9 May 2023
Wellington City Council
By email: [email address]
Tēnā koe Wellington City Council
Transfer of request for official information
I write concerning an official information request received from Malia Gaumeir on 18
April 2023:
“I would like to request information regarding the use of hireable e-scooters on
the Te Herenga Waka Kelburn Campus grounds.
More specifically -
a)
Why is the entirety of the Kelburn Campus geofenced as a "no go zone" by
both Beam and Flamingo, when neither the Massey or Otago campuses in
Wellington are? Was this a decision made by Te Herenga Waka, or by
Beam/Flamingo?
b)
What was the motivation to not work directly with these companies to
provide e-scooter parking near the boundaries of this "no-go zone" like
Massey and Otago provide by their campuses?
c)
Was any consultation done with the wider student/staff body regarding
the use of e-scooters as their primary form of transport?
d)
Is any future consultation with the student/staff body regarding e-
scooters on campus planned, or alignment with local e-scooter
companies?”
The information requested in questions a) and b) is not held by us but is believed to be
held by Wellington City Council or is believed to be more closely connected with the
functions of Wellington City Council. In these circumstances, we are required by section
14 of the the Act to transfer the request. For the reason set out in the attached letter to
Malia Gaumeir, this request is being transferred in part to your agency for response.
Please treat this letter as a formal transfer of these aspects of the request under section 14
of the Official Information Act 1982. You should be aware that a response must be
provided to the requester as soon as reasonably practicable, and no later than 20 working
days after the day this transfer is received by your agency, unless an extension of time is
required and duly notified to the requester.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me at
[VUW request email].
Ngā mihi nui
Blair Doherty
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Encl copy of correspondence from Malia Gaumeir of 19 April 2023.
copy of correspondence to Malia Gaumeir of 9 May 2023.
