Kia ora RC,

 

Thank you for your enquiry.

Please find attached transfer of your request to the New Zealand Defence
Force.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial
and
Executive
Services
Branch

Manatū
Kaupapa
Waonga  -
New Zealand
Ministry of
Defence

 

 

Defence
House, 34
Bowen
Street, PO
Box 12703,
Wellington
6144, New
Zealand

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: RC [mailto:[FYI request #28941 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 27 October 2024 7:03 p.m.
To: Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Hydrophone data release

 

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Dear Ministry of Defence.

 

In a recent report commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment
entitled Information stocktakes of fifty-five environmental attributes
across air, soil, terrestrial, freshwater, estuaries and coastal waters
domains ([2]https://environment.govt.nz/publications...) , it is noted in
section 9 subsection 10 part B.1 (Underwater noise / ocean sound) that
"the Royal New Zealand navy has an array of hydrophones off Great Barrier
Island, starting in 1961" and that it "could represent an important
long-term monitoring database"

 

It is clear that hydrophone data is invaluable for marine research.

 

I have the following questions.

 

1) How extensive is New Zealands hydrophone monitoring system?

2) Is the data recorded, especially historical data stretching back to the
implementation of these systems?

3) Has the Navy or the MOD conducted any assessments as to the feasibility
of publishing this data or making it available to vetted researchers
within New Zealand?

4) What is the MOD's position on making this data public or accessible to
researchers?

 

Yours faithfully,

RC

 

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Good afternoon RC,

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will
be provided as soon as possible and no later than Tuesday 26 November.
Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the
wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force
website ([1]www.nzdf.mil.nz).

 

Regards,

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[2]www.nzdf.mil.nz

From: Information
Sent: Tuesday, 29 October 2024 11:48 a.m.
To: 'RC' <[3][FOI #28941 email]>
Cc: Ministerial Services <[4][email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Hydrophone data release

 

Kia ora RC,

 

Thank you for your enquiry.

Please find attached transfer of your request to the New Zealand Defence
Force.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial
and
Executive
Services
Branch

Manatū
Kaupapa
Waonga  -
New Zealand
Ministry of
Defence

 

 

Defence
House, 34
Bowen
Street, PO
Box 12703,
Wellington
6144, New
Zealand

 

-----Original Message-----
From: RC [[5]mailto:[FOI #28941 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 27 October 2024 7:03 p.m.
To: Information <[6][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Hydrophone data release

 

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Do not follow guidance, click links, or open attachments unless you
recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If in any doubt, please
forward the email to [7][email address] and then delete the email from
your Inbox. Thank you

 

 

Dear Ministry of Defence.

 

In a recent report commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment
entitled Information stocktakes of fifty-five environmental attributes
across air, soil, terrestrial, freshwater, estuaries and coastal waters
domains ([8]https://environment.govt.nz/publications...) , it is noted in
section 9 subsection 10 part B.1 (Underwater noise / ocean sound) that
"the Royal New Zealand navy has an array of hydrophones off Great Barrier
Island, starting in 1961" and that it "could represent an important
long-term monitoring database"

 

It is clear that hydrophone data is invaluable for marine research.

 

I have the following questions.

 

1) How extensive is New Zealands hydrophone monitoring system?

2) Is the data recorded, especially historical data stretching back to the
implementation of these systems?

3) Has the Navy or the MOD conducted any assessments as to the feasibility
of publishing this data or making it available to vetted researchers
within New Zealand?

4) What is the MOD's position on making this data public or accessible to
researchers?

 

Yours faithfully,

RC

 

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[9][FOI #28941 email]

 

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requests to Ministry of Defence? If so, please contact us using this form:

[11]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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