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26 February 2024
Chris McCashin
[FYI request #25252 email]
REF: OIA-14549
Dear Chris
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 20 December 2023 to Wellington City Council requesting information
regarding the Golden Mile revitalisation project.
On 26 January 2024, the following part of your email was transferred to NZ Transport Agency Waka
Kotahi (NZTA) for response under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
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Consultation assessment, to include where available:
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assessment of consultation
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written responses for and against project
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total number of written submissions for the project and a copy of these as pdf
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total number of written submissions against event
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total number of businesses impacted
•
total number of businesses that WCC sat down with including dates, business, memo
of meeting, cost / benefit analysis, total number of commercial landlords impacted,
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total number of commercial landlords that WCC sat down with, including dates,
landlord, memo of meeting
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total number of maori consulted that WCC sat down with, including dates, names,
memo of meeting
On 30 January 2024, we asked you to clarify and refine the scope of your request because, as
currently worded, they are very broad in nature and cannot be met without substantial collation or
research. To date, we have not received a refined request from you. As such, I am refusing your
request under section 18(f) of the Act.
For context, multiple rounds of engagement/consultation have been undertaken throughout the course
of the Golden Mile project, as listed below:
• Late 2019 – Public engagement on project vision
• Mid 2020 – Public consultation on options: Streamline, Prioritise, and Transform
• February/March 2022 – Early engagement with business owners/ managers, and residents
about how they use the space
• July/August 2022 – Stakeholder and public engagement on the 30% detailed design
• April/May 2023 – Stakeholder and public consultation on proposed traffic resolutions
The associated engagement reports are publicly available and can be found at the following links:
• March 2020 Engagement Report: https://lgwm-prod-public.s3.ap-southeast-
2.amazonaws.com/public/Documents/Technical-Documents/Early-Interventions/LGWM-
Golden-Mile-Engagement-Report-March2020.pdf
• June-August 2020 Engagement summary report: https://lgwm-prod-public.s3.ap-southeast-
2.amazonaws.com/public/Documents/Technical-Documents/Early-Interventions/Golden-Mile-
engagement-report-June-August-2020.pdf
• 2022 mid-year engagement: https://lgwm-prod-public.s3.ap-southeast-
2.amazonaws.com/public/Projects/Golden-Mile/April-Engagement-Docs/New-reports/Golden-
Mile-Developed-Design-Engagement-Report-Mid-Year-2022-1-2.pdf
• April-May 2023 Engagement Report: https://lgwm-prod-public.s3.ap-southeast-
2.amazonaws.com/public/Projects/Golden-Mile/April-Engagement-Docs/LGWM-Golden-Mile-
Engagement-Report-Consultation-on-proposed-Traffic-Resolutions-June2023-FINAL.pdf
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse
this request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with NZTA, please contact the Ministerial Services team by email
to [email address].
Yours sincerely
James Sorensen
Manager Ministerial Services - Enterprise
