Request for the detailed Rate Calculations and other information on the GWRC 2024/34 Long Term Plan
Tony Randle made this Official Information request to Wellington Regional Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Tony Randle
Dear Wellington Regional Council,
This request asks for information on the 2024/34 Long Term Plan.
A) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the detailed calculations that were used to provide the General Rates information in the 2024/34 Long Term Plan?
B) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the calculations of the 2024/34 General Rate allocation to ratepayers?
C) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the detailed costs for the cost amounts used in the calculation of the 2024/34 General Rates?
D) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the detailed revenue for the revenue amounts used in the calculation of the 2024/34 General Rates?
E) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the detailed calculations that were used to provide the Transport Rates information in the draft 2024/34 Long Term Plan?
F) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the calculations of the 2024/34 Transport Rate allocation to ratepayers?
G) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the detailed costs for the cost amounts used in the calculation of the 2024/34 Transport Rates?
H) Can the GWRC please provide a complete copy of the detailed revenue for the revenue amounts used in the calculation of the 2024/34 Transport Rates?
I) Can the GWRC please provide a copy of the changes (contributions and withdrawals) from the Transport Reserve over the past three years including the source for the contributions and the target for the withdrawals?
J) Can the GWRC please provide a copy of any reports or presentations to GWRC councillors at Long Term Plan 2024/34 workshops?
If the requested information is held in electronic form, it is preferred that the information is provided in its complete and original electronic format. It is also preferred that information is not removed from documents even if this information may be assessed as being out of scope for this information request.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Randle
From: Records
Wellington Regional Council
Dear Tony,
Acknowledgement of Request for Information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Thank you for your email dated 24 July 2024, requesting information
regarding detailed rate calculations and the GWRC 2024/34 Long Term Plan.
Your request is being followed-up and a reply will be sent to you within
20 working days of the request being received.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to
official information requests where possible. We do not publish
requesters’ personal information.
We will let you know when we respond to your request if we intend to
publish it on Greater Wellington’s website.
Yours sincerely,
Darrell Young
For
Luke Troy
General Manager
Strategy
Greater Wellington Regional Council
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Good morning Tony
Attached is the response letter to your Official Information request
2024-168. Due to the number and the size of the attachments, the
‘fyi’request’ platform cannot upload these attachments. If you can send
me an alternative email address - I can upload the attachments and send
to you.
Look forward to your response
Ngâ Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiâwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pûtea me ngâ Tûraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
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From: Tony Randle
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for the response letter.
The cover message says "Due to the number and the size of the attachments, the ‘fyi’request’ platform cannot upload these attachments."
Can the GWRC please provide a list of the attachement files with the name, file type and size?
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Good afternoon Tony
Following on from the letter I sent earlier today responding to the
request for information 2024-168, and your follow up email requesting
“attachment files with the name, file type and size”, I have snipped
what is the folder ready to be sent to you. These have the names of
the attachments, size and type.
The LTP workshop reports and presentations are in separate folders – with
the numbers of item as per folder. I have given you a snippet of 1 folder
with 5 items in the folder – with the size)
2023-11-07 in this folder. (5 items)
Do you want me to also do each of the folders with you with the list in
each folder or are you happy giving me an alternative email and I can send
you all the files now?
Let me know.
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter |
[4]gw.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Randle <[FOI #27804 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 12:24 PM
To: Leonie Dobbs <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Request for Information 2024-168
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for the response letter.
The cover message says "Due to the number and the size of the attachments,
the ‘fyi’request’ platform cannot upload these attachments."
Can the GWRC please provide a list of the attachement files with the name,
file type and size?
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
-----Original Message-----
Good morning Tony
Attached is the response letter to your Official Information request
2024-168. Due to the number and the size of the attachments, the
‘fyi’request’ platform cannot upload these attachments. If you can send
me an alternative email address - I can upload the attachments and send
to you.
Look forward to your response
Ngâ Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiâwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf
Pûtea me ngâ Tûraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter | [4]gw.govt.nz
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From: Tony Randle
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for the prompt response to me.
Can I request that the following files referred to in the GWRC response letter are first uploaded to FYI?:
* Attachment 1 - Funding impact statements (FIS) for activities funded by General Rates
* Attachment 2 – Rates Model 2024/25
* Attachment 3 – Metlink FIS
I will then follow-up with an email to receive the rest of the information.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Hi Tony
Would you like me to send this information to your Wellington City Council email address?
Ngā Mihi
Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
[mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Randle <[FYI request #27804 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 4:39 PM
To: Leonie Dobbs <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Further information requested - RE: Request for Information 2024-168
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for the prompt response to me.
Can I request that the following files referred to in the GWRC response letter are first uploaded to FYI?:
* Attachment 1 - Funding impact statements (FIS) for activities funded by General Rates
* Attachment 2 – Rates Model 2024/25
* Attachment 3 – Metlink FIS
I will then follow-up with an email to receive the rest of the information.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
-----Original Message-----
Good afternoon Tony
Following on from the letter I sent earlier today responding to the request for information 2024-168, and your follow up email requesting
“attachment files with the name, file type and size”, I have snipped what is the folder ready to be sent to you. These have the names of the attachments, size and type.
The LTP workshop reports and presentations are in separate folders – with the numbers of item as per folder. I have given you a snippet of 1 folder with 5 items in the folder – with the size)
2023-11-07 in this folder. (5 items)
Do you want me to also do each of the folders with you with the list in each folder or are you happy giving me an alternative email and I can send you all the files now?
Let me know.
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
[mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter | [4]gw.govt.nz
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From: Tony Randle
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
I would like you to first upload the following files referred to in the GWRC response letter to FYI?:
* Attachment 1 - Funding impact statements (FIS) for activities funded by General Rates
* Attachment 2 – Rates Model 2024/25
* Attachment 3 – Metlink FIS
I will then follow-up with an email to receive the rest of the information.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Good afternoon Tony
Attached are attachment 1, 2 and 3.
Fingers crossed they will send.
Ngā Mihi
Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
[mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: Facebook | Twitter | gw.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Randle <[FOI #27804 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 8:23 PM
To: Leonie Dobbs <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Further information requested - RE: Request for Information 2024-168
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
I would like you to first upload the following files referred to in the GWRC response letter to FYI?:
* Attachment 1 - Funding impact statements (FIS) for activities funded by General Rates
* Attachment 2 – Rates Model 2024/25
* Attachment 3 – Metlink FIS
I will then follow-up with an email to receive the rest of the information.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
-----Original Message-----
Hi Tony
Would you like me to send this information to your Wellington City Council email address?
Ngā Mihi
Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey Greater Wellington Regional Council [mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 Follow us online: Facebook | Twitter | gw.govt.nz
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From: Tony Randle
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for providing the key financial spreadsheets as requested.
Can you please send the rest of the requested information to my council email address?
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Hi Tony
Here are the slide packs. - files too big to send - so will need to split these.
Please confirm that you have received them all.
Thanks
Ngā Mihi
Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
[mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: Facebook | Twitter | gw.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Randle <[FOI #27804 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 2:44 PM
To: Leonie Dobbs <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Attachments 1,2,3 to Request for Information 2024-168
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for providing the key financial spreadsheets as requested.
Can you please send the rest of the requested information to my council email address?
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
-----Original Message-----
Good afternoon Tony
Attached are attachment 1, 2 and 3.
Fingers crossed they will send.
Ngā Mihi
Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey Greater Wellington Regional Council [mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 Follow us online: Facebook | Twitter | gw.govt.nz
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Hi tony
Next lot of files
Leonie
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Randle <[FOI #27804 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 2:44 PM
To: Leonie Dobbs <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Attachments 1,2,3 to Request for Information 2024-168
Dear Leonie Dobbs,
Thank you for providing the key financial spreadsheets as requested.
Can you please send the rest of the requested information to my council email address?
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
-----Original Message-----
Good afternoon Tony
Attached are attachment 1, 2 and 3.
Fingers crossed they will send.
Ngā Mihi
Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie Knauf Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison Trustrum-Rainey Greater Wellington Regional Council [mobile number] Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 Follow us online: Facebook | Twitter | gw.govt.nz
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
This is a large file and I can only send 1
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter |
[4]gw.govt.nz
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Next lot
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
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[4]gw.govt.nz
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Last one.- need to split this into 2 - as the files is too big
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter |
[4]gw.govt.nz
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
These are all of them.
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter |
[4]gw.govt.nz
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From: Leonie Dobbs
Wellington Regional Council
Ngā Mihi
[1]makaurangi Leonie Dobbs
Kaiāwhina Matua| EA Group Manager, Corporate Services Julie
Knauf
Pūtea me ngā Tūraru|Group Manager Finance and Risk, Alison
Trustrum-Rainey
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mobile: 021 243 6283
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Follow us online: [2]Facebook | [3]Twitter |
[4]gw.govt.nz
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