File ref: IRC-5827
12 February 2024
Chris McCashin
[FYI request #25252 email]
Kia ora Chris
Information Request response – Golden Mile
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 (the Act), received on 20 December 2023. You requested the fol owing information in
relation to the Golden Mile:
• Consultation assessment, to include where available:
o assessment of consultation
o written responses for and against project
o total number of written submissions for the project and a copy of these as pdf
o total number of written submissions against event
o total number of businesses impacted
o total number of businesses that WCC sat down with including dates, business,
memo of meeting, cost / benefit analysis, total number of commercial landlords
impacted,
o total number of commercial landlords that WCC sat down with, including dates,
landlord, memo of meeting
o total number of Māori consulted that WCC sat down with, including dates, names,
memo of meeting
• Noting that this project appears to be going to be litigated, please provide any and all legal
memos, notes, advice prior to litigation and now.
• Please provide the law firm engaged on behalf of Wel ington City Council and the costs to
date, itemised with what the cost is associated with.
On 26 January 2024 Wellington City Council transferred the first part of your request, relating to
consultation, to Waka Kotahi.
The second and third parts of your information request were retained by Wellington City Council.
Wellington City Council has
granted in part your request for this information, however it will take
us some time to prepare the information for release which includes redacting or withholding
information in accordance with the Act. I hope to provide you with a response by end of February
2024 if not sooner.
Right of review
If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you may request the Office of the Ombudsman
to investigate the Council’s decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Please note, we may proactively release our response to your request with your personal
information removed.
Thank you again for your request, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards
Susan Sales
Official Information
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