OIA24-0736
6 November 2024
C Bennett
[FYI request #28691 email]
Dear C Bennett
Thank you for your email of 8 October 2024 requesting information relating to the
Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures project. Your request has been considered under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
You requested the following:
Under the Official Information Act 1982, can I please request the Terms of Reference for the
Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Project "Parasitoids for sustainable pest management
in eucalypt plantations".
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) does not hold a terms of reference for this project.
Therefore, this request is declined pursuant to Section 18(g) -
the information requested is
not held. We would advise contacting New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
(Scion), the contracted party for delivery of this project.
Should you have any concerns with this response, I would encourage you to raise these with
the Ministry for Primary Industries at
[email address]. Alternatively, you
are advised of your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143 or at
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Steve Penno
Director Investment Programmes
Investment Programmes
Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38 Bowen Street
PO Box 2526
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
mpi.govt.nz