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Minister for Food Safety

Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills)

Associate Minister for the Environment

 

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Dear Anna,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 20 November 2024. You have requested the following
information:

o How much has been spent on the response to caulerpa seaweed, since it
was first found in New Zealand up until now, broken down by year.
o The area of sea floor covered by caulerpa, over the same time period,
broken down by year
o  

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 18 December 2024, being 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 of that timeframe. 

 

Kind regards,

 

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Associate Minister for the Environment

 

Email: [2][Andrew Hoggard request email] |  Website:
[3]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

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Authorised by Hon Andrew Hoggard, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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