27 March 2024
Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents Society Inc
Ema
il: [FYI request #25948 email]
Dear Sir/Madam
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST
I refer to your official information request received dated 1 March 2024 in relation to Ruapehu District
Council total expenditure costs on the Teitei Drive social housing development.
The LGOIMA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working
days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not be possible to meet that time
limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to
29 May 2024.
This extension is necessary under section 14(1) (a) and (b) of the LGOIMA Act.
- the request is for a large quantity of of icial information and necessitates a search through a large
quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the
operations.
- consultations with third party, is 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
.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel free to
contact
[Ruapehu District Council request email]
Yours sincerely
TeRina Turanga
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER
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