National Headquarters
Level 12
80 The Terrace
PO Box 2133
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
19 August 2022
A Whittle
By email: [FYI request #19631 email]
Tēnā koe A Whittle
Information Request – CRM Secondment Canterbury & Pink Shirt
I refer to your official information request dated 9 June 2022 asking for the information about
‘Pink Shirt Day’ and the secondment to the community risk manager position in Canterbury. On 8
July we advised of an extension of the time to make our decision to 19 August 2022.
Your request has been assessed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act
1982. Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s response to each of your questions is set out below.
Please provide details of the cost to FENZ of the supply, printing and distribution of these shirts.
We have identified the following costs in relation to the provision of shirts related to Pink Shirt
Day:
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95 shirts purchased from Cotton On for of $2325
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30 shirts purchased from Stitchery House for $710
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17 shirts purchased from Davis Doherty for $351.70
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5 shirts purchased from Cotton On Body for a total of $125.20
On what date did FENZ first internally consider a secondment to this position?
21 June 2021.
On what date did FENZ decide to proceed with seeking an external secondment to the CRM
position (Canterbury District)?
21 June 2021.
On what date did FENZ first initiate discussions with external organisations regarding
secondment to the CRM position within FENZ (Canterbury District)?
24 June 2021.
On what date was a decision made to proceed with the secondment of an NZ Police employee to
the CRM position?
25 August 2021.
On what date was any agreement signed or otherwise endorsed or agreed to, to have an NZ
Police employee fill the seconded position?
8 September 2021.
Please supply all copies of correspondence and other communications, internal and external,
concerning the external secondment to the Canterbury CRM position.
I enclose some information which falls within the scope of this request. This aspect of your request
captures personal and employment information relating to readily identifiable individuals. Some
information from the enclosed documents is redacted, and other documents are withheld in full,
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act in order to protect the privacy of natural persons.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests
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