Our ref:
18-E-0165
File ref:
5488525
21 May 2018
Wendy Pond
[FYI request #7686 email]
Dear Wendy
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your email of 21 April 2018 asking for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. “Please provide all incident reports by DoC staff, security personnel, and any
others, for 17 October 2017 covering the period from 4 pm to 11 pm at 20 Joan
Gaskell Drive Whitianga when members of the public were assaulted by DoC
security guards during loading of 1080 poison baits in a public car park.”
2. “Please provide copies of correspondence between DoC staff and senior personnel
and the Minister relating to this incident”
3. “…correspondence relating to the lease of space in the Liquor King building and car
parking area around it. Please state when the lease held by Platinum Homes was
transferred to Department of Conservation for storage of 1080 poison baits.”
4. “Please advise when the owner of the Liquor King building was advised that 1080
poison baits were stored in the building.”
A decision has been made with regard to your request and you can expect a response by
Wednesday 23 May 2018.
Yours sincerely
David Speirs
Director, Operations
Hauraki Waikato Taranaki Region
Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai
Kirikiriroa / Hamilton Office
Private Bag 3072, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
www.doc.govt.nz