OIAD-3712
6 March 2024
Stephen Prendergast
[FYI request #25406 email]
Tēnā koe Stephen
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation, received on 16 January
2024, in which you asked for:
“Please supply all submitted Works Approval requests and surrounding
correspondence for Turoa Ski Field from 1 August 2023.”
We have considered your request under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (OIA). On
13 February we extended the timeframe to respond to your request to 6 March due to the
consultation necessary.
This letter is to advise that under section 15(1)(a) of the OIA, I have decided to grant your
request. However, more time is required to prepare the response for release. We expect to
be able to provide you with the final documentation no later than 14 March 2024 and
appreciate your patience while this process is finalised.
For your reference, some information supplied wil be withheld under the following sections of
the OIA as applicable:
• section 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural persons;
• section 9(2)(b)(i ) – to protect the commercial position of the person who supplied the
information, or who is the subject of the information
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of
the OIA and determined there are no public interests that 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 OIA.
Nāku noa, nā
Rachael Jordan
Principal Advisor
Department of Conservation
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