By email
Shed 39,
2 Fryatt Quay
Pipit
ea, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1
1646
27 July 2019
Manners St
reet
Wellingt
on 6142
File Ref: OIAP-7-11966
T 04 384 5708
F 04 385 6960
www.gw.govt.nz
Mike Mellor
[email address]
Dear Mr Mellor
Request for information 2019-246
I refer to your request for information dated 1 July 2019 which was received by Greater Wellington
Regional Council (GWRC) on 1 July 2019. You have requested the following information:
“
All information relevant to the statement reported at https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-
post/news/wellington/113814616/driver-shortages-and-city-councils-moves-on-bus-priority-
blamed-for-wellington-network-problems that This council [GWRC] has expressed what its
view is on bus priority to the roading authority [WCC] for every such expression made in the
years 2014-2019, including full details of what was in each expression and WCC's
response.”
GWRC’s initial scan has identified that your request may involve many thousands of documents
over 5 years. This volume of documents would force GWRC to consider refusing your request under
section 17(f) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act) on the
basis that the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research.
To make this manageable, we propose to restrict our search and response to views that have been
presented to Wellington City Council via letters, formal reports, the Wellington City Council/GW
working party, and submissions GWRC have made to the Wellington City Council’s Long Term
Plan then it is believed that the need to consider section 17(f) would be removed. Please contact
Sharon Scheffers at Email: [email address] if you would like to go ahead with the
suggested refinement or if you would like to further discuss your request.
It is necessary for GWRC to extend the time available to it to answer your request to 26 August
2019. This decision is made pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the Act on the basis that the request is
for a large quantity of official information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably
interfere with the operations of the local authority.
OIA 2019-246 MIKE MELLOR CLARIFICATION AND EXT LETTER
You have the right, under section 27(3) of the Act, to make a complaint about this extension to the
Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely
Greg Pollock
General Manager, Public Transport
OIA 2019-246 MIKE MELLOR CLARIFICATION AND EXT LETTER
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