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Kia ora Stefan,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I have sent a follow up to our OIA team for their response.

 

Malo 'Aupito| Thank you,

Emoni Fifita
Pou Tiaki Kiritaki Matua |

Senior Customer Services Officer

 

AskUs​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council
[1]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
T: [2]+64 4 527 2169  |  E: [3][Upper Hutt City Council request email]
W: [4]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [5]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil

From: Stefan Brown <[FOI #28726 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 6 November 2024 4:53 pm
To: AskUs <[Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Correspondence with Stuff
website

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

Just wondering if I will get a response to this inside the 20 days?

Yours faithfully,

Stefan Brown

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Tēnā koe Stefan

 

We have received your request below and note that you have also been in
touch with our customer service team to check that you will be receiving a
response within the 20 working day statutory timeframe (Monday 11
November).

 

We are unable to locate all communications with any person at any
department of Stuff without you providing further clarification to
identify the scope of the request. For example, it is likely to be highly
time-consuming and difficult to identify all “text messages or hard copy
exchanges” from any person at UHCC to an organisation the size of Stuff
without being able to identify what phone number is being searched for, or
who the recipient is.

 

Such a request is likely to require substantial collation and research,
which as you know is a ground to withhold information under the Act or
impose a charge.

 

It appears that you might be interested in communications relating to the
[1]Upper Hutt: from bogans to Wellington's best buy story that appeared on
6 October 2024 with Annemarie Quill’s byline.

To reduce the level of collation and research required, can we clarify the
scope of your request down to any communications (emails, text messges,
hard copy exchanges) with Annemarie Quill relating to for the period 1
September 2024 – 11 October 2024.

 

We look forward to hearing from you further.

 

 

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[2]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
T: [3]+64 4 527 2169  |  E: [4][email address]
W: [5]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [6]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil

From: Stefan Brown <[7][FOI #28726 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2024 8:40 AM
To: AskUs <[8][Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence with Stuff website

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

I am seeking copies of all communications being either emails or text
messages or hard copy exchanges from any person or department of UHCC to
any person at any department of the Stuff media organisation in particular
Annemarie Quill. The date range for these communications shall be 1
September 2024 to today.

Yours faithfully,

Stefan Brown

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[9][FOI #28726 email]

Is [10][Upper Hutt City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Upper Hutt City Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[11]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[12]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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Tēnā koe Stefan

 

As you know, the Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your
request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your
request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit
and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to
make our decision, to 2 December 2024.

 

This extension is necessary because your request necessitates a search
through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time
limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations.

 

In coming to this decision we have assumed that you agree to the scope of
the request being limited as set out below. If you do not, please advise.

 

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

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[2]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
T: [3]+64 4 527 2169  |  E: [4][email address]
W: [5]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [6]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil

From: Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
<[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 8 November 2024 12:03 pm
To: [FOI #28726 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Correspondence with Stuff
website

 

Tēnā koe Stefan

 

We have received your request below and note that you have also been in
touch with our customer service team to check that you will be receiving a
response within the 20 working day statutory timeframe (Monday 11
November).

 

We are unable to locate all communications with any person at any
department of Stuff without you providing further clarification to
identify the scope of the request. For example, it is likely to be highly
time-consuming and difficult to identify all “text messages or hard copy
exchanges” from any person at UHCC to an organisation the size of Stuff
without being able to identify what phone number is being searched for, or
who the recipient is.

 

Such a request is likely to require substantial collation and research,
which as you know is a ground to withhold information under the Act or
impose a charge.

 

It appears that you might be interested in communications relating to the
[7]Upper Hutt: from bogans to Wellington's best buy story that appeared on
6 October 2024 with Annemarie Quill’s byline.

 

To reduce the level of collation and research required, can we clarify the
scope of your request down to any communications (emails, text messges,
hard copy exchanges) with Annemarie Quill relating to for the period 1
September 2024 – 11 October 2024.

 

We look forward to hearing from you further.

 

 

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[8]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
T: [9]+64 4 527 2169  |  E: [10][email address]
W: [11]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [12]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil

From: Stefan Brown <[13][FOI #28726 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2024 8:40 AM
To: AskUs <[14][Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence with Stuff website

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

I am seeking copies of all communications being either emails or text
messages or hard copy exchanges from any person or department of UHCC to
any person at any department of the Stuff media organisation in particular
Annemarie Quill. The date range for these communications shall be 1
September 2024 to today.

Yours faithfully,

Stefan Brown

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[15][FOI #28726 email]

Is [16][Upper Hutt City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Upper Hutt City Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[17]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[18]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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