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Dear John,

 

I refer to your request below.

Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet the original time limit and
I am writing to notify you of an extension of 15 working days to make our
decision, to 4 March 2022.

 

This is necessary owing to the size of your request and the amount of
information that needs to be searched for and collated, and we are unable
to meet the original time limit of your request without unreasonably
interfering with the Council's operations.

 

 

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this
extension. Complaints can be sent by email to
[2][email address], by fax to (04) 471 2254, or by post to
The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

 

 

Sean Rainey
Manager Official Information

Official Information Team

 

 

 

From: [email address]
Sent: January 14 14:06:18
To:[email address]
Subject: Protests and Protest Related Traffic Management Costs

 

 

From: John <[FOI #18185 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2022 6:08 PM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Protests and Protest Related
Traffic Management Costs

 

Dear Christchurch City Council,

This is a request under the Official Information Act. Please provide the
following information:

- A list of protests and/or other large events, held in Cranmer Square or
any other public spaces in Christchurch over the last 36 months, including
the related traffic management and other costs invoiced for, and collected
for each protest or event.

- All communications, business cases, memos, and any other materials
related to the Council's decision to invoice The Freedom and Rights
Coalition for costs related to it's use of Cranmer Square.

Yours faithfully,

John

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Dear John,

 

I refer to your question below.

 

The Council is not anti-protest and the protests in relation to Covid-19
mandates are no exception. The ability of citizens to protest their views
in a peaceful and respectful manner is a central tenet of democracy and we
uphold this unreservedly.

 

However, it is in everyone’s interests that protests are conducted safely.
Events that impact on the flow of traffic must be managed carefully
through a rigorous process that requires a Traffic Management Plan to be
put in place to mitigate possible risk. Without this there is a greater
likelihood that someone may be harmed. As you know the Council has a duty
of care to ensure traffic is managed during such events. We have reached
out to the organisers of these events to ensure any protest is managed
accordingly, but to date the organisers have not engaged with us about
providing safety undertakings.

 

We have not and do not charge fees for protests but do work with all event
organisers to ensure traffic safety is considered and actively included in
any activity using roads. The decision to invoice the protest event
organisers for the cost of traffic management was a decision we did not
take lightly but in fairness, all traffic safety work to date has been at
the cost to the ratepayer, and if protests continue on a relatively
regular basis, this cost will grow. We did not seek to recover our traffic
management costs from the organisers for the first protest March in
November, but we are seeking to recover the costs for the ongoing marches
using the City’s roads.

 

We are not aware of any other large scale events in Cranmer Square that
may have incurred costs. To assess and provide this information for events
across the district would be a considerable undertaking. We are refusing
this under the following section of the LGOIMA - 17(f) – the information
requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research. However, if you have a specific event in mind, we would be happy
to provide this information.

 

The information we hold specific to advice and correspondence regarding
this invoice is considered legally privileged and we have decided to
withhold this undersection 7(2)(g) of the LGOIMA.

 

In the Council's view the reasons for withholding these details are not
outweighed by public interest considerations in section 7(1) favouring
their release.

 

You have the right to request the Ombudsman to review this decision.
Complaints can be sent by email to [1][email address], by fax
to (04) 471 2254, or by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington
6143.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Sean Rainey
Manager Official Information and Privacy Officer
Official Information Team

 

 

 

 
   

 

 

From: John <[FYI request #18185 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2022 6:08 PM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Protests and Protest Related
Traffic Management Costs

 

Dear Christchurch City Council,

This is a request under the Official Information Act. Please provide the
following information:

- A list of protests and/or other large events, held in Cranmer Square or
any other public spaces in Christchurch over the last 36 months, including
the related traffic management and other costs invoiced for, and collected
for each protest or event.

- All communications, business cases, memos, and any other materials
related to the Council's decision to invoice The Freedom and Rights
Coalition for costs related to it's use of Cranmer Square.

Yours faithfully,

John

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[2][FYI request #18185 email]

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us using this form:
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