15 May 2024
Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc
[FYI request #26133 email]
Tēnā koutou Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc
Thank you for your request dated 18 March 2024 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities for
information regarding the Teitei Drive, Ohakune development under the Of icial Information Act 1982
(the Act) as follows:
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Please provide to us any documentation or emails/communication regarding the decision made
regarding teitei drive. This can be limited from 20th Feb until today.
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Please include official notice or comms regarding the cancellation from government.
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Please include any emails, documents discussions following the decision, until today.
On 17 April 2024 Kāinga Ora extended the due date for response for 19 working days due to
substantial collation.
Kāinga Ora has considered your request under the Act. Please find attached information that is in
scope of your request.
Some information within the documents has been withheld under the following sections of the Act:
9(2)(a)
to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons.
9(2)(g)(i)
to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or members
of an organisation or officers and employees of any public service agency or
organisation in the course of their duty.
I do not consider the withholding of information from this response is outweighed by the public interest
considerations in making that information available. Information that is out of scope of your request
has been redacted.
It is useful to note that most of the discussion relating to the decision was done verbally and in
meetings.
Following the notification of an extension to the due date for response on 17 April 2024, you requested
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a count of the documents / emails / notes etc that match our criteria showing the amount of work that
needs to be searched through. Please also provide a breakdown of the document type and the source
or destination agency/individual/council etc”.
In response to your email of 17 April 2024, I can advise that Kāinga Ora did an email sweep for the
period 20 February 2024 to 18 March 2024 which found 87 related emails and associate email trails.
These emails were assessed to determine relevant information that is in scope of your request. The
emails were then reviewed to establish whether the information could be released in full or in part
under the Act. The source of the emails was mainly from Kāinga Ora with a couple from Ruapehu
District Council and Ngāti Rangi.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision on your
request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
Freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Kāinga Ora proactively releases its responses to official information requests where
possible. Our response to your request may be published at
https:/ kaingaora.govt.nz/publications/official-information-requests/, with your personal information
removed.
Nāku noa, nā
Nathan Palmer
Acting General Manager Urban Development and Delivery
