OIAD-568
Sean Marshall
[FYI request #21969 email] Dear Sean
Thank you for your email of 2 March 2023, requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Please provide copies of all correspondence between the Ministry (or any agent of
the ministry) and the Christchurch City Council between 20 August 2022 and today
regarding or in any way relating to the Council's intensification planning instrument.
This includes, but is not limited to, records of any phone calls, minutes or summaries
of any meetings, physical correspondence and electronic communications.”
I am writing to notify you that the Ministry for the Environment is extending the timeframe for
its response to your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary
to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be
made within the original timeframe.
We will now respond to your request on, if not before, 17 April 2023, which is an extension of
10 working days, taking account of the public holidays on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision
on this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be
found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Yours sincerely
Electronically approved by Lachlan Brown
Lachlan Brown
Team Leader (Acting), Ministerial Services