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1. NIWA refuses OIA request, blames Ministerial secrecy
Centrist
- 🌪️ NIWA refuses to release information requested under the Official Information Act (OIA), citing ministerial secrecy.
- 📉 Centrist’s questions highlight NIWA’s lack of transparency regarding Cyclone Gabrielle and Hawke’s Bay flooding.
- 📄 Section 9(2)(g)(i) was used to withhold information not involving ministerial communications.
- 🤔 NIWA CEO John Morgan denies holding critical information, raising concerns about agency competence.
- ❓ Will the Science Minister regret staking her credibility on NIWA?
