29 August 2023
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Mary Phillips
fyi-request-23659-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Mary
OIA request 2324/0072 Request for Information about National Dog register
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 1 August 2023.
You requested –
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Please supply me with copies of all correspondence and other docs relating to New
Zealand Kennel Club inc trading as Dogs New Zealand with regard to a contract enabling
DogsNZ to operate a registry for all dogs that the Govt requires to be registered presently
through the Local Councils.
In response to your request, I can provide you with the following information.
On 15 August 2023, you were advised via email that the National dog registry administered by
Local Councils, has not been contracted out to Dogs New Zealand (Dogs NZ), formerly the New
Zealand Kennel Club, to operate. The opportunity to reclarify your request was extended,
however, no response has been received.
Therefore, I must refuse your request under section 18(e) of the Act: that the document alleged
to contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it,
cannot be found.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has
decided to proactively release a copy of this response on its website. All requestor data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available here:
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-
Requests-2.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Kate Raggett
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations
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