Pigeon Island Hut
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From: Wayne Scott
Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Could you please advise what process has been made regarding the previously privately occupied, publically owned, hut on Pigeon Island in regards to:
1) When members of the public will be able to access this hut
2) What costs will be involved in members of the public accessing the hut
3) Any exclusion periods for which members of the public can access the hut
4) How members of the public will be able to access this hut
Could you also please provide any correspondence between which relates to this specific hut since April of 2023 between internal staff and any of the previous private occupiers or their representatives.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Scott
From: QLDC Services
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
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District Council.
Should your enquiry be urgent, please phone Queenstown 03 441-0499 or
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Warm Regards,
The QLDC Customer Services Team
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Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Hello, Kia ora Wayne,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us requesting this information.
I have passed on your information request to be looked into.
You should expect that someone from the Information Team will be in
contact with you in regards to this request.
Please let me know if you need anything further.
Kind regards, Kā mihi
Natalie
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Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 8:43 AM
To: [Queenstown-Lakes District Council request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
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Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Could you please advise what process has been made regarding the
previously privately occupied, publically owned, hut on Pigeon Island in
regards to:
1) When members of the public will be able to access this hut
2) What costs will be involved in members of the public accessing the hut
3) Any exclusion periods for which members of the public can access the
hut
4) How members of the public will be able to access this hut
Could you also please provide any correspondence between which relates to
this specific hut since April of 2023 between internal staff and any of
the previous private occupiers or their representatives.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Scott
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Kia ora Wayne,
Thank you for your request for official information dated 24 August 2023.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is currently considering your
request and will communicate a decision to you by 21 September 2023 unless
otherwise advised.
QLDC is committed to the principle of availability and is pleased to be
assisting you with your request.
Regards,
Poonam
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Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 8:43 AM
To: [Queenstown-Lakes District Council request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
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Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Could you please advise what process has been made regarding the
previously privately occupied, publically owned, hut on Pigeon Island in
regards to:
1) When members of the public will be able to access this hut
2) What costs will be involved in members of the public accessing the hut
3) Any exclusion periods for which members of the public can access the
hut
4) How members of the public will be able to access this hut
Could you also please provide any correspondence between which relates to
this specific hut since April of 2023 between internal staff and any of
the previous private occupiers or their representatives.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Scott
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Kia ora Wayne,
Please see the attached response for your request.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi | Official Information Advisor | Chief Executive’s [1][IMG]
Office
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Sent: Thursday, 24 August 2023 4:15 PM
To: [FOI #23939 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
Kia ora Wayne,
Thank you for your request for official information dated 24 August 2023.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is currently considering your
request and will communicate a decision to you by 21 September 2023 unless
otherwise advised.
QLDC is committed to the principle of availability and is pleased to be
assisting you with your request.
Regards,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi | Governance and [2]QLDC_Pride_Rainbow-and-Blue-Logo_Aug20
Official Information
Advisor | Chief Executive’s
Office
Queenstown Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450 0379
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From: [3][FOI #23939 email]
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 8:43 AM
To: [4][Queenstown-Lakes District Council request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
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Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Could you please advise what process has been made regarding the
previously privately occupied, publically owned, hut on Pigeon Island in
regards to:
1) When members of the public will be able to access this hut
2) What costs will be involved in members of the public accessing the hut
3) Any exclusion periods for which members of the public can access the
hut
4) How members of the public will be able to access this hut
Could you also please provide any correspondence between which relates to
this specific hut since April of 2023 between internal staff and any of
the previous private occupiers or their representatives.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Scott
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From: Wayne Scott
Dear Information Request,
The request was for “what progress” has been made. Are you saying that no progress has been made relating to the hut?
Your response states that’s there has been no correspondence with the former occupiers since September 2022. Previous requests have shown this to be incorrect.
Why are there such issues with complying with your legal obligations pursuant to LGOIMA? These series of requests have been exceptionally difficult and unnecessarily complicated in order to get public information.
I would appreciate an urgent response
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Scott
From: Information Request
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Kia ora Wayne,
Apologies for the statement made in our response stating that "there has been no correspondence with the former occupiers since September 2022" we would like to correct this and inform you that no correspondence has been exchanged since April 2023 (not Sept 22).
And as advised earlier in our response we’ll be in touch once the information is available in relation to the other questions you have raised.
Hope this answers your email.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi | Official Information Advisor | Chief Executive’s Office
Queenstown Lakes District Council
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Scott <[FOI #23939 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 21 September 2023 7:08 AM
To: Information Request <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
Dear Information Request,
The request was for “what progress” has been made. Are you saying that no progress has been made relating to the hut?
Your response states that’s there has been no correspondence with the former occupiers since September 2022. Previous requests have shown this to be incorrect.
Why are there such issues with complying with your legal obligations pursuant to LGOIMA? These series of requests have been exceptionally difficult and unnecessarily complicated in order to get public information.
I would appreciate an urgent response
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Scott
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora Wayne,
Please see the attached response for your request.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi | Official Information Advisor | Chief Executive’s [1][IMG] Office
Queenstown Lakes District Council
P: +64 3 450 0379
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From: Information Request
Sent: Thursday, 24 August 2023 4:15 PM
To: [FOI #23939 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
Kia ora Wayne,
Thank you for your request for official information dated 24 August 2023.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is currently considering your request and will communicate a decision to you by 21 September 2023 unless otherwise advised.
QLDC is committed to the principle of availability and is pleased to be assisting you with your request.
Regards,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi | Governance and [2]QLDC_Pride_Rainbow-and-Blue-Logo_Aug20
Official Information
Advisor | Chief Executive’s
Office
Queenstown Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450 0379
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From: [3][FOI #23939 email]
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 8:43 AM
To: [4][Queenstown-Lakes District Council request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
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Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Could you please advise what process has been made regarding the previously privately occupied, publically owned, hut on Pigeon Island in regards to:
1) When members of the public will be able to access this hut
2) What costs will be involved in members of the public accessing the hut
3) Any exclusion periods for which members of the public can access the hut
4) How members of the public will be able to access this hut
Could you also please provide any correspondence between which relates to this specific hut since April of 2023 between internal staff and any of the previous private occupiers or their representatives.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Scott
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From: Wayne Scott
Dear Information Request,
The request was for what progress has been made. You have not answered this question. Could you please attend to this as a matter of urgency
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Scott
Wayne Scott left an annotation ()
All correspondence captures memos, internal emails etc. please read prior requests in which you will see information has been drop fed, withheld, etc. the QLDC is not complying with their obligations here which can be seen by some of their internal emails where they discuss trying to subvert the requirements of LGOIMA
From: Information Request
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Kia ora Wayne,
Thanks for your patience.
We have scoped the work that is needed to make the hut compliant for public use. Unfortunately, we don’t have an exact date when this work will commence as there are few factors to consider like transportation to and from the island, isolating the work area, protection of the surrounding landscape, community notifications, harbourmaster approvals etc.
We are happy to keep you informed once further progress has been made.
Thanks,
Poonam
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Scott <[FOI #23939 email]>
Sent: Friday, 22 September 2023 11:26 AM
To: Information Request <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Pigeon Island Hut
Dear Information Request,
The request was for what progress has been made. You have not answered this question. Could you please attend to this as a matter of urgency
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Scott
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora Wayne,
Apologies for the statement made in our response stating that "there has been no correspondence with the former occupiers since September 2022" we would like to correct this and inform you that no correspondence has been exchanged since April 2023 (not Sept 22).
And as advised earlier in our response we’ll be in touch once the information is available in relation to the other questions you have raised.
Hope this answers your email.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi | Official Information Advisor | Chief Executive’s Office Queenstown Lakes District Council
P: +64 3 450 0379
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There was a typographical error (process rather than progress) in your original request that may have contributed to their confusion about the information you were seeking. You may wish to clarify what types of information you are wanting to answer your request e.g. internal emails, memos etc
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