OIAD-2542 
 
07 December 2022 
 
 
G Pearce 
 
[FYI request #21090 email]  
   
 
Tēnā koe G Pearce 
 
Thank you for your Official Information Act request to the Department of Conservation, 
received on 09 November 2022 in which you asked for: 
 
“any maps or info on Granted concessions to graze cattle downstream of the Main Highway 
Bridge along the margins of the Paringa River STH Westland Haast” 
 
On Tuesday 15 November you clarified (or refined) your request to be a map, and the 
grazing concession licence conditions for the one concession in place downstream of the 
State Highway bridge. 
 
We have agreed to release the grazing licence including the map and conditions as listed 
below: 
 
Item 
Date 
Document description 
Decision 
Attachment 
30 May 2013  Grazing Licence, including map and 
Released in part  
1 
conditions 
 
 
 
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above, subject to 
information being withheld under one or more of the following sections of the Official 
Information Act, as applicable: 
 
•  personal contact details of officials, under section 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of 
natural persons, including deceased people, 
•  commercially sensitive information, under section 9(2)(i) - to enable a Minister of the 
Crown or any department or organisation holding the information to carry out, without 
prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities, and 
•  confidential information, under section 9(2)(j) – to enable the Crown to negotiate 
without disadvantage or prejudice. 
 
 
National Office, 18-22 Manners Street, PO Box 10420, Wellington 6143                                     Page 1 of 2 

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In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of 
the Official Information Act and determined there are no public  interests which outweigh the 
grounds for withholding. 
 
You are entitled to seek an investigation and review of my decision by writing to an 
Ombudsman as provided by section 28(3) of the Official Information Act. 
 
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and enclosed documents 
may be published on the Department’s website. 
 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
 
 
Steve Taylor 
Director, Regulatory Services 
Department of Conservation 
Te Papa Atawhai 
 
 
 
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