23 October 2024
OIATP-131
P Robins
By email:
[FYI request #28523 email]
Tēnā koe P Robins
Thank you for your email of 25 September 2024 requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“a list of any written advice you or your Office received in your Housing portfolio
between 29 August and today, if any, listed by agency, title and date received.”.
A list of all documents in scope is provided to you in Annex 1. Some information has been
withheld under the following section of the Act:
Section of Act
Reason to withhold
18(d)
That the information requested is or will soon be publicly available.
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations under the Act.
Titles to documents received to me from Ministry of Social Development are proactively released on their
website at:
Reports to the Associate Minister of Housing - Ministry of Social Development.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by the Ombudsman, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the Ombudsman’s
website at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Mauriora
Hon Tama Potaka
Associate Minister of Housing
Annex 1:
Titles in scope received from Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Document Title
Date of
Section
document of the
receipt
Act
applied
HUD2024-005189 – Updated Māori housing investment criteria and
04/09/2024
next tranche of proposed projects
HUD2024-005165 – EH update: priorities and key milestone to the end of 05/09/2024
2024
HUD2024-004927 – TITLE WITHHELD
05/09/2024 18(d)
HUD2024-005248 – Further advice on options to incentivise landlords to
05/09/2024
rent to emergency housing clients
HUD2024-005176 – Emergency Housing Social Outcomes Contracting
06/09/2024
HUD2024-005349 – TITLE WITHHELD
12/09/2024 18(d)
Titles in scope received from Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities
Document Title
Date of
Section
document of the
receipt
Act
applied
GSR-24-17453 Fast-track from Emergency Housing to Kāinga Ora
06/09/2024
Homes
Update – Kāinga ora CGH and disability providers – context regarding
12/09/2024
New Zealand Disability Support Network (NZDSN) letter to Minister for
Disability Issues.
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