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Office of Hon Simeon Brown MP
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Email: [Simeon Brown request email]
Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Dear James,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 20/09/2024, in which you requested the following information:

Under the Official Information Act 1982 I request all information (advice, briefings, memos, emails, texts or other communications) held by you or your office mentioning putting a commissioner, a crown observer or other central government oversight mechanism on Wellington City Council.

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown

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Dear James,

 

This email is in response to your correspondence of 20 September 2024
requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act):

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|all information (advice, briefings, memos, emails, texts or other |
|communications) held by you or your office mentioning putting a |
|commissioner, a crown observer or other central government oversight |
|mechanism on Wellington City Council. |
| |
|  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

We are extending the timeframe for responding to your request by 10
working days to 1 November 2024. This extension is subject to section
15A(1)(b) of the Act.

 

This extension is required because the consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original timeframe.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this decision by
the Office of the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport,
Minister for Auckland, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
 

Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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Dear James,

 

Please find attached response to your request under the Official
Information Act 1982 from Hon Simeon Brown.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport,
Minister for Auckland, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

From: Allie Chau <[email address]> On Behalf Of Simeon Brown
(MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, 16 October 2024 4:54 PM
To: James Powell <[FOI #28447 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA24-381 | Official Information request - Central government
oversight of Wellington City Council

 

Dear James,

 

This email is in response to your correspondence of 20 September 2024
requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act):

 

all information (advice, briefings, memos, emails, texts or other
communications) held by you or your office mentioning putting a
commissioner, a crown observer or other central government oversight
mechanism on Wellington City Council.

 

We are extending the timeframe for responding to your request by 10
working days to 1 November 2024. This extension is subject to section
15A(1)(b) of the Act.

 

This extension is required because the consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original timeframe.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this decision by
the Office of the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport,
Minister for Auckland, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
 

Website: [4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[5]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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