I-Rex KiwiRail Project

Patrick George O’Rourke made this Official Information request to Paul Goldsmith

The request was refused by Paul Goldsmith.

From: Patrick George O’Rourke

I live in Marlborough and the success of my employer and the local economy depends on KiwiRail Interislander Infrastructure that is decayed and outdated. I’m interested in the I-Rex project development and changes the new government has taken in approaching the project.

As a result, I ask that you please release any advice you have received about funding this project, and any communication and consultation taken with the local MP, Stuart Smith.

Please mention any caveats in examining this information.

Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer to help with this request.

If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available, I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

As a New Zealand Permanent Resident, I am eligible to make requests under the OIA.

Yours faithfully,

Patrick George O’Rourke

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From: Paul Goldsmith (MIN)
Paul Goldsmith

Tçnâ koe,

 

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Arts Culture and Heritage, Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned
Enterprises and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.

 

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From: Paul Goldsmith (MIN)
Paul Goldsmith


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Kia ora Patrick

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, I acknowledge receipt of your official
information request below received Wednesday 13 December 2023.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Thursday 1 February 2023, 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.

If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch and 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.

Nga Mihi

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for State Owned Enterprises | Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations

 

Email [1][Paul Goldsmith request email] | www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick George O’Rourke
<[FOI #25161 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 13 December 2023 6:36 PM
To: Paul Goldsmith (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - I-Rex KiwiRail Project

 

I live in Marlborough and the success of my employer and the local economy
depends on KiwiRail Interislander Infrastructure that is decayed and
outdated. I’m interested in the I-Rex project development and changes the
new government has taken in approaching the project.

 

As a result, I ask that you please release any advice you have received
about funding this project, and any communication and consultation taken
with the local MP, Stuart Smith.

 

Please mention any caveats in examining this information.

 

Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer to help with
this request.

 

If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be
difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available,
I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

 

As a New Zealand Permanent Resident, I am eligible to make requests under
the OIA.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Patrick George O’Rourke

 

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Tēnā koe Patrick,

 

On behalf of Hon Paul Goldsmith, please see the attached correspondence,
in response to your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Office of Hon Paul Goldsmith

Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage | Minister of Justice

Minister for State Owned Enterprises | Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations

 

 

Email [1][Paul Goldsmith request email] | [2]www.beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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Request refused because Treasury are releasing the documents anyway.

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