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Dear John,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Wednesday, 19^th April 2023. You have requested the
following information:

 

"Please provide all advice you received and were relying on that supports
the following statement made by you in your interview on Q&A:

"The Treaty recognises Māori have special rights in water in particular.
That is something that's been tested in the courts and found to be part of
New Zealand law."”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Thursday, 18th May 2023, 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.

 

Kind regards,

Eva

 

  The Office
of Hon.
[1]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
for Rural
Communities
 | Deputy
Leader of
the House
Private Bag
18041 |
Wellington
6160 | New
Zealand

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John [mailto:[FYI request #22507 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 7:26 PM
To: K McAnulty (MIN) <[Kieran McAnulty request email]>
Subject: OIA082 - Official Information request - Maori special rights in
water

 

Dear Kieran McAnulty,

 

This is a request under the OIA.

 

Please provide all advice you received and were relying on that supports
the following statement made by you in your interview on Q&A:

 

"The Treaty recognises Māori have special rights in water in particular.
That is something that's been tested in the courts and found to be part of
New Zealand law"

 

Yours faithfully,

 

John

 

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Kia ora John,

 

Please see attached a letter from Hon. Kieran McAnulty, Minister of Local
Government in response to your OIA request dated Wednesday, 19th April
2023.

 

Kind regards,

Eva

 

  The Office
of Hon.
[1]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
for Rural
Communities
 | Deputy
Leader of
the House
Private Bag
18041 |
Wellington
6160 | New
Zealand

 

From: K McAnulty (MIN)
Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2023 2:49 PM
To: 'John' <[2][FOI #22507 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA082 - Official Information request - Maori special rights
in water

 

Dear John,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Wednesday, 19^th April 2023. You have requested the
following information:

 

"Please provide all advice you received and were relying on that supports
the following statement made by you in your interview on Q&A:

"The Treaty recognises Māori have special rights in water in particular.
That is something that's been tested in the courts and found to be part of
New Zealand law."”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Thursday, 18th May 2023, 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.

 

Kind regards,

Eva

 

  The Office
of Hon.
[3]https://www.colfo.org.nz/images/governem... Kieran
McAnulty
MP for
Wairarapa
|  Minister
for
Emergency
Management
| Minister
of Local
Government
|
Minister
for Racing
| Minister
for Rural
Communities
 | Deputy
Leader of
the House
Private Bag
18041 |
Wellington
6160 | New
Zealand

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John [[4]mailto:[FOI #22507 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 7:26 PM
To: K McAnulty (MIN) <[5][Kieran McAnulty request email]>
Subject: OIA082 - Official Information request - Maori special rights in
water

 

Dear Kieran McAnulty,

 

This is a request under the OIA.

 

Please provide all advice you received and were relying on that supports
the following statement made by you in your interview on Q&A:

 

"The Treaty recognises Māori have special rights in water in particular.
That is something that's been tested in the courts and found to be part of
New Zealand law"

 

Yours faithfully,

 

John

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[6][FOI #22507 email]

 

Is [7][Kieran McAnulty request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to Kieran McAnulty? If so, please contact us using
this form:

[8]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[9]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

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Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated email.

 

Thank you for contacting Hon Kieran McAnulty, MP for Wairarapa, Minister
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all messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible
to provide a personal response to every email received.

 

·        If you are a Wairarapa Constituent then someone from the
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  Office of Hon. Kieran McAnulty
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  Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated email.

 

Thank you for contacting Hon Kieran McAnulty, MP for Wairarapa, Minister
for Emergency Management, Minister of Local Government, Minister for
Racing, Minister for Rural Communities, Minister for Regional Development,
and Deputy Leader of the House. 

 

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all messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible
to provide a personal response to every email received.

 

·        If you are a Wairarapa Constituent then someone from the
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·        If you have made a request for official information then this
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·        If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will
be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 1993,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.

 

·        If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Press Secretary.  

 

·        To find out more about Minister McAnulty read his biography or
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Tēnā koe John,

Please accept my apologies for the delay in response to your follow up question and for not providing direct links to the information referenced in the initial response letter.

In the response you received to your request for Official Information on 19 May 2023, the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Māori Council v Attorney General, 2013 was referenced. For your convenience, please find the link to the decision on this case linked below:
https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/cases/the...

This case has been referenced in the Water Services Entities Act 2022 under section 10:
https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2...

Ngā mihi
Eve

Eve Lucinsky | Private Secretary – Local Government | Office of Hon Kieran McAnulty

-----Original Message-----
From: John <[FOI #22507 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 27 July 2023 2:17 PM
To: K McAnulty (MIN) <[Kieran McAnulty request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Maori special rights in water

Dear Kieran McAnulty,

Just following up again on this OIA request.

Yours faithfully,

John

-----Original Message-----

Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated email.

Thank you for contacting Hon Kieran McAnulty, MP for Wairarapa, Minister for Emergency Management, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Racing, Minister for Rural Communities, and Deputy Leader of the House.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be very important and all messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to provide a personal response to every email received.

· If you are a Wairarapa Constituent then someone from the electorate office will be in touch. If you wish to get updates on what is happening locally please visit [1]https://www.labour.org.nz/kieranmcanulty

· If your message is for Minister McAnulty’s advice, or if you have copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted.

· If you have invited Minister McAnulty to an event then a member of staff may contact you for more information. Please note we do endeavour to process invitations within 10 working days.

· If you have made a request for official information then this will be managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.

· If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 1993, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.

· If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the Press Secretary.

· To find out more about Minister McAnulty read his biography or recent statements [2]https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...

Office of Hon. Kieran McAnulty
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Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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