19 August 2014 
Official Information Request No. 9000130716 
 (Please quote this in any correspondence) 
 
Mr Bryan Reade 
 
By email: [FYI request #1846 email] 
 
 
 
 
Dear Mr Reade 
 
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 
Re: Mayor's public transport expenditure 
 
I refer to your email, which we received on 28 July 2014, requesting information about the  
Mayor's public transport expenditure. 
 
In your email you request an annualised dollar total of Mayor Len Brown’s public transport 
expenses incurred for his own travel for council business since he was elected. 
 
On the occasions when the Mayor uses public transport, all costs are paid by the Mayor 
privately.  Therefore your request is refused under Section 17 (e) of the Local Government 
Official Information and Meetings Act – that the documents alleged to contain the information 
do not exist or cannot be found. 
 
You have the right, by way of complaint under section 27(3) of the LGOIMA to apply 
to the Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review of the decisions made in 
respect of this request. 
 
If you have any further queries please contact me on (09) 3010101 quoting Official 
Information Request No. 9000130716. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
 
Stephanie Fleming 
Public Information Advisor 
Public Information Office. 
 
9000130716 
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142  |  aucklandcouncil.govt.nz  |  Ph 09 301 0101 

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