OIAD-4710
23 December 2024
Dan Moskovitz
[FYI request #29327 email]
Tēnā koe Dan
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation, received on 26 November
2024, in which you asked for:
A list of all briefings provided to ministers that are not currently available on DoC's
website or via written parliamentary questions. For clarity, this is the time period
between 19 October 2023 to 31 March 2024 inclusive and 24 June 2024 to 1 July
2024 inclusive.
We have considered your request under the Of icial Information Act 1982 and attached is
a list of briefings and memos provided to the Minister of Conservation covering the dates
specified.
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above, subject to
information being withheld under one the following section of the Of icial
Information Act:
• name of an individual, section 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural persons,
• advice stil under consideration, section 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the current
constitutional conventions protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers and officials.
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1)
of the Official Information Act and determined there are no public interests that outweigh
the grounds for withholding.
You are entitled to seek an investigation and review of my decision by writing to an
Ombudsman as provided by section 28(3) of the Of icial Information Act.
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Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and attached may be
published on the Department’s website.
Nāku noa, nā
Kelley Reeve
Director Governance and Government Services
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
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