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Dear Mr Hooton,

Thank you for your email of 21 December 2018 in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

“My OIA request relates to the interactive market briefing on the Group Home Builders Initiative held in Wellington on the afternoon of Tuesday 30 October 2018 and referred to here: https://www.gets.govt.nz/HUD/ExternalTen...

In an earlier OIA, I asked for all notes taken by officials during the market briefing. I was advised that despite 20 officials attending, not a single one took any notes whatsoever. I do not believe this and have asked the Ombudsman to investigate.

However, in the meantime, I seek, under the OIA, all information held by government on what was said and transpired at the meeting. This includes any recording that were made, and also information held in the minds of officials. You will be aware that the Ombudsman has previously ruled that “information” includes information held in the minds of officials.

If no information is held by government on what was said or transpired at the meeting other than that already released to me, please advise under the OIA whether or not some sort of internal inquiry has been launched to explore how it could be that officials could hold a briefing with the private sector on a key government policy and yet hold no information on what the private sector or other officials said at the briefing other than a pre-prepared PowerPoint presentation. ”

Minister Twyford is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and will respond in due course.

Kind regards

Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister of Transport | Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office Phone: +64 4 817 8704 Email: [email address]

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From: Matthew Hooton [mailto:[FOI #9303 email]]
Sent: Friday, 21 December 2018 6:06 PM
To: P Twyford (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Kiwibuild: Group Home Builders Initiative: Officials’ Memories & Recordings

Dear Minister

My OIA request relates to the interactive market briefing on the Group Home Builders Initiative held in Wellington on the afternoon of Tuesday 30 October 2018 and referred to here: https://www.gets.govt.nz/HUD/ExternalTen...

In an earlier OIA, I asked for all notes taken by officials during the market briefing. I was advised that despite 20 officials attending, not a single one took any notes whatsoever. I do not believe this and have asked the Ombudsman to investigate.

However, in the meantime, I seek, under the OIA, all information held by government on what was said and transpired at the meeting. This includes any recording that were made, and also information held in the minds of officials. You will be aware that the Ombudsman has previously ruled that “information” includes information held in the minds of officials.

If no information is held by government on what was said or transpired at the meeting other than that already released to me, please advise under the OIA whether or not some sort of internal inquiry has been launched to explore how it could be that officials could hold a briefing with the private sector on a key government policy and yet hold no information on what the private sector or other officials said at the briefing other than a pre-prepared PowerPoint presentation.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely

Matthew Hooton

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Dear Mr Hooton

Please find attached a letter regarding your OIA request of 21 December 2018.

Kind regards

Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister of Transport | Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office Phone: +64 4 817 8704 Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Hooton

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request
of 21 December 2018.

 

Kind regards  

Ministerial Services  

  

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Executive                                                       

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development   

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