Kia ora Kynan

 

Thank you for your email.

Auckland Council has confirmed that as an interim position many of its
staffed services and facilities will require the use of vaccination passes
from 3 December until at least 17 January 2022. Further decisions will be
taken in coming weeks on the position after 17 January 2022.

Facilities that require vaccination passes

·       Gyms/Fitness Functions

·       Learn to swim programmes (for customers older than 12 years)

·       Recreation/Leisure Centres

·       Pools and aquatic centres

·       Holiday parks

·       Libraries

·       Arts facilities

·       Community centres

·       Animal shelters

·       Service Centres (integrated and standalone)

·       Cemetery offices (with alternatives)

·       Visitor Centres – Arataki, Botanic Gardens

·       Recycling centres

 

Facilities that do not require vaccination passes

·       Baches, camping sites and lodges (Regional Parks)

·       Community venues for hire through booking

·       Cemeteries (excluding offices)

·       Waste transfer stations

 

The interim position has been adopted to ensure that we can do our bit to
keep our staff and our communities healthy and safe as we move into the
new Covid-19 protection framework.

 

You have also asked for a breakdown of the portion of residential annual
rates as a percentage of individual rates demands that is attributed to
these facilities. Rates are not calculated by individual service.  The
general rate is set to fund all council activities not fully funded by
other funding sources, such as targeted rates or user charges (e.g. parks,
street lighting, sport grounds, pools, libraries, footpaths). It may be
helpful to note that rates are set to have all facilities available for
use, and it is ratepayers’ personal choice whether or not to use council
services, just as it is their choice to be vaccinated or not. Council also
provides many online and other place-based services that continue to be
available to Aucklanders.

 

We want to stress that people without vaccination passes will still be
able to access many of our services, but the services may be delivered to
unvaccinated customers in a different way than before. For example, we are
currently planning for outdoor service provision wherever possible at our
libraries, and will continue to provide our highly popular Wi-Fi, digital
and ‘Click-and-Collect’ services.

 

It may also be helpful to note that those with a medical exemption will be
able to obtain a vaccine pass and entry into any locations that require
the use of vaccine certificates:

[1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...

 

For full details on the traffic light system, which is being followed by
Auckland Council, please refer to the Ministry of Health website:

[2]https://covid19.govt.nz/

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Sally

 

 

Sally Woods

Kaiwhakahaere Take Whakatau Kiritaki | Manager Customer Resolutions

Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland Council 

Waea | [mobile number]

 

 

 

 

From: Kynan Jones <[3][FOI #17771 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 November, 2021 01:42 PM
To: Official Information <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Auckland Council facilities
restricting access or use by people that have not taken the Covid19
'vaccine' injection.

 

Dear Auckland Council,

Please provide a detailed list of Auckland Council controlled or
funded/partially funded facilities that have or are implementing
restrictions on use and/or access to people that have not taken the
Covid19 'vaccine' injection.

Please also provide a breakdown of the portion of residential annual rates
as a percentage of individual rates demands that is attributed to these
facilities.

 

Yours faithfully,

Kynan Jones

 

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