11 October 2023
Barry Murphy
[FYI request #24056 email]
Tēnā koe Barry
Thank you for your request to Crown Infrastructure Partners, dated 6 September 2023, regarding the
proposed development at Teitei Drive, Ohakune, which you made through the
www.fyi.org.nz website.
On 13 September 2023, the following questions were transferred to Kāinga Ora – Homes and
Communities for a response under Section 14 of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. Can you confirm that RDC wil have to pay any overcosts over the $5.2m
2. Can you confirm KO wil be sold all 44 LOTS and for what price?
3. Wil RDC recoup any overcosts from [question 2]
during the sale?
4. Is it council’s responsibility to sell the 14 dwellings in one line, or Kāinga Ora?
5. If council is not able to sell the 14 dwellings, or makes a loss of doing so, who is responsible?
6. Is Kāinga Ora only purchasing the Stage 1 land, or the entire block (including stage 2 & 3)?
On 12 September 2023, you also asked the following question directly to Kāinga Ora:
7. I ask why no consultation was had with the public / community & rate payers before 1st august
2023 (after resource consent acceptance), but Ngāti Rangi were given all the information.
This letter provides a response to that question also. Your questions and our responses are set out
below.
1. Can you confirm that RDC wil have to pay any overcosts over the $5.2m
Funding of up to $5.2 mil ion plus GST (if any) has been granted for delivery of 44 build-ready sections
along with a master plan and infrastructure design for all stages, and delivery of enabling
infrastructure. Al additional costs for the delivery of Stage One wil be met by Kāinga Ora
2. Can you confirm KO wil be sold all 44 LOTS and for what price?
Housing New Zealand Build Limited wil purchase land for the development of 44 build-ready sections
in Stage One of the development. As advised in our letter to you of 11 September 2023 (OI 23 426),
we are withholding the sale price under section 9(2)(j) of the Act, to enable a Minister of the Crown or
any public service agency or organisation holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or
disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations). I acknowledge the
public interest in the sale of the land and the price agreed between the parties, however, the purchase
of the land is conditional at this point in time, and release of the sale price could prejudice any further
negotiations between the parties.
3. Wil RDC recoup any overcosts from [question 2]
during the sale?
I refer you to my response to Question 1, above.
4. Is it council’s responsibility to sell the 14 dwellings in one line, or Kāinga Ora?
5. If council is not able to sell the 14 dwellings, or makes a loss of doing so, who is responsible?
The obligations of parties around the completion and sale of the worker-rental homes are set out in
section 17.3 of the Sale and Development Agreement released to you previously. Following
completion, the worker-rental homes wil be sold to an appropriate third-party provider of worker-rental
accommodation for the Ohakune area. The process for identifying a suitable provider and selling the
homes wil be determined in consultation with our project partners, Ruapehu District Council and Ngāti
Rangi. The council is not responsible for selling the homes.
6. Is Kāinga Ora only purchasing the Stage 1 land, or the entire block (including stage 2 & 3).
The Sale and Development Agreement between Housing New Zealand Build Limited and the council
only relates to the land for Stage One of the development. The remaining land, which comprises most
of the 9.6 Ha property, wil remain under council ownership. Any further sale or development of that
land is a matter for the council.
7. I ask why no consultation was had with the public / community & rate payers before 1st august
2023 (after resource consent acceptance), but Ngāti Rangi were given all the information.
Engagement with the community regarding the proposed development commenced in June 2023.
Letters were initially sent to owners and residents of properties in the direct vicinity of Teitei Drive
(including Snowmass Drive, Carex Way, Cordyline Place, Kanuka Way and Magnolia Way). This
included a large number of property owners who live outside of Ohakune. Invitations to face to face
community outreach sessions held on 1 and 2 August 2023, and an online session on 3 August, were
sent to the same addresses and also hand delivered to homes by council staff in July 2023. These
events were also advertised in local media and online.
Further engagement has been undertaken since then. A community barbeque was held on 30 and 31
August, which was well attended. People have also been able to raise queries about the proposed
development by emailing or phoning a Kāinga Ora representative, or by completing the online
feedback survey available at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/teiteidrive. This survey remains open.
We likewise welcome people to make contact with us if they have any questions or feedback on the
proposed development.
There is further information available on our website at
https:/ kaingaora.govt.nz/urban-development-
and-public-housing/public-housing/public-housing-developments/manawatu-whanganui-region/teitei-
drive/ including background information, Frequently Asked Questions, links to the Resource Consent
documents, and other information. We wil be adding further information to this page as the project
progresses.
An application for Resource Consent for Stage One of Teitei Drive has been lodged. However, given
the level of interest from the community in this development, we have, in consultation with our
development partners, requested to publicly notify the resource consent application for the
subdivision. This wil enable the community to formally share their views on the application.
Information was shared with Ngāti Rangi prior to public announcement of the project as Ngāti Rangi
are a partner in the development alongside Kāinga Ora and Ruapehu District Council. Decisions
relating to the development are made jointly by the development partners.
I trust you find this information useful. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of my decision on your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Kāinga Ora proactively releases its responses to official information requests where
possible. Our response to your request may be published at
https:/ kaingaora.govt.nz/publications/official-information-requests/, with your personal information
removed.
Nāku noa, nā
Mark Fraser
General Manager – Urban Development and Delivery
