PO Box 14001
Christchurch 8544
New Zealand
Telephone (+64 3) 358 5029
christchurchairport.co.nz
11 September 2023
Sharon Beattie
Email: [FYI request #23824 email]
Tēnā koe Ms Beattie
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT 1982 (OIA) – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -
CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED (CIAL)
1.
We write further to our email of 14 August 2023, acknowledging receipt of your OIA
request (the
Request) of 14 August 2023 to CIAL seeking the following information:
Request - Received 14 August 2023 – Meetings with Ministry for the
Environment
“I am requesting a copy of briefings and correspondence with the Ministry for the
Environment regarding the airport in Tarras. Also meeting dates, notes, minutes,
agendas.”
2.
To date, CIAL has not held any meetings with the Ministry for the Environment
regarding the Central Otago Airport Project (the
Project). Therefore, we have no
information on record to provide to you.
3.
As a significant infrastructure business, CIAL is regularly involved in select committee
meetings, public consultation processes, industry bodies, working groups, trade
delegations, public events, and many other engagements where it meets or interacts
with members of central and local government and their officials. It would require
substantial collation or research to determine which of those interactions may have
included reference or discussion of the Project.
4.
The Project is currently in the validation and planning phase and no regulatory
approvals have been sought or will be during this phase. Accordingly, no briefings
have been held with the Ministry for the Environment where the Project was the
exclusive focus.
5.
We trust we have answered your Request for information. If you require any further
information or we have in some way misinterpreted your requests, please let us know.
6.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the
decisions contained in this letter. Information about how to contact the Ombudsman
or make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
CIAL LEGAL TEAM
Email: [Christchurch International Airport Limited request email]