Tēnā koe Ohakune Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Society

 

Thank you for your email of 20 March 2024 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and
Communities, requesting the following information about the proposed
development at TeiTei Drive, Ohakune, under the Official Information Act
1982 (OIA):

1./ How much was RDC to fund for external development outside the boundary
2./ How much was RDC to receive for the sale of Teitei to fund point 1 3./
What changed between the shortfall of $2.3m discovered 1 month (May 2023)
after contract signing (April 2023), and the shortfall that ultimately
killed the project with letter sent end of feb 2024 4./ "The Partners"
advertised "Affordable" housing and "Workers Accommodation" throughout
campaign , knowing $7.5m or $170,454 (EXCL GST) average per lot and before
any cost overruns, please provide supporting documentation to support the
claim of being affordable when compared to market available lots (with
more land) under this price being available.

5./ Please provide budget costs with breakdown that made up the $5.2m
originally anticipated for development, then the budget cost shortfall
breakdown discovered between may-jury, and then the same for the budget
costs breakdown referred to in letter released Feb 2024 stating the
shortfall.

 

Kāinga Ora is considering your request under the OIA. We will endeavour to
respond as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 19 April 2024,
being 20 working days after the day we received your request. 

 

If we are unable to respond to the request by this date, we will notify
you of an extension of the timeframe. We may also be in contact with you
sooner if we require clarification of the request to assist with our
response.

 

Please also note that it is our policy to proactively release our
responses to OIA requests where possible. We do not publish requestors’
personal information.

 

Ngā mihi

The Government Relations Team

 

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Tēnā koutou Ohakune Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Society

 

Thank you for your email of 20 March 2024 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and
Communities, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):

1./ How much was RDC to fund for external development outside the boundary
2./ How much was RDC to receive for the sale of Teitei to fund point 1 3./
What changed between the shortfall of $2.3m discovered 1 month (May 2023)
after contract signing (April 2023), and the shortfall that ultimately
killed the project with letter sent end of feb 2024 4./ "The Partners"
advertised "Affordable" housing and "Workers Accommodation" throughout
campaign , knowing $7.5m or $170,454 (EXCL GST) average per lot and before
any cost overruns, please provide supporting documentation to support the
claim of being affordable when compared to market available lots (with
more land) under this price being available.

5./ Please provide budget costs with breakdown that made up the $5.2m
originally anticipated for development, then the budget cost shortfall
breakdown discovered between may-jury, and then the same for the budget
costs breakdown referred to in letter released Feb 2024 stating the
shortfall.

 

Kāinga Ora has considered your request under the OIA, and a response was
due with you today. In regard to your request, I am extending the
timeframe for providing you with a response by up to an additional 20
working days, to Monday 20 May 2024. This extension is made in accordance
with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that, under the present circumstances, a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

 

Please note that Kāinga Ora will endeavour to provide you with a response
as soon as possible within this extended timeframe.

 

Ngā mihi

The Government Relations Team

 

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services

Any opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily those of Kāinga
Ora. This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential, may
be legally privileged, and are solely for the use of the intended
recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible
for delivery to the intended recipient, you have received this message in
error.

Please:
(1) reply promptly to that effect, and remove this email, any attachment
and the reply from your system;
(2) do not use, disclose or act on this email in any other way. Thank you.