Dear Mr Harding,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 4 July 2023 asking for information relating to registered dogs.

We received your request on 4 July 2023. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 2 August 2023, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on (06) 349 0001 or by return email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me so that these can be taken into account.

Kind regards

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Harding <[FOI #23375 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 July 2023 5:21 pm
To: WDC Information Request <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of current registered dog owners in Whanganui district for year 2022/2023 and forecasted amount of registered dog owners and total revenue of 2022/23 and forecasted revenue for 2023/24.

Dear Whanganui District Council,

Can you please provide me with the below information.

Total number of current registered dog owners in Whanganui district for year 2022/2023 and forecasted amount of registered dog owners and total revenue of 2022/23 and forecasted revenue for 2023/24 gathered form dog owners in the Whanganui district.

Yours faithfully,
DC Harding

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Dear Mr Harding,

 

I refer to your official information request dated 4 July 2023 asking for
information relating to dog registration.

 

The information you have requested is as follows.

 

o Total number of current registered dog owners in Whanganui district
for year 2022/2023. Total number of registered dog owners in Whanganui
District for year 2022/2023 is 5,942.

 

o and forecasted amount of registered dog owners and total revenue of
2022/23

Whanganui District Council do not forecast registration numbers for
upcoming years. We are refusing this part of your request in accordance
with section 17(e) of the LGOIMA because the information does not exist. 
Total dog registration revenue for the 2022/2023 financial year was
$479,012.

 

o and forecasted revenue for 2023/24 gathered form dog owners in the
Whanganui district. This has been budgeted at $540,000, this is based
on previous years registration numbers and an expected compliance
level of 98%.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
me on 06 349 0001 or by return email.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Hayley Fitzgerald

 

On behalf of

Rob Goldsbury

General Counsel

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Harding <[2][FOI #23375 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 July 2023 5:21 pm
To: WDC Information Request <[3][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of current registered
dog owners in Whanganui district for year 2022/2023 and forecasted amount
of registered dog owners and total revenue of 2022/23 and forecasted
revenue for 2023/24.

 

Dear Whanganui District Council,

 

Can you please provide me with the below information.

 

Total number of current registered dog owners in Whanganui district for
year 2022/2023 and forecasted amount of registered dog owners and total
revenue of 2022/23 and forecasted revenue for 2023/24 gathered form dog
owners in the Whanganui district.

 

Yours faithfully,

DC Harding

 

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