Kia ora Barry

Thank you for your request below, dated 6 September 2023, for information
under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA).                                                                                                                  

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 4 October 2023, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section
15(1) of the OIA.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

 

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From: Barry Murphy <[1][FOI #24063 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2023 8:07 PM

To: Gru FYI <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Giles Tait - Senior Development
Manager Conflict in Ohakune

 

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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

 

I ask

1./ for a copy of any reports, documents, texts, any communications,
relating to conflicts of interest declared by Giles Tait in the last 2
years.

2./ why was Giles Tait placed on the Teitei Drive, Ohakune project 3./
what resources or input did Giles provide to the project 4./ What design
changes were made due to Giles for Teitei Drive 5/ Was Giles placed on the
team to speed up the process and obtain a non notified consent?

6./ Did Kāinga Ora know that the disposal of land (Teitei Dr) had not been
consulted with the community or advertised in the LTP?

7./ Did KO seek advice on Local Government Act (LGA) breaches or
obligations, if so please provide reports.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Barry Murphy

 

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Kia Ora Barry

 

Regarding your  two requests below, Kāinga Ora is extending the timeframe
for making a decision on your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request,
to 2 November 2023.

 

Consultations are required to make a decision on your request.

 

This extension is made in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA:
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.

 

We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible within this
timeframe and will provide a single response covering both requests.

 

You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman about the decision
to extend this timeframe.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Request 1:

-----Original Message-----

From: Barry Murphy <[1][FOI #24063 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2023 8:07 PM

To: Gru FYI <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Giles Tait - Senior Development
Manager Conflict in Ohakune

 

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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

 

I ask

1./ for a copy of any reports, documents, texts, any communications,
relating to conflicts of interest declared by Giles Tait in the last 2
years.

2./ why was Giles Tait placed on the Teitei Drive, Ohakune project 3./
what resources or input did Giles provide to the project 4./ What design
changes were made due to Giles for Teitei Drive 5/ Was Giles placed on the
team to speed up the process and obtain a non notified consent?

6./ Did Kāinga Ora know that the disposal of land (Teitei Dr) had not been
consulted with the community or advertised in the LTP?

7./ Did KO seek advice on Local Government Act (LGA) breaches or
obligations, if so please provide reports.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Barry Murphy

 

 

Request 2:

From: Barry Murphy <[email address]>

Sent: Friday, September 15, 2023 11:43 AM

To: Gru FYI <[email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Report status and detail of mr
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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

 

Please confirm detailed report of the investigation done on Giles tait and
the conflict of interest on teitei drive.

 

Please include

1./ the date he started working on the project, 2./ the date he voiced his
verbal conflict to his manager, 3./ the name and date the manager made
note of such conflict and copies.

4./ the date a written conflict was made and copies 5./ the date he was
removed from the project and reasons why and by whom the decision was
made.

6./ the authority he had on the project including any signatory
authorities.

7./ who carried out the investigation referred to in parliamentary
questions and answers 8./ what investigation was done into the claim the
reserve being extended was for storm water requirements 9./ council
records, professional advice, an inspection of the site, have all been
reviewed, which do not support parliamentary answer stating the reserve
needed to be extended for stormwater, so a report to support such claim in
question 8 10./  any documentation, reports, notes, emails, or texts or
any other communication medium, regarding the matter of Giles taits
conflict at teitei drive or his home owned via trust.

11./ what project has me tait been moved to 12./ since being removed from
teitei drive project, has he had any further involvement or been sent any
communication regarding the teitei project.

13./ was it me taits recommendation for the access way between Snowmass
and teitei to be diverted, if not, who’s advice was it and why.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Barry Murphy

 

 

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Kia ora Barry

As advised, you can expect a response by 2 November 2023.

 

 

 

 

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From: Barry Murphy <[1][FOI #24063 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:48 PM

To: Kainga Ora Correspondence
<[2][email address]>

Subject: Re: (Murphy, Barry) Official Information request - Giles Tait -
Senior Development Manager Conflict in Ohakune - extension to 2 November
2023

 

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Dear Kainga Ora Correspondence,

 

Please advise the extension time and date I can expect information

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Barry Murphy

 

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Kia Ora Barry

 

 

 

Regarding your  two requests below, Kāinga Ora is extending the timeframe 
for making a decision on your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
request,  to 2 November 2023.

 

 

 

Consultations are required to make a decision on your request.

 

 

 

This extension is made in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA:

consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a 
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the 
original time limit.

 

 

 

We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible within this 
timeframe and will provide a single response covering both requests.

 

 

 

You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman about the
decision  to extend this timeframe.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

 

 

 

Request 1:

 

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Good afternoon Barry,

 

Please find attached a combined response to two requests for official
information you made to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities on 6 and 15
September 2023 respectively, as outlined below:

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Barry Murphy <[1][FOI #24063 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2023 8:07 PM

To: Gru FYI <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Giles Tait - Senior Development
Manager Conflict in Ohakune

 

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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

 

I ask

1./ for a copy of any reports, documents, texts, any communications,
relating to conflicts of interest declared by Giles Tait in the last 2
years.

2./ why was Giles Tait placed on the Teitei Drive, Ohakune project 3./
what resources or input did Giles provide to the project 4./ What design
changes were made due to Giles for Teitei Drive 5/ Was Giles placed on the
team to speed up the process and obtain a non notified consent?

6./ Did Kāinga Ora know that the disposal of land (Teitei Dr) had not been
consulted with the community or advertised in the LTP?

7./ Did KO seek advice on Local Government Act (LGA) breaches or
obligations, if so please provide reports.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Barry Murphy

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Barry Murphy <[5][email address]>

Sent: Friday, September 15, 2023 11:43 AM

To: Gru FYI <[6][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Report status and detail of mr
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Dear Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities,

 

Please confirm detailed report of the investigation done on Giles tait and
the conflict of interest on teitei drive.

 

Please include

1./ the date he started working on the project, 2./ the date he voiced his
verbal conflict to his manager, 3./ the name and date the manager made
note of such conflict and copies.

4./ the date a written conflict was made and copies 5./ the date he was
removed from the project and reasons why and by whom the decision was
made.

6./ the authority he had on the project including any signatory
authorities.

7./ who carried out the investigation referred to in parliamentary
questions and answers 8./ what investigation was done into the claim the
reserve being extended was for storm water requirements 9./ council
records, professional advice, an inspection of the site, have all been
reviewed, which do not support parliamentary answer stating the reserve
needed to be extended for stormwater, so a report to support such claim in
question 8 10./  any documentation, reports, notes, emails, or texts or
any other communication medium, regarding the matter of Giles taits
conflict at teitei drive or his home owned via trust.

11./ what project has me tait been moved to 12./ since being removed from
teitei drive project, has he had any further involvement or been sent any
communication regarding the teitei project.

13./ was it me taits recommendation for the access way between Snowmass
and teitei to be diverted, if not, who’s advice was it and why.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Barry Murphy

 

 

 

Kind regards,

Clint

 

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Good morning Barry,

 

Thank you for your request to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated 30
October 2023, for the following information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act):   

 

“The emails regarding Mr Tait only go to 12 August, my request was on 6th
September, so there is information missing between 12th August - 6th
September; so I consider this question unanswered as the emails you
provided were already provided to a colleague of mine. Please provide all
the emails between 12 August - 6th September and please do so immediately
as I consider this to be a breach post 2nd November deadline.

 

Questions from your responses.

 

I Refer to your response to question 6 "There is no need for Kāinga Ora to
be involved with Council’s operations."

When developers or home owners decide to buy a property, they use
solicitors and obtain lim reports to ensure policy and process has been
followed before purchasing.

I would expect Kainga Ora to follow a process when purchasing land (to
which a S&P agreement exists) before committing to the purchase, else
there could be liability or claims made against KO.

This is not "involved with councils operations" rather doing due diligence
on the purchase of land.

 

1./ Did Kainga Ora seek legal advice on the purchase of Teitei Drive, if
so please provide any evidence and advice obtained, considering the
contract is signed as of April 2023 I expect this can now be released.

 

2./ In the investigations of the land, did Kainga Ora consider the Local
Government Act and the policies and rules set out; if so please provide
emails or evidence to support the purchase and due diligence. I would
expect there to be other evidence, other than Ruapehu District Councils
word on the matter.

 

3./ What process does council follow when purchasing land off councils or
developers?

 

4./ Does the process differ when buying off a council or a
private/commercial land owner?

 

5./ Does Kainga Ora intend to make a profit from the individual lot sales?

 

6./ Will Kainga Ora make a loss from any individual lot sales?

6.1./ And if so how is this covered or paid for, i.e. where does the
funding come from”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 28 November 2023, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section
15(1) of the Act.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by the due date, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Kind regards,

Clint

 

Clint Owens  
Senior Advisor
Government Relations National Office: (04) 439 3000
People, Governance & Capability Email: [1][email address]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Murphy <[FYI request #24063 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:35 PM
To: Clint Owens <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Combined response to two requests for official information
(ref: OI 23 504 and OI 23 522)

 

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Dear Clint Owens,

 

Firstly...

The emails regarding Mr Tait only go to 12 August, my request was on 6th
September, so there is information missing between 12th August - 6th
September; so I consider this question unanswered as the emails you
provided were already provided to a colleague of mine. Please provide all
the emails between 12 August - 6th September and please do so immediately
as I consider this to be a breach post 2nd November deadline.

 

Questions from your responses.

 

I Refer to your response to question 6 "There is no need for Kāinga Ora to
be involved with Council’s operations."

When developers or home owners decide to buy a property, they use
solicitors and obtain lim reports to ensure policy and process has been
followed before purchasing.

I would expect Kainga Ora to follow a process when purchasing land (to
which a S&P agreement exists) before committing to the purchase, else
there could be liability or claims made against KO.

This is not "involved with councils operations" rather doing due diligence
on the purchase of land.

 

1./ Did Kainga Ora seek legal advice on the purchase of Teitei Drive, if
so please provide any evidence and advice obtained, considering the
contract is signed as of April 2023 I expect this can now be released.

 

2./ In the investigations of the land, did Kainga Ora consider the Local
Government Act and the policies and rules set out; if so please provide
emails or evidence to support the purchase and due diligence. I would
expect there to be other evidence, other than Ruapehu District Councils
word on the matter.

 

3./ What process does council follow when purchasing land off councils or
developers?

 

4./ Does the process differ when buying off a council or a
private/commercial land owner?

 

5./ Does Kainga Ora intend to make a profit from the individual lot sales?

 

6./ Will Kainga Ora make a loss from any individual lot sales?

6.1./ And if so how is this covered or paid for, i.e. where does the
funding come from

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Barry Murphy

 

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Good afternoon Barry,

 

 

 

Please find attached a combined response to two requests for official 
information you made to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities on 6 and 15 
September 2023 respectively, as outlined below:

 

 

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Good morning,

 

I am writing to advise that Kāinga Ora is unable to respond to your 30
October 2023 Official Information Act (the Act) request within 20 working
days due to consultations necessary to make a decision on the request.
Therefore, Kāinga Ora is extending the due date for response under section
15(A)(1)(b) of the Act by eight working days, with the new date for
response now 8 December 2023. Kāinga Ora will respond sooner if it is able
to.

 

Kind regards

Clint

 

 

Clint Owens  
Senior Advisor
Government Relations National Office: (04) 439 3000
People, Governance & Capability Email: [1][email address]

 

 

 

From: Clint Owens
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:00 AM
To: [FYI request #24063 email]
Subject: Acknowledgement of request for official information (ref: OI 23
652)

 

Good morning Barry,

 

Thank you for your request to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated 30
October 2023, for the following information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act):   

 

“The emails regarding Mr Tait only go to 12 August, my request was on 6th
September, so there is information missing between 12th August - 6th
September; so I consider this question unanswered as the emails you
provided were already provided to a colleague of mine. Please provide all
the emails between 12 August - 6th September and please do so immediately
as I consider this to be a breach post 2nd November deadline.

 

Questions from your responses.

 

I Refer to your response to question 6 "There is no need for Kāinga Ora to
be involved with Council’s operations."

When developers or home owners decide to buy a property, they use
solicitors and obtain lim reports to ensure policy and process has been
followed before purchasing.

I would expect Kainga Ora to follow a process when purchasing land (to
which a S&P agreement exists) before committing to the purchase, else
there could be liability or claims made against KO.

This is not "involved with councils operations" rather doing due diligence
on the purchase of land.

 

1./ Did Kainga Ora seek legal advice on the purchase of Teitei Drive, if
so please provide any evidence and advice obtained, considering the
contract is signed as of April 2023 I expect this can now be released.

 

2./ In the investigations of the land, did Kainga Ora consider the Local
Government Act and the policies and rules set out; if so please provide
emails or evidence to support the purchase and due diligence. I would
expect there to be other evidence, other than Ruapehu District Councils
word on the matter.

 

3./ What process does council follow when purchasing land off councils or
developers?

 

4./ Does the process differ when buying off a council or a
private/commercial land owner?

 

5./ Does Kainga Ora intend to make a profit from the individual lot sales?

 

6./ Will Kainga Ora make a loss from any individual lot sales?

6.1./ And if so how is this covered or paid for, i.e. where does the
funding come from”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 28 November 2023, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section
15(1) of the Act.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by the due date, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Kind regards,

Clint

 

Clint Owens  
Senior Advisor
Government Relations National Office: (04) 439 3000
People, Governance & Capability Email: [2][email address]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Murphy <[3][FYI request #24063 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:35 PM
To: Clint Owens <[4][email address]>
Subject: Re: Combined response to two requests for official information
(ref: OI 23 504 and OI 23 522)

 

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Dear Clint Owens,

 

Firstly...

The emails regarding Mr Tait only go to 12 August, my request was on 6th
September, so there is information missing between 12th August - 6th
September; so I consider this question unanswered as the emails you
provided were already provided to a colleague of mine. Please provide all
the emails between 12 August - 6th September and please do so immediately
as I consider this to be a breach post 2nd November deadline.

 

Questions from your responses.

 

I Refer to your response to question 6 "There is no need for Kāinga Ora to
be involved with Council’s operations."

When developers or home owners decide to buy a property, they use
solicitors and obtain lim reports to ensure policy and process has been
followed before purchasing.

I would expect Kainga Ora to follow a process when purchasing land (to
which a S&P agreement exists) before committing to the purchase, else
there could be liability or claims made against KO.

This is not "involved with councils operations" rather doing due diligence
on the purchase of land.

 

1./ Did Kainga Ora seek legal advice on the purchase of Teitei Drive, if
so please provide any evidence and advice obtained, considering the
contract is signed as of April 2023 I expect this can now be released.

 

2./ In the investigations of the land, did Kainga Ora consider the Local
Government Act and the policies and rules set out; if so please provide
emails or evidence to support the purchase and due diligence. I would
expect there to be other evidence, other than Ruapehu District Councils
word on the matter.

 

3./ What process does council follow when purchasing land off councils or
developers?

 

4./ Does the process differ when buying off a council or a
private/commercial land owner?

 

5./ Does Kainga Ora intend to make a profit from the individual lot sales?

 

6./ Will Kainga Ora make a loss from any individual lot sales?

6.1./ And if so how is this covered or paid for, i.e. where does the
funding come from

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Barry Murphy

 

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Good afternoon Barry,

 

 

 

Please find attached a combined response to two requests for official 
information you made to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities on 6 and 15 
September 2023 respectively, as outlined below:

 

 

 

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Good evening,

 

Please see attached a response to your 30 October 2023 request for
official information to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.

 

Kind regards,

Clint

 

Clint Owens  
Senior Advisor
Government Relations National Office: (04) 439 3000
People, Governance & Capability Email: [1][email address]

 

 

From: Clint Owens
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 10:52 AM
To: [FOI #24063 email]
Subject: Extension to due date for response to request for official
information (ref: OI 23 652)

 

Good morning,

 

I am writing to advise that Kāinga Ora is unable to respond to your 30
October 2023 Official Information Act (the Act) request within 20 working
days due to consultations necessary to make a decision on the request.
Therefore, Kāinga Ora is extending the due date for response under section
15(A)(1)(b) of the Act by eight working days, with the new date for
response now 8 December 2023. Kāinga Ora will respond sooner if it is able
to.

 

Kind regards

Clint

 

 

Clint Owens  
Senior Advisor
Government Relations National Office: (04) 439 3000
People, Governance & Capability Email: [2][email address]

 

 

 

From: Clint Owens
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:00 AM
To: [3][FOI #24063 email]
Subject: Acknowledgement of request for official information (ref: OI 23
652)

 

Good morning Barry,

 

Thank you for your request to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated 30
October 2023, for the following information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act):   

 

“The emails regarding Mr Tait only go to 12 August, my request was on 6th
September, so there is information missing between 12th August - 6th
September; so I consider this question unanswered as the emails you
provided were already provided to a colleague of mine. Please provide all
the emails between 12 August - 6th September and please do so immediately
as I consider this to be a breach post 2nd November deadline.

 

Questions from your responses.

 

I Refer to your response to question 6 "There is no need for Kāinga Ora to
be involved with Council’s operations."

When developers or home owners decide to buy a property, they use
solicitors and obtain lim reports to ensure policy and process has been
followed before purchasing.

I would expect Kainga Ora to follow a process when purchasing land (to
which a S&P agreement exists) before committing to the purchase, else
there could be liability or claims made against KO.

This is not "involved with councils operations" rather doing due diligence
on the purchase of land.

 

1./ Did Kainga Ora seek legal advice on the purchase of Teitei Drive, if
so please provide any evidence and advice obtained, considering the
contract is signed as of April 2023 I expect this can now be released.

 

2./ In the investigations of the land, did Kainga Ora consider the Local
Government Act and the policies and rules set out; if so please provide
emails or evidence to support the purchase and due diligence. I would
expect there to be other evidence, other than Ruapehu District Councils
word on the matter.

 

3./ What process does council follow when purchasing land off councils or
developers?

 

4./ Does the process differ when buying off a council or a
private/commercial land owner?

 

5./ Does Kainga Ora intend to make a profit from the individual lot sales?

 

6./ Will Kainga Ora make a loss from any individual lot sales?

6.1./ And if so how is this covered or paid for, i.e. where does the
funding come from”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 28 November 2023, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section
15(1) of the Act.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by the due date, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Kind regards,

Clint

 

Clint Owens  
Senior Advisor
Government Relations National Office: (04) 439 3000
People, Governance & Capability Email: [4][email address]

 

 

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From: Barry Murphy <[5][FOI #24063 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:35 PM
To: Clint Owens <[6][email address]>
Subject: Re: Combined response to two requests for official information
(ref: OI 23 504 and OI 23 522)

 

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Dear Clint Owens,

 

Firstly...

The emails regarding Mr Tait only go to 12 August, my request was on 6th
September, so there is information missing between 12th August - 6th
September; so I consider this question unanswered as the emails you
provided were already provided to a colleague of mine. Please provide all
the emails between 12 August - 6th September and please do so immediately
as I consider this to be a breach post 2nd November deadline.

 

Questions from your responses.

 

I Refer to your response to question 6 "There is no need for Kāinga Ora to
be involved with Council’s operations."

When developers or home owners decide to buy a property, they use
solicitors and obtain lim reports to ensure policy and process has been
followed before purchasing.

I would expect Kainga Ora to follow a process when purchasing land (to
which a S&P agreement exists) before committing to the purchase, else
there could be liability or claims made against KO.

This is not "involved with councils operations" rather doing due diligence
on the purchase of land.

 

1./ Did Kainga Ora seek legal advice on the purchase of Teitei Drive, if
so please provide any evidence and advice obtained, considering the
contract is signed as of April 2023 I expect this can now be released.

 

2./ In the investigations of the land, did Kainga Ora consider the Local
Government Act and the policies and rules set out; if so please provide
emails or evidence to support the purchase and due diligence. I would
expect there to be other evidence, other than Ruapehu District Councils
word on the matter.

 

3./ What process does council follow when purchasing land off councils or
developers?

 

4./ Does the process differ when buying off a council or a
private/commercial land owner?

 

5./ Does Kainga Ora intend to make a profit from the individual lot sales?

 

6./ Will Kainga Ora make a loss from any individual lot sales?

6.1./ And if so how is this covered or paid for, i.e. where does the
funding come from

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Barry Murphy

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Good afternoon Barry,

 

 

 

Please find attached a combined response to two requests for official 
information you made to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities on 6 and 15 
September 2023 respectively, as outlined below:

 

 

 

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