National Headquarters
Level 12
80 The Terrace
PO Box 2133
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
10 July 2018
Alan Thompson
By email: [FYI request #8272 email]
Dear Alan
Information Request – further information about the Makara Fire, Chatham Islands including the
debrief report
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request, dated 8 July 2018 for further
information about the Makara Fire, Chatham Islands including the debrief report
. In accordance with section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982 we will try to respond to your
request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 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.
We will contact you if we require further information to clarify, or to enable us to process, your
request. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Yours sincerely
Kathryn Perham
Ministerial Services Coordinator, Office of the Chief Executive