06 September 2023
Official information request No. 8140012420
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
J N Smith
By email:
[FYI request #23921 email]
Tēnā koe J N
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: National Party Electoral Candidate on Auckland Unlimited Board
Thank you for your email of 22 August 2023 about Hinurewa te Hau. Your specific request
and our response are set out below.
1. Is Hinurewa te Hau a current functioning member of Auckland Unlimited Board and/or
any other council entites [sic]?
Hinurewa te Hau is a director of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU) only.
2. Is a leave period imposed on her in her role as Director of Auckland Unlimited / any other
roles Hinurewa holds.
Section 8.13 of the
Appointment and Remuneration Policy for Board Members of Council
Organisations applies. This requires that directors who are candidates for election stand
down from their board position from nomination day until the election results are notified.
Nomination day for the 2023 General Election is 15 September. However – as recorded in
the TAU 26 July 2023 board meeting minutes – Hinurewa te Hau intended to stand back
from the board earlier (from 31 August 2023).
3. a. When was the last Auckland Unlimited Board Meeting and other official meetings she
attended in her capacity as board member and the monies gained from this.
Hinurewa te Hau attended the 30 August 2023 TAU Board meeting as a TAU Director.
Hinurewa te Hau receives a Director Fee of $41,100 per annum, but wil not receive Director
Fees while on her leave of absence.
b. If not in leave period, is she following council protocols regarding board Directors
running for Parliamentary office.
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 | aucklandcouncil.govt.nz | Ph 09 301 0101
Yes, Hinurewa te Hau and the TAU Board have fol owed council’s
Appointment and
Remuneration Policy for Board Members of Council Organisations.
4.
What special access or treatment has Hinurewa gained on 15 July and 28 july? Was this
in her capacity as Auckland Unlimited Board Director / National Party candidate ? As
below in links to support this question posted on her national party facebook referencing
Tataki Auckland Unlimited
https:/ www.facebook.com/HinuteHauTamakiMakaurau/posts/pfbid0CbPssXDxqWb2WA
1c7ATssAxGwMgNUtUHrA4xnmiTcxWMh1eCUwRT6qSp7vcqW8d6l
https:/ www.facebook.com/HinuteHauTamakiMakaurau/posts/pfbid05XrgMWy7Sxrzu8hK
FXbxwffRDSRFTF873vb7itVhJHG1yZf8skTGf4kzRQZKj6C8l
Along with the other TAU Directors, Hinurewa te Hau was appropriately invited to attend the
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Pōwhiri on 15 July solely in her capacity as a TAU Director;
and was appropriately invited and at ended the Italy vs Argentina football match on 28 July
solely in her capacity as a TAU Director.
Decisions relating to the information that is being released to you were made by
Alastair
Cameron, Manager CCO & External Partnerships, and Nick Hil , Chief Executive,
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
Should you believe Auckland Council has not responded appropriately to your request, 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 decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting official information
request number 8140012420.
Ngā mihi
Angela Hare
Senior Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner
Governance Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 | aucklandcouncil.govt.nz | Ph 09 301 0101
