LGOIMA responses
Information released under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA), which may be of interest to the general public, is published here.
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Responses to individuals will have their names and contact details redacted to protect their privacy.
Information requested by the media, lobby groups, public sector organisations and MPs will be published. Information specific to an individual and their property will not generally be published.
LGOIMA request statistics
2021/2022
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Requests received |
Released |
Refused / Part refused / |
Time extension |
Average processing time (formal LGOIMA requests) |
Media requests |
|
2021/2022 |
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|
|
|
|
Includes requests dealt |
|
April 2022 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
14.2 days |
6 |
|
March 2022 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
9.6 days |
7 |
|
February 2022 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 days |
9 |
|
January 2022 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 days |
9 |
|
Decemeber 2021 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
12 days |
5 |
|
November 2021 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
5.6 days |
10 |
|
October 2021 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
4 days |
10 |
|
September 2021 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
11.1 days |
13 |
|
August 2021 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
10 days |
7 |
|
July 2021 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3.5 days |
6 |
2020/2021
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|
Requests received |
Released |
Refused / Part refused / |
Time extension |
Average processing time (formal LGOIMA requests) |
Media requests |
|
2020/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
Includes requests dealt |
|
June 2021 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
11 days |
2 |
|
May 2021 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
6.1 days |
11 |
|
April 2021 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
14 days |
4 |
|
March 2021 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
7 days |
4 |
|
February 2021 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8.4 days |
9 |
|
January 2021 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
6 days |
5 |
|
December 2020 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
13.7 days |
7 |
|
November 2020 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
8.6 days |
7 |
|
October 2020 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
11.8 days |
11 |
|
September 2020 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
4.4 days |
4 |
|
August 2020 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 days |
10 |
|
July 2020 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9.7 days |
7 |
2021/2022 responses not released
| Requests withheld / refused / part refused / transferred | Reason |
| Breakdown of rates revenues 2020/21 |
Refused s17(f) |
| Adaption prepardness report 2020/21 baseline report |
Refused s17(e) |
| Enforcement action taken by Westland District Council |
Refused s17(b), s7(2)(a) |
| Code of Conduct for Elected Members |
Refused s17(d) |
| Earthwork Consent information |
Transferred s12 |
2020/2021 responses not released
| Requests withheld / refused / part refused / transferred | Reason |
| Ratepayers Report x 2 | Part-transferred, s 12 |
| Hydro Scheme Resource Consents | Part-transferred, s 12 |
| Documents pertaining to the purchase of 41 Weld Street, Hokitika | Withheld, s 7(2)(a), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (e) and (i) |
| Complaints made against Elected Members since their election in 2019 | Refused, s 17(e) – No complaints |
| Council minutes from 28 September 2020 Council Meeting | Withheld – s 7(2)(b)(ii), (c)(i), (h) and (i) – Public Excluded minutes |
| Public Artwork | Part-refused – s 17(d) |
| Regional aviation relevant investments and funding support | Transferred – s 12 |
LGOIMA responses proactively released
- Council Art Collection
- Noise Complaints
- 3 Waters reform opting out instruction
- Code of Conduct for Elected Members
- Hari Hari toilet funding
- Resident's Satisfaction Survey results
- Illegal vegetation clearance statistics
- Recycling statistics 2017 to 2021
- Breakdown of rates revenues 2020/21
- Correspondence relating to the Hokitika and Kaniere Resilience Project
- Complaints or breaches of the District Plan
- Westland District Council suppliers and amounts
- Council's position on the three waters reform
- Maori representation on Council
- Ross Recreation Reserve
- Contracts – NZ Taxpayers’ Union
- Council meeting statistics – Greymouth Star
- Landfills and Transfer Stations – Ministry for the Environment
- Rating medians
- Employee information – NZ Taxpayers’ Union
- Legal report/opinion for the contiguous rating policy changes/correction – Hokitika Guardian
- Mayoral discretionary fund – NZ Taxpayers’ Union
- Addressing mail to deceased persons
- Maintenance costs and information for 41 Weld Street, Hokitika
- Dog control activity – Canine Research
- Kumara rates increase – Toni Sims / Hon David O’Connor
- LIM reports relating to sea level rise
- Carngeie Building & Drummond Hall
- Energy usage for the Westland District Council building for the 2019/2020 financial year – NZ Green Building Council
- Complaints made against Elected Members since their election in 2019 – NZ Herald
- Safer Communities Network Membership
- Public Artwork – NZ Taxpayers’ Union
- Further Questions about Hydro Schemes Resource Consents – Federated Mountian Clubs
- Dog Control HR – Canine Research
- Documents pertaining to the purchase of 41 Weld Street, Hokitika (declined response)
- Hydro Scheme Resource Consents – Federated Mountain Clubs
- 2019 Ratepayers’ Report 3 – Taxpayers’ Union
- Inspections under the Public Health Act – Renters United
- 2019 Ratepayers’ Report 2 – Taxpayers’ Union
- 2019 Ratepayers’ Report – Taxpayers’ Union
- 2020 Contiguous Rating Letters
- Subdivision Processing Statistics
- Artwork – Fairfax Media
- Ross swimming pool (2019/20 request)
- Westland District Council’s dog rehoming policy
- Further information on dog neglect, prosecutions and infringement notices (2019/20 request)
