21 January 2022
File Ref: OIA-7-23083
Brian Warburton
By email:
[FYI request #17817 email]
Tēnā koe Brian
Request for information 2021-312
I refer to your request for information dated 3 December 2021, which was received by Greater
Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington) on 3 December 2021. You have requested the
following:
“- details of efforts GWRC has made (if any) since 31 March 2021 to enforce the provisions
of the pNRP relating to driving on the CMA at Titahi Bay.
- this information to include: description of activity, location, date and time, investigations,
enforcement action,and outcome.
- details of actions GWRC plans to undertake to enforce the provisions of the pNRP relating
to driving on the CMA at Titahi Bay.”
Greater Wellington’s response follows:
Request Part 1:
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details of efforts GWRC has made (if any) since 31 March 2021 to enforce the provisions of
the pNRP relating to driving on the CMA at Titahi Bay.
-
this information to include: description of activity, location, date and time, investigations,
enforcement action, and outcome.
Wellington office
Upper Hutt
Masterton office
0800 496 734
PO Box 11646
PO Box 40847
PO Box 41
www.gw.govt.nz
Manners St, Wellington 6142
1056 Fergusson Drive
Masterton 5840
[Wellington Regional Council request email]
Information within the scope of the above elements of your request are included below.
Summary of Incidents and outcomes
Date of
Time of
Description of activity
Summary of Outcome/Actions
Notification Notification reported
Taken
Report of 30 vehicles
Not attended - No enforcement
19/04/2021
08:54:40
parked or driving along
action necessary
Titahi Bay Beach
Report of
digger/bulldozer
Not attended - No enforcement
01/10/2021
07:49:06
operating at the North
action necessary
end of Titahi Bay Beach
Report of cars parked on
Deemed compliant - no
02/10/2021
10:08:41
Titahi Bay Beach
enforcement action necessary
Report of digger driving
Deemed compliant - no
02/10/2021
10:47:06
on Titahi Bay Beach
enforcement action necessary
Report of cars driving on
Not attended - No enforcement
26/10/2021
16:46:50
Titahi Bay Beach
action necessary
Report of cars driving on
Not attended - No enforcement
12/10/2021
14:15:06
Titahi Bay Beach
action necessary
Extracts from Duty Officer summary email from notifications on 2 October 2021 and 3 October
20213 October 2021
“11:30 AM on 02 October 2021 – I went out to Titahi Bay and advised 3 cars which were parked on
the wrong side of the sign that they were breaching the rule. They all cooperated and moved onto
the section of beach outside of the signs. I did not take any enforcement action against these
people as they were all cooperative.
12:26pm on Sunday 03 October 2021 – I went back to Titahi Bay to investigate damage to the sign.
I observed damage to the sign, tyre tracks from some burnouts, and someone has covered the
Greater Wellington name with red tape. I picked up the smashed up parts of the sign off of the
beach (I have it here at the office if you’d like to see). There were no cars beyond the sign so I left.”
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Request Part 2:
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details of actions GWRC plans to undertake to enforce the provisions of the pNRP relating to
driving on the CMA at Titahi Bay.
There are no formal plans within Greater Wellington’s Compliance Programme in relation to driving
on Titahi Bay Beach.
The following extract from an email from Greater Wellington’s Manager of the Environmental
Regulation Department to the Chairman of the Titahi Bay Residents Association, reflects Greater
Wellington’s position on this matter.
“I would also take this opportunity to set out our approach to ‘enforcement’ for driving on the
Beach at Titahi Bay. Our position is currently that this issue is not a ‘strategic’ priority for the
Environmental Regulation Department, and given this and the current resourcing there are no
plans by Greater Wellington Regional Council for proactive monitoring of the beach. Having said
that, where notifications to GWRC are made:
•
Calls about Public Safety or Nuisance Behaviour are being referred to the Police and PCC
•
We are advising and educating on our rules, without attending, based on a REGO from a
notifier
•
Alleged damage to the fossil forest are being investigated if possible
Further, if it is necessary on the above to attend
•
Any car beyond the signage (i.e. in the restricted area) that does not meet the rule
exclusions is being advised to move out of the restricted area
•
Any driver that does not move on will be warned they are in breach of the rules
•
If drivers fail to provide details (or they cannot be obtained for H&S reasons) we can use
the REGO to trace them and provide advice (or other action)
•
Where we have repeat offenders we can escalate (and are therefore asking officers
attending to record all REGO’s and driver details (where possible))
We are liaising closely with the Police and PCC on the above as obviously this matter fall across
all of our jurisdictions.”
If you have any concerns with the decision(s) referred to in this letter, you have the right to request
an investigation and review by the Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987.
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Nāku iti noa, nā
Lucy Baker
Kaiwhakahaere Matua| Acting General Manager, Environment Management
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