OIR: 2324/798 7 March 2024
Matt Sykes
[FYI request #25690 email] Tēnā koe Matt,
Request for Information under the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (the Act) (the LGOIMA)
Thank you for your email of
10 February 2024 requesting the following information:
All correspondence and communications to and from government ministers or
officials about Kāpiti Māori ward(s) between 1 October 2023 and 27 February
2024. In particular, please supply all correspondence between KCDC and Hon
Simeon Brown and/or his officials over the same time period
We conducted a search of our email archives using the key word “Maori ward”
combined with the recipient email ending in “dia”, “lgc”, “parliament” and “Simeon
Brown”. The attached document provides the results of that search.
Please note, the personal details of other parties have been withheld from this
information. The decision to withhold this information is made under section 7(2)(a)
of the Act which allows for Council to withhold information in order to protect the
privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons.
In Council’s view the reasons for withholding these details are not outweighed by
public interest considerations in section 7(1) favouring their release.
Please note that any information provided in response to your request may be published on the Council website, with
your personal details removed.
You have the right to request the Ombudsman to review this decision. Complaints can
be sent by email to
[email address], by fax to (04) 471 2254, or by
post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi,
Sarah Wattie
Governance and Legal Services Manager
Te Kaiwhakahaere Ratonga Kāwanatanga me te Ture
Please note that any information provided in response to your request may be published on the Council website,
with your personal details removed.
