2 December 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 805, Wel ington 6140
P Robins
Phone +64 4 495 7200
[FYI request #29042 email]
Email
: [email address]
Website
www.dia.govt.nz
Tēnā koe P Robins,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request OIA 2425-0430
I am responding to your email of 4 November 2024 to the Department of Internal Affairs
(the Department) requesting the fol owing under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I am politely and formally submitting a request for all communications, in any form,
between the Department and the Office of the Minister of Local Government regarding
the Wellington City Council for October 2024. This includes any exchanges between the
Minister and the Secretary.
On 28 November 2024, we sought to clarify the scope of your request with you. Specifically,
we sought to clarify whether you are seeking ‘
communications, in any form, between the
Department and the Office of the Minister of Local Government regarding potential Crown
intervention into the Wellington City Council for October 2024’.
We have not received a response from you and are interpreting your request as the above.
Extension of your request
Under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, the timeframe to respond to your request has been
extended by five working days to 9 December 2024. This is because consultations necessary
to make a decision on your request are such that we cannot respond within the original time
limit.
The Department will endeavour to provide you with a response earlier if possible.
Accessing the Ombudsman
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my decision by the Office of the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Jeremy Cauchi
Director Ministerial and Monitoring