OIA 071
25 October 2024
P Robins
[FYI request #28547 email]
Dear P Robins,
Thank you for your email of 27 September 2024 requesting communications and
correspondence between myself and Groundswel . Your request has been considered under
the Of icial Information Act 1982 (OIA).
You requested the following:
“copies of all communications, including written correspondence and all types of electronic
communications (such as emails, messages, and any other digital formats), between you
and your office and members of the Groundswell organisation since your swearing-in as a
Minister”
Please find attached as Appendix One copies of emails to and from myself and members identified
as being from Groundswell. Please find attached as Appendix Two, copies of texts between myself
and identified members of Groundwell. Some information has been withheld pursuant to the
following sections of the OIA:
• Section 9(2)(a) – privacy.
I am satisfied that in the circumstances of this case, the withholding of the information is not
outweighed by other considerations which render it desirable in the public interest to make
the information available.
You are advised of your right to raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Should you have any concerns with this response, you can contact the Ombudsman at
[email address]
Yours sincerely
Hon Andrew Hoggard
Minister for Biosecurity
Minister for Food Safety
Associate Minister for the Environment
Associate Minister of Agriculture
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