear DPMC,

Thank you for your response of 8 February. I would like to make a follow up request for the following:

ONE: A copy of the report titled “A National Security & Intelligence Framework for New Zealand” (Michael Wintringham and Jane Jones, September 2009)

TWO: A copy of the report titled “Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Value for Money Review” (Murray Horn, August 2012)

THREE: I would also like to renew my request for the document I requested in November, namely the document I identified as “Independent Review of Current Activity and Development of a Counter-Terrorism Strategy by Steve Long, 2015.”

In your response letter of 8 February you advised me that “there is no 2015 document written by Steve Long with [that] title…” For your reference, my source for this request was Part 8, Chapter 2 of the Christchurch attacks Royal Commission of Inquiry report. The title, author and date of publication is given in Table 12 as I quoted it, as can be seen here:

https://christchurchattack.royalcommissi...

In Part 8, Chapter 3 the same report is apparently referred to in paragraph 45:

“A 2015 report reiterated the need for a New Zealand counter-terrorism strategy. That report identified an insufficient emphasis on risk assessment, the absence of formalised arrangements that enabled ministers to weigh up the violent extremist or terrorist risk against other national security risks and the lack of whole-of-government counter-terrorism work programme management, reporting or evaluation. It also identified the continued absence of planned and regular public engagement on the terrorism risks facing New Zealanders at home and abroad and measures taken to counter those risks.”

I would like to request a copy of the report referred to in this paragraph.

I would further like to request:

1) If any review was completed for DPMC by former Director of the Domestic and External Security Group Steve Long on any topic, since 2010, and if so, what is the title and date of publication.

2) If any reviews of the counter-terrorism system were completed for DPMC from 2010 to 2018 (besides "Counter-Terrorism: A review of the New Zealand CT landscape" by Simon Murdoch, 2013), and if so what are their titles and dates of publication.

Yours sincerely,

Sebastian

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Ngā mihi,

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia Ora Sebastian,

 

Thank you for your OIA request please find attached our response letter
and release document.

 

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Kia ora Sebastian,

 

Please find attached part 2 of 2 of your OIA response.

 

Kind regards,

 

DPMC

 

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