18/03/2021
Ref: DOIA 2122-1648
David Barclay
Via FYI.org
Tēnā koe David,
Thank you for your request of 19 February 2022 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing
information:
I see on MBIEs website that the Provincial Development Unit has published plans for a
Northland Shipyard & Floating Drydock Project which I understand is a project that is being
managed across agencies like MBIE, the defence force and the Ministry of Transport. Under
the OIA I request the fol owing documentation and answers to the fol owing questions:
1. Any and all communications and documentation relating to how public servants thought
that this project could be paid for ( would this project be funded from the PGF or from other
parts of the government) and if there was ever a possibility of imposing a regional tax on
ratepayers in the Northland region to raise funds for this project.
2. Any and all briefing material provided to ministers or public servants when meeting with
the NZ Shipping Federation, and a list of those meeting dates and the attendees.
3. Confirmation that the fol owing agency nominees formed part of the project team:
a. John Judge (Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment) b. Rob Krushka (NZ Defence
Force) c. Andrew Brown (NZ Defence Force) d. Ray Mudgway (Ministry of Business,
Innovation & Employment) e. Aaron Hape (Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment) f.
Tony Frost (NZTA Waka Kotahi) g. Mark Jacobs (Ministry of Business, Innovation &
Employment) h. Robert Pigou (Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment) i. John Moore
(Northport Limited)
4. Confirmation of if this project team stil exists and if there have been any changes to its
membership.
5. A schedule of when and which public servants met with representatives of Northport
Limited or Marsden Maritime Holdings.
6. A schedule of when and which ministers met with representatives of Northport Limited or
Marsden Maritime Holdings.
7. Any and all papers provided to ministers for any meetings they had with Northport Limited
or Marsden Maritime Holdings Limited's respective board or leadership teams?
I am writing to advise you that MBIE wil provide a response but needs to extend the time available
to answer your request. MBIE’s response wil be sent to you no later than 1 April 2022.
The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are
such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
This letter is also to advise you that your request has been transferred in part to the Ministry of
Transport (MoT). This is because some of the information you have requested is not held by MBIE.
Section 14(b)(i) of the Act al ows me to transfer any request where the information is not held, but
is believed to be held by another department, organisation or Minister of the Crown.
Specifically, we are transferring the fol owing questions to MoT:
5. A schedule of when and which public servants met with representatives of Northport
Limited or Marsden Maritime Holdings.
6. A schedule of when and which ministers met with representatives of Northport Limited or
Marsden Maritime Holdings.
7. Any and all papers provided to ministers for any meetings they had with Northport Limited
or Marsden Maritime Holdings Limited's respective board or leadership teams?
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.
Nāku noa, nā
Tane Dewes
Manager Operations Support and Improvement
Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit