Advice on funding for kiwi
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Minister of Conservation
The request was refused by Minister of Conservation.
From: Alex Harris
Dear Minister of Conservation,
On 21 May 2015 the government announced an additional $11.2 million to support the survival of the kiwi and arrest its decline. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* All advice (including Cabinet papers, briefings, aides memoire, notes etc) on the additional funding for kiwi conservation and its impact. I am happy to exclude emails from this request.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
From: Paul Jansen
Minister of Conservation
Good morning Alex
Thank you for your official information request regarding the recent budget announcement about kiwi.
I have placed your request before the Minister and a response will be provided in due course.
Kind regards
Paul Jansen
Private Secretary (advisory) for Conservation
Office of the Honourable Maggie Barry
Telephone: 04 817 9862
[mobile number]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sally Guinness On Behalf Of Hon Maggie Barry
Sent: Monday, 25 May 2015 2:24 p.m.
To: Paul Jansen; Joanne Perry; Cat Corser
Subject: FW: Official Information Act request - Advice on funding for kiwi
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[FOI #2762 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 23 May 2015 5:06 p.m.
To: Hon Maggie Barry
Subject: Official Information Act request - Advice on funding for kiwi
Dear Minister of Conservation,
On 21 May 2015 the government announced an additional $11.2 million to support the survival of the kiwi and arrest its decline. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* All advice (including Cabinet papers, briefings, aides memoire, notes etc) on the additional funding for kiwi conservation and its impact. I am happy to exclude emails from this request.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
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From: Paul Jansen
Minister of Conservation
Good afternoon Alex
I am pleased to advise you that the information you seeks will be part of
a proactive public release of Budget 2015, on 9 July. This will appear on
the Treasury Website [1]www.treasury.govt.nz
As such I decline your request for information under section 18 (d) of the
Official Information Act as the information requested is or will soon be
publicly available.
Kind regards
Paul Jansen
Private Secretary (advisory) for Conservation
Office of the Honourable Maggie Barry
Telephone: 04 817 9862
[mobile number]
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