National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Willis Street
Wellington Central
Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
5 December 2024
Ref: 16351
John Sutton
[FYI request #29244 email] Tēnā koe John
Thank you for your request of 19 November 2024, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
the following information:
•
May I please request the results of any investigations conducted to find the cause of a fire
on 19/11/2023 at what was previously the Tokoroa Trees Tavern.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Please find
attached a copy of the Fire Investigation Report (FIR). Some information has been withheld from
the FIR under the following sections of the OIA:
• 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons; and
• 9(2)(ba)(i), to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which
any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any
enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the
supply of similar information, or information from the same source, and it is in the public
interest that such information should continue to be supplied.
In making this decision, we have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of
the OIA.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information,
please email [FENZ request email].
Nāku noa nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests
