1 July 2024
Jackson
[FYI request #26620 email] Tēnā koe Jackson
Thank you for your request to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated 3 May 2024,
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
How many contractors and consultants, including those providing professional
services, were engaged or employed or have been engaged or employed from
January 1, 2019, to May 4, 2024? For each consultant or contractor that has been
engaged, please provide the following details:
Name of consultant or contractor
Type of service generally provided by the consultant or contractor Details of the
specific consultancy or contract Budgeted and/or actual cost Maximum hourly and
daily rates charged Date of the contract Date the work commenced Completion date
Whether tenders were invited; if so, how many were received Whether there are
proposals for further or following work from the original consultancy; if so, the details
of this work?
Please find attached a spreadsheet showing the numbers of consultants/contractors
engaged or employed from 31 December 2020 to 31 May 2024. Kāinga Ora was formed on
1 October 2019. Therefore, the requested information prior to that date is not held.
We are refusing the details requested in the second part of your request, and information
between 1 October 2019 and 31 December 2020 under section 18(f) of the Act as it would
require substantial manual research and collation.
Some relevant information is published each year in the Annual Review of Kāinga Ora –
Homes and Communities which you may find useful. The latest information can be found at:
• 2022/23 Annual Review of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities Questions 1 – 195
(https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCSSC_EVI_31a30737-9955-4038-4a96-
08dbfb701e36_SSC650/ed0f336f5344dbdb80406c1a8b839a2d1c2f8d62).
In particular, I refer you to Question 68. The Annual Reviews for previous years can be
found at on Parliament’s website at:
https://selectcommittees.parliament.nz. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision
on your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or Freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that Kāinga Ora proactively releases its responses to official information
requests where possible. Our response to your request may be published at
https://kaingaora.govt.nz/publications/official-information-requests/, with your personal
information removed.
Nāku noa, nā
Gareth Stiven
General Manager Strategy Finance and Policy
