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Ngâ mihi

 

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Tēnā koe Andrew,

I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 18/3/22.

We received your request on 18/3/22. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 19/4/22, 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 you have any queries, please feel free to contact our office. 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.

Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Nanaia Mahuta

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Tçnâ koe Andrew

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act). As it stands, your request for “all reports, emails and letters that
show a race based governance structure will improve Three Waters reforms
outcomes for New Zealanders” is very broad and encompassing. Assuming what
you are after is all material on the benefit of co-governance
arrangements, to search for and assess every email sent for no specific
time period would be a significant volume of emails and would likely
warrant a refusal under section 18(f) of the Act, as the information
requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research.

 

Under section 12 and 18B of the Act, we have a duty to assist you to
refine or clarify the request to meet due particularity so we can respond.
Accordingly, we propose refining the request to be for “Any reports or
correspondence outlining the benefits of the proposed co-governance
arrangements for the Three Waters Reforms since January 2020”. We believe
this refined request would provide the most meaningful content as key
decisions and any proposals are outlined in these types of documents. The
January 2020 date is also relevant as it is when the service delivery of
the three waters reform began. Most importantly, this refined request
would be reasonable to respond to without prejudicing the ability of
public officials and Ministers of the Crown to carry out their core
duties.

 

It is also important to note that the Department of Internal Affairs
proactively releases documents on their website. Cabinet paper one A new
system for three waters service delivery, Cabinet paper two Designing the
new three waters service delivery entities, Cabinet paper three Protecting
and promoting iwi/Mâori rights and interests, and the Regulatory Impact
Assessment Decision on the reform of three waters service delivery
arrangements, may be of interest to you in responding to your request and
can be found at the following link
[1]https://www.dia.govt.nz/three-waters-ref....

 

Please respond to this email confirming whether you wish to proceed with
the clarification “Any reports or correspondence outlining the benefits of
the proposed co-governance arrangements for the Three Waters Reforms since
January 2020” as outlined above, or if the publicly available links
provided adequately respond to your request.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Fergus Broom

 

Fergus Broom | Private Secretary – Local Government  | Office of Hon
Nanaia Mahuta

 

 

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Kia ora Andrew

 

Please let me know if you are comfortable with this request being refined.
As noted below, if your request is not refined it will likely be refused
under section 18(f) of the OIA.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Fergus

 

From: Fergus Broom
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2022 4:11 PM
To: '[FOI #18920 email]'
<[FOI #18920 email]>
Subject: OIA request

 

Tçnâ koe Andrew

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act). As it stands, your request for “all reports, emails and letters that
show a race based governance structure will improve Three Waters reforms
outcomes for New Zealanders” is very broad and encompassing. Assuming what
you are after is all material on the benefit of co-governance
arrangements, to search for and assess every email sent for no specific
time period would be a significant volume of emails and would likely
warrant a refusal under section 18(f) of the Act, as the information
requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research.

 

Under section 12 and 18B of the Act, we have a duty to assist you to
refine or clarify the request to meet due particularity so we can respond.
Accordingly, we propose refining the request to be for “Any reports or
correspondence outlining the benefits of the proposed co-governance
arrangements for the Three Waters Reforms since January 2020”. We believe
this refined request would provide the most meaningful content as key
decisions and any proposals are outlined in these types of documents. The
January 2020 date is also relevant as it is when the service delivery of
the three waters reform began. Most importantly, this refined request
would be reasonable to respond to without prejudicing the ability of
public officials and Ministers of the Crown to carry out their core
duties.

 

It is also important to note that the Department of Internal Affairs
proactively releases documents on their website. Cabinet paper one A new
system for three waters service delivery, Cabinet paper two Designing the
new three waters service delivery entities, Cabinet paper three Protecting
and promoting iwi/Mâori rights and interests, and the Regulatory Impact
Assessment Decision on the reform of three waters service delivery
arrangements, may be of interest to you in responding to your request and
can be found at the following link
[1]https://www.dia.govt.nz/three-waters-ref....

 

Please respond to this email confirming whether you wish to proceed with
the clarification “Any reports or correspondence outlining the benefits of
the proposed co-governance arrangements for the Three Waters Reforms since
January 2020” as outlined above, or if the publicly available links
provided adequately respond to your request.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Fergus Broom

 

Fergus Broom | Private Secretary – Local Government  | Office of Hon
Nanaia Mahuta

 

 

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Kia ora Andrew,

 

As mentioned below, your request is being refused under section 18(f) of
the Official Information Act 1982 because that the information requested
cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

 

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Act, to seek an
investigation and review of this decision by the Office of the Ombudsman.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Fergus

 

From: Fergus Broom
Sent: Tuesday, 19 April 2022 10:25 AM
To: '[FOI #18920 email]'
<[FOI #18920 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA request

 

Kia ora Andrew

 

Please let me know if you are comfortable with this request being refined.
As noted below, if your request is not refined it will likely be refused
under section 18(f) of the OIA.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Fergus

 

From: Fergus Broom
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2022 4:11 PM
To: '[FOI #18920 email]'
<[1][FOI #18920 email]>
Subject: OIA request

 

Tçnâ koe Andrew

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act). As it stands, your request for “all reports, emails and letters that
show a race based governance structure will improve Three Waters reforms
outcomes for New Zealanders” is very broad and encompassing. Assuming what
you are after is all material on the benefit of co-governance
arrangements, to search for and assess every email sent for no specific
time period would be a significant volume of emails and would likely
warrant a refusal under section 18(f) of the Act, as the information
requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research.

 

Under section 12 and 18B of the Act, we have a duty to assist you to
refine or clarify the request to meet due particularity so we can respond.
Accordingly, we propose refining the request to be for “Any reports or
correspondence outlining the benefits of the proposed co-governance
arrangements for the Three Waters Reforms since January 2020”. We believe
this refined request would provide the most meaningful content as key
decisions and any proposals are outlined in these types of documents. The
January 2020 date is also relevant as it is when the service delivery of
the three waters reform began. Most importantly, this refined request
would be reasonable to respond to without prejudicing the ability of
public officials and Ministers of the Crown to carry out their core
duties.

 

It is also important to note that the Department of Internal Affairs
proactively releases documents on their website. Cabinet paper one A new
system for three waters service delivery, Cabinet paper two Designing the
new three waters service delivery entities, Cabinet paper three Protecting
and promoting iwi/Mâori rights and interests, and the Regulatory Impact
Assessment Decision on the reform of three waters service delivery
arrangements, may be of interest to you in responding to your request and
can be found at the following link
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/three-waters-ref....

 

Please respond to this email confirming whether you wish to proceed with
the clarification “Any reports or correspondence outlining the benefits of
the proposed co-governance arrangements for the Three Waters Reforms since
January 2020” as outlined above, or if the publicly available links
provided adequately respond to your request.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Fergus Broom

 

Fergus Broom | Private Secretary – Local Government  | Office of Hon
Nanaia Mahuta

 

 

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