21 October 2022 
 
OIA Auckland Request 
[FYI request #20647 email] 
 
 
Dear OIA Auckland Request 
 
Thank you for your email of 23 September 2022 to Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, 
requesting the fol owing information under the Of icial Information Act, 1982 (the Act): 
 
Kindly supply ful  details of all contracts awarded to the following firms over the past 5 
years 
 
1) Johnstaff Projects (NZ) Ltd 
2) Stellar Projects Ltd 
3) RCP Limited 
 
Please include 
- Contracts awarded through RFP process 
- Contracts awarded directly awarded. 
- Value and sum of each of the above contracts 
- Any sub-contractors working under these contracts 
 
On 12 October and 13 October 2022, we requested a proof of your eligibility to make a request 
for official information in accordance with section 12 of the Act.  
 
On 14 October 2022, you responded back by suggesting we should consider the above request 
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). We advised 
you that LGOIMA does not apply to Crown agencies such as Kāinga. LGOIMA applies to local 
government agencies such as:  
 
1.  city, district and regional councils; 
2.  council-control ed organisations; 
3.  local and community boards;  
4.  licensing trusts; and  
5.  airport authorities 
 
As we not satisfied of your eligibility to make the above information request under section 12 of 
the Act, we are refusing to respond to your request, based on the eligibility criteria set by the Act 
and the Ombudsman’s guidance on it. If you wish to reinstate your request in the future, we ask 
that you provide sufficient proof of eligibility.  
 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this response. 
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 
 
Kāinga Ora proactively releases its responses to official information request where possible, and 
our response to your request may be published at www.kaingaora.govt.nz/publications/ 
of icial-information-requests/ with your personal information removed. 
 
Yours sincerely  
 
 
 
 
Rachel Kelly 
Manager, Government Relations 
 

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