Communications team and consultant costs
George Valentine made this Official Information request to Environmental Protection Authority
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From: George Valentine
Dear Mr Freth
Under the Official Information Act I ask you to provide a breakdown of the total budget of your communications team and to specify how much is allocated for staff costs and consultant costs.
Thanks kindly,
George
From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Kia ora George
Your request for information, dated 9 December, via the fyi.org.nz website
will be treated in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. We
will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any
event no later than 27 January 2017, being 20 working days from the day of
receipt.
Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards
Frances
Frances Duignan
Advisor, Strategy and Risk
Strategic and Regulatory Services
Environmental Protection Authority · Level 10 · 215 Lambton Quay ·
Private Bag 63002 · Wellington 6140 · New Zealand · Tel +64 4 916 2426 ·
Fax +64 4 914 0433 · DDI +64 4 474 5482 · [1]www.epa.govt.nz
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From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Good afternoon George
Can you please send me your phone number as I would like to clarify your
request?
Kind regards
Frances
Frances Duignan
Advisor, Strategy and Risk
Strategic and Regulatory Services
Environmental Protection Authority · Level 10 · 215 Lambton Quay ·
Private Bag 63002 · Wellington 6140 · New Zealand · Tel +64 4 916 2426 ·
Fax +64 4 914 0433 · DDI +64 4 474 5482 · [1]www.epa.govt.nz
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From: George Valentine
Dear Frances Duignan,
Thank you for contacting me for clarification. I request that all our correspondence is undertaken in an open and transparent manner, rather than by phone.
If it helps I can attempt to clarify my request.
I assume that the EPA has a communications team which is operating within a set budget. I am seeking under the official information act a copy of this budget and the different costs that fall within it. I would like the entire budget, but if it does not specify the total budget for communication staff salaries as well as consultants then I would like this information to be provided separately.
Yours sincerely,
George Valentine
From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Good Morning George
Thank you for this email. Can I please clarify whether you would like at the actual expenditure or the budget? Also do you want this information for 2015/16?
Kind regards
Frances
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From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Kia ora George
Just following up on the email I sent through to you on Friday. This request needs to be clarified before we can respond with the information you require. I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
Frances
Frances Duignan
Advisor, Strategy and Risk
STRATEGIC AND REGULATORY SERVICES
Environmental Protection Authority • Level 10 • 215 Lambton Quay • Private Bag 63002 • Wellington 6140 • New Zealand • Tel +64 4 916 2426 • Fax +64 4 914 0433 • DDI +64 4 474 5482 • www.epa.govt.nz
This email message and any attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s) only. The contents may be confidential and are not necessarily the opinions of EPA New Zealand. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message and any attachment(s).
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From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Kia ora George
We have attempted to clarify your request a number of times. As we have not heard from you we consider this request withdrawn. Please contact us if you wish you clarify your request and we will respond accordingly.
Kind regards
Frances
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From: George Valentine
Dear Frances Duignan,
Thank you for following up with me and my apologies on the delay. I am happy for you to treat my clarification as a trigger for a new request, rather than a continuation of the old i.e. you can restart the OIA doomsday 'clock'.
I am seeking the actual spend for the 2015/16 year and the budget for the 2016/17 year.
Yours sincerely,
George Valentine
From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Kia ora George
Thank you for your email below. Your request will be treated in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 28 February, 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.
Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards
Frances Duignan
Advisor, Strategy and Risk
STRATEGIC AND REGULATORY SERVICES
Environmental Protection Authority • Level 10 • 215 Lambton Quay • Private Bag 63002 • Wellington 6140 • New Zealand • Tel +64 4 916 2426 • Fax +64 4 914 0433 • DDI +64 4 474 5482 • www.epa.govt.nz
This email message and any attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s) only. The contents may be confidential and are not necessarily the opinions of EPA New Zealand. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message and any attachment(s).
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From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Kia ora George
Please find our response to your request for information dated 30 January.
Kind regards
Frances
Frances Duignan
Advisor, Strategy and Risk
Strategic and Regulatory Services
Environmental Protection Authority · Level 10 · 215 Lambton Quay ·
Private Bag 63002 · Wellington 6140 · New Zealand · Tel +64 4 916 2426 ·
Fax +64 4 914 0433 · DDI +64 4 474 5482 · [1]www.epa.govt.nz
This email message and any attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s)
only. The contents may be confidential and are not necessarily the
opinions of EPA New Zealand. If you receive this message in error, please
notify the sender and delete the message and any attachment(s).
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From: Frances Duignan
Environmental Protection Authority
Apologises. I forgot to attached the response.
From: Frances Duignan
Sent: Friday, 24 February 2017 11:20 a.m.
To: 'George Valentine' <[FOI #5078 email]>
Subject: Official Information Request Response
Kia ora George
Please find our response to your request for information dated 30 January.
Kind regards
Frances
Frances Duignan
Advisor, Strategy and Risk
Strategic and Regulatory Services
Environmental Protection Authority · Level 10 · 215 Lambton Quay ·
Private Bag 63002 · Wellington 6140 · New Zealand · Tel +64 4 916 2426 ·
Fax +64 4 914 0433 · DDI +64 4 474 5482 · [1]www.epa.govt.nz
This email message and any attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s)
only. The contents may be confidential and are not necessarily the
opinions of EPA New Zealand. If you receive this message in error, please
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