Kia ora Motueka Branch of the Green Party,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received on
16/10/2024.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension to that timeframe.

Please note the Ministry for the Environment will release responses to
selected OIA requests on our [1]OIA responses page shortly after the
response has been sent.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at
[MFE request email].

Please note that this Taku Mahi inbox is not monitored.

Ngâ mihi nui

Ministerial Services Team 

Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao

Email: [MFE request email] Website: [2]www.mfe.govt.nz 

8 Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

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Tçnâ koutou

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your request for
information.

 

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|Ashleigh Watson [1](she/her)  |
|Senior Advisor | Kaitohutohu Matua  |
|Ministerial Services  |
|Office of the Chief Executive | Te Rôpû Tumu Whakarae  |
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|Ministry for the Environment | Manatû Mô Te Taiao  |
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|[2][email address] |[3]environment.govt.nz  |
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|Ministry staff work flexibly by default. For me, this means I work from |
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8. https://twitter.com/environmentgvnz

Tçnâ koutou

 

I am writing regarding the Ministry for the Environment's letter dated 29
October 2024 concerning your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
(Reference OIAD-1328). We refused your request on the grounds that we
expected to publish the requested information by 28 November 2024.

 

Unfortunately, we have been unable to publish the information within the
anticipated timeframe. Due to the large volume of material involved, and
other unforeseen delays, the Ministry is prioritising the publication of
submissions and substantive correspondence with applicants (e.g.,
clarifications regarding submissions) for the 149 projects approved by
Cabinet for inclusion in Schedule 2 of the Bill.

 

We now aim to have all submissions, excluding withdrawn submissions,
publicly available on or before 20 December. Additionally, advice provided
to Ministers and the Advisory Group (including Officials’ Summary Papers)
will be published separately on our website by the same date.

Once published, this information will be accessible here:
[1]environment.govt.nz/acts-and-regulations/acts/fast-track-approvals-bill/.

 

We want to assure you that the Ministry is working diligently to finalise
and release this information as soon as possible. Information will be
published incrementally leading up to the 20 December date. We sincerely
apologise for the delay and appreciate your understanding and patience.

 

If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your OIA request, you have
the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman. For further details,
please visit www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or call 0800 802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi nui

 

Ministerial Services Team

Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao

Email: [email address] Website: www.mfe.govt.nz

8 Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

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