20 November 2024
Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents Society
[FYI request #24920 email]
Tēnā koutou Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents Society
Thank you for your request dated 1 November 2024 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities for the
following information under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I refer to media release
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teaonews.co.nz%2F
2024%2F10%2F31%2Fiwi-kickstarts-whanau-housing-dream-with-affordable-
rentals%2F&data=05%7C02%7CGovernment.Services%40kaingaora.govt.nz%7Cfb44f874fd514
e9d653008dcfa63c97d%7C317e9866b1a04fc08dd8373f03f571bd%7C0%7C0%7C63866055376
8069882%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik
1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xn3d9jCNRRTjC7LyO7J2DNyU7jGs%2BO
epcTJJuQVNoqs%3D&reserved=0 quote "They were jointly funded by Ngāti Rangi and the
government through the joint iwi housing initiative Ka Uruora".
1./ I ask again, has KO had any involvement in this project
1.1./ if so, what involvement
1.2./ please provide agreements related
1.3./ please provide what funding was provided by each party and the terms
1.4./ we already have consent documents, however please provide discussions or negotiation
documents/emails related
1.5./ Please advise if any financial grants were provided and the amounts
1.6./ We are aware of a number of subdivisions that have requested consents between 2019-
2023 that have not been approved by Ruapehu District Council due to servicing limitations,
please provide documentation that supports the approval of these consents.
1.6.1./ Please provide emails between government or local government parties related to the
approvals or negotiations of this project.
2./ If Ko has no involvement in any of the above questions, please transfer this case to the
relevant government agency or local government agency to provide answers to points above.
It would have been necessary under section 14 of the Act to transfer your request to Te Tūāpapa Kura
Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) because the information you requested is
more closely connected with its functions. However, we are aware that you have already made your
request to HUD, and therefore we have not transferred it.
We do not hold any additional relevant information that is not already held by HUD. You have the right
to complain to the Ombudsman about this decision. Relevant 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
Rachel Kelly
Manager Government Services
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