Dear Peter Ituma,

I refer to your Official Information request below, for text messages between Minister Bishop and Bill English in the month of December 2023.

We have transferred your request to the Office of Minister Bishop. The information requested is not held by us but is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the Minister's Office. In these circumstances we are required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.

Many thanks
Monique
Government Relations

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OIA24-CB161

 

Dear Peter,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your transferred Official
Information Act request dated the 28^th of May 2024.  You have requested
the following information:

 

“I recently read that text messages between Minister Bishop and Bill
English in the month of November 2023 contained an agreement to
participate in the 'independent review' of Kainga Ora.

 

I would like to request text messages between Minister Bishop and Bill
English in the month of December 2023.”

 

We received your transferred request on 29/05/2024.  We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
27/06/2024, 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,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [email address]

 

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OIA24-CB161

 

Dear Peter,

 

Please find attached a response to your OIA request ref: OIA24-CB161 from
Hon. Chris Bishop.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [email address]

 

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