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Office of Hon Simeon Brown MP
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Email: [Simeon Brown request email]
Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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Dear James,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 25/10/2024, in which you requested the following information:

Under the Official Information Act I request all communications between you or your office and members of the Vision for Wellington group.

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This includes but is not limited to the following individuals reported as being members by The Post in the link above.

Kerry Prendergast
Fran Wilde
Therese Walsh
Luke Pierson
Patsy Reddy
Peter Biggs
Mike Egan
Sarah Meikle
Kirsten Patterson
Neil Paviour-Smith
Phil Royal
Bob Jones
Aaron Leech
Mike Gazley
Simon Woolf

This request covers the period 1 January 2024 - 25 October 2024

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown

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Dear James,

 

This email is to advise that we are extending the timeframe for responding
to your request by 10 working days, in line with section 15A(1)(b) of the
OIA, due to the consultations required to provide a response.

 

The new deadline for responding will be Monday 9 December 2024, although
we will attempt to provide a response before this date.

 

Under section 28(3) of the OIA, you have the right to refer this response
to an Ombudsman for review. You can find more about this by emailing
[1][email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards,

 

Allie Chau

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport,
Minister for Auckland, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
 

Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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Dear James,

 

Please find attached response from Hon Simeon Brown regarding your request
under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Kind regards,

 

Allie Chau

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport,
Minister for Auckland, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

From: Allie Chau
Sent: Monday, 25 November 2024 5:57 PM
To: James Powell <[FOI #28906 email]>
Cc: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Communications with members of
the Vision for Wellington group

 

Dear James,

 

This email is to advise that we are extending the timeframe for responding
to your request by 10 working days, in line with section 15A(1)(b) of the
OIA, due to the consultations required to provide a response.

 

The new deadline for responding will be Monday 9 December 2024, although
we will attempt to provide a response before this date.

 

Under section 28(3) of the OIA, you have the right to refer this response
to an Ombudsman for review. You can find more about this by emailing
[3][email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards,

 

Allie Chau

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport,
Minister for Auckland, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
 

Website: [4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[5]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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