Involvement of KAURI RUAKAKA LIMITED in the oil pipeline rupture between Whangarei and Auckland
Reuben Tilley made this Official Information request to Minister of Energy and Resources
The request was refused by Minister of Energy and Resources.
From: Reuben Tilley
Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,
Can you please advise on your knowledge of the KAURI RUAKAKA LIMITED previously known as ORAVIDA KAURI LIMITED of which your husband David WONG-TUNG was a director till 1 July 2017 in the rupture of the oil pipeline between Whangarei and Auckland.
Yours faithfully,
Reuben Tilley
From: Sandy Grove
Minister of Energy and Resources
Good morning
On behalf of Hon Judith Collins thank you for your email.
Minister Collins has no Ministerial responsibility for the matters you raise and therefore your request doesn't fall within the OIA.
Your correspondence has been noted.
regards
Sandy Grove
Senior Private Secretary | Office of Hon Judith Collins
Minister of Revenue | Minister of Energy & Resources |Minister for Ethnic Communities |MP for Papakura
4.1 Executive Wing | Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
DDI: + 04 817 9899 | [mobile number] | Email: [email address]
www.beehive.govt.nz
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From: Reuben Tilley
Dear Sandy Grove,
Can you please advise the agency or persons that would be able to advise on the oil pipeline stated above. As energy minister and government media representative on the issue it was assumed this responsibility fell with Minister Collins.
If further clarity is needed, expanision on any (listed party or otherwise) correspondence Minister Collins has had in regards to the oil pipeline rupture would be sufficient.
Yours sincerely,
Reuben Tilley
From: Sandy Grove
Minister of Energy and Resources
I no longer work for Hon Judith Collins, MP for Papakura.
For Portfolio related matters for Revenue, Energy & Resources and Ethnic
Communities please contact the relevant Private Secretary:
Revenue - Barbara Edmonds phone [DDI removed]
Energy & Resources - Jesse Corlett phone 817 9345
Ethnic Communities - Sandra Mackenzie phone 817 8499
All other matters please contact Lucy Dye phone 817 9999.
regards
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From: Reuben Tilley
Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,
Can you please advise per the attached request in regards to correspondence for your predecessor.
Yours faithfully,
Reuben Tilley
From: Hon. Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources
Dear Reuben,
We have received your Official Information request from Hon Judith
Collin’s Office, as Hon Dr Megan Woods is the Minister in charge Energy &
Resources. We have been unable to locate the attached request you describe
in your message. Would it be possible for you to reattach it and send it
across?
Thank you and best regards,
Leah Barngrover
Private Secretary Administrator
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
[1][email address]
+64 4 817 8705
From: Hon Judith Collins
Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2018 6:24 PM
To: Hon. Dr Megan Woods <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Involvement of KAURI RUAKAKA
LIMITED in the oil pipeline rupture between Whangarei and Auckland
Dear Minister, I have received this email. It appears to be for you.
Regards
Hon. Judith Collins MP
Sent with BlackBerry Work
([2]www.blackberry.com)
From: Reuben Tilley <[3][FYI request #6595 email]>
Date: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2018, 5:19 PM
To: Hon Judith Collins <[4][email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Involvement of KAURI RUAKAKA
LIMITED in the oil pipeline rupture between Whangarei and Auckland
Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,
Can you please advise per the attached request in regards to
correspondence for your predecessor.
Yours faithfully,
Reuben Tilley
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From: Reuben Tilley
Dear Hon. Dr Megan Woods,
Thank you for your response.
My initial request was sent when Judith Collins was the minister.
The question posed was:
'Can you please advise on your knowledge of the KAURI RUAKAKA LIMITED previously known as ORAVIDA KAURI LIMITED of which your husband David WONG-TUNG was a director till 1 July 2017 in the rupture of the oil pipeline between Whangarei and Auckland.'
To expand on this since the change of government would be any correspondence in relation to her husband or the company / affiliates whilst in the position of Minister of Energy and Resources.
If you could provide any insight that would be much appreciated.
Ngā mihi,
Reuben Tilley
From: Hon. Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources
On behalf of Hon Dr Megan Woods, Minister of Energy and Resources,
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Minister for Greater
Christchurch Regeneration & Minister Responsible for the Earthquake
Commission, thank you for your email.
This inbox is regularly checked and every email thoroughly considered.
While all correspondence is important, we are not always able to
personally respond to every email that the Minister receives. If the
matters raised in your email fall under another Minister’s portfolio, we
may refer your correspondence to the appropriate office for consideration.
If you are requesting a meeting or inviting the Minister to attend an
event, we will be in touch shortly.
Thank you again for taking the time to write to Hon Dr Megan Woods.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister
Responsible for the Earthquake Commission
Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
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From: Hon. Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources
Dear Mr Tilley
I refer to your email of 31 October 2018 seeking information held by Hon Judith Collins in her previous capacity as Minister of Energy and Resources.
I am writing to confirm that, in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance, official ministerial papers and files may be retained by Ministers on leaving office, or they may be deposited with Archives New Zealand or other approved repositories. However, papers that Ministers do not wish to retain, and that are of no interest to Archives New Zealand, are expected to be destroyed through a secure document destruction process. They are not retained by the office.
On that basis, Minister Woods does not hold any papers or other information in scope of your request, and the office has no reason to believe such information is held by another Minister of the Crown or department or organisation. Your request is therefore refused under section 18(g) of the Official Information Act 1982.
Should you wish to undertake a search of Archives, this can be done through the Archway portal, which can be found here: https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/.
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission | Minister for Government Digital Services
Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
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