27 March 2024
C178810
Liam Gardiner
[FYI request #25921 email]
Tēnā koe Liam
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 28 February 2024 to the
Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa, requesting the following information:
In April 2019, it was made publicly known that the Department of Corrections spent
over $1million dollars purchasing 193 slushy machines, installed in 16 sites across the
country for Corrections staff/Officers use.
Source:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.
nz%2Fnational%2Fpolitics%2F112278068%2Fcorrections-1m-slushy-fund-to-keep-
prison-guards-cool-during-summer-heat-
wave&data=05%7C02%7Cinfo%40corrections.govt.nz%7Cffe47eb010a84923a2c908d
c3810e9f7%7Cfc4d60d1bb674d7b898109a1c54e91ea%7C0%7C0%7C638446892501
786773%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiL
CJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lVfdf8%2BG3Qr3me90
S6bl%2FHHXs8B1AwT3DTnuUIQ8Wsc%3D&reserved=0
Based off the above fact, I am requesting the below information:
1. How many of the 193 slushy machines that were purchased/installed in 2019,
are still in use as of February 2024?
2. If the answer to Q1, is that they are no longer in use can you please provide a
brief explanation of what happened to the 193 slushy machines (i.e sold, returned to
supplier etc) and when this occurred (Month and Year)
3. Other than the original purchase/installation costs in 2019, what are/were the
ongoing operating cost of these slushy machines? (I.e Concentrate Syrups, Cups,
Straws, Maintenance on the machines etc). Ideally if this can be broken down for
each year, and for each type of expense.
4. If known, how many Corrections staff/Officers utilised these slushy machines
(from date of install to February 2024)?
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
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5. In total (from date of install to February 2024) how many bottles of concentrate
syrup were purchased to refill the slushy machines nationally?
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 20 working
days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to
your request by 29 April 2024. If you no longer require this information, please let us know
as soon as possible.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this response you have the
right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. Contact
details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Nic Barkley
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability
