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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
French crêperie cart
Date:
Sunday, 12 May 2024 3:07:54 pm
Hello Tom.
I recently met two young Frenchmen,  Vincent Le Roux and Paul Charneau, who
have moved to New Zealand and established a crêpe food cart. One of them is an
engineer, but I can’t remember which one! They LOVE Wellington.
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They are calling their business ‘La Parisienne’. They have imported a mobile
crêpe kitchen trailer, and a commercial crêpe maker (double). They are keen to
make contacts in Wellington. I suggested they try to get a position at the
Wellington Railway Station, as the supermarket has closed; I think they have done
that. They are also keen to meet other French and/or food people to get local
knowledge etc (helping source ingredients, such as buckwheat flour). If you can
do anything to help them, that would be terrific.  Their contact numbers are below,
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and I will tell them I have alerted you but I won’t give them your contact details.
s7(2)(a)
Vincent Le Roux - s7(2)(a)  - s7(2)(a)
@gmail.com
Paul Charneau -
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- s7(2)(a)
@gmail.com
Kind regards, Nicola
Nicola M J Young
Wellington City Councillor
Pukehīnau Lambton Ward
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: Wellington Water comms spend
Date:
Sunday, 12 May 2024 11:15:24 am
Hi tom. ‘Wellington Water has boosted its comms team from 8 to 3’. Did you mean
13??

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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024 at 7:51 AM
To: DL: Councillors <[email address]>
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Subject: Wellington Water comms spend
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Hi all,
Does anyone there want to comment on the attached: Wellington Water has boosted
its comms team from 8 to 3. Once contractors, etc are factored in, the bill has gone
from $552k to $921k.
If you do want to comment, please keep it short and get back to me by midday.
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From:
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To:
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Subject:
Re: Wellington Water comms spend
Date:
Sunday, 12 May 2024 11:21:30 am
s7(2)(a)
. I’m sure others will comment!

s7(2)(a)

Also I had a look around the Sutch house on Friday (it’s on the market). Fascinating,
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especially having read the bio of his wife Shirley Smith. No open homes; by
appointment only.
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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024 at 11:19 AM
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To: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Wellington Water comms spend
Sorry - 3 to 8!

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On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM Councillor Nicola Young
<[email address]> wrote:
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Hi tom. ‘Wellington Water has boosted its comms team from 8 to 3’. Did you mean
13??

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Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024 at 7:51
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Subject: Wellington Water comms spend
Hi all,
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Does anyone there want to comment on the attached: Wellington Water has
boosted its comms team from 8 to 3. Once contractors, etc are factored in, the bill
has gone from $552k to $921k.
If you do want to comment, please keep it short and get back to me by midday.
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: Wellington Water comms spend
Date:
Sunday, 12 May 2024 11:46:44 am
The driveway: would cost $$$ to maintain.  Have you read the bio of Shirley;
commissioned by daughter Helen and son-in-law, with full access to papers etc. They
were so upset by the manuscript they didn’t attend the book launch. It’s a fantastic
book.

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LTP consultation: totally up to speed. And people aren’t submitting cos of Council’s
reputation for ignoring submissions; I have been told that by SO many people.  And nowACT
the latest clusterwhuck. Hopeless

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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024 at 11:43 AM
To: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Wellington Water comms spend
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June sounds good! I went up to Sutch house a few years back to interview Bill and
Shirley's daughter. An amazing place and what a driveway! Have you caught up on
the kerfuffle on the LTP consultation? It seems people were marked as supporting
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things they didn't!

On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 11:21 AM Councillor Nicola Young
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s7(2)(a)
. I’m sure others will comment!

s7(2)(a)
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Also I had a look around the Sutch house on Friday (it’s on the market). Fascinating,
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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
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To: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Wellington Water comms spend
Sorry - 3 to 8!

On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM Councillor Nicola Young
<[email address]> wrote:
Hi tom. ‘Wellington Water has boosted its comms team from 8 to 3’. Did you
mean 13??

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Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024 at 7:51 AM
To: DL: Councillors <[email address]>
Subject: Wellington Water comms spend
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Hi all,
Does anyone there want to comment on the attached: Wellington Water has
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boosted its comms team from 8 to 3. Once contractors, etc are factored in, the
bill has gone from $552k to $921k.
If you do want to comment, please keep it short and get back to me by midday.
Chers

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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: Wellington Water comms spend
Date:
Sunday, 12 May 2024 12:27:51 pm
You would make a great Council officer!

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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
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Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024 at 12:26 PM
To: DL: Councillors <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Wellington Water comms spend
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Hi all - I seem to have messed up my numbers. They went from 3 to 8, not the other
way!
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On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 7:50 AM Tom Hunt <[email address]> wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone there want to comment on the attached: Wellington Water has
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boosted its comms team from 8 to 3. Once contractors, etc are factored in, the bill
has gone from $552k to $921k.
If you do want to comment, please keep it short and get back to me by midday.
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: Arlington tower
Date:
Sunday, 19 May 2024 9:40:56 am
Silence from me. I'm out of the loop on this one although - off the record - suspect it’s cost
related
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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2024 7:45:40 AM
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To: [email address] <[email address]>; Councillor Iona
Pannett <[email address]>; Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>;
Councillor Geordie Rogers <[email address]>
Subject: Arlington tower
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Good morning Tamatha, Iona, Geordie, and Nicola,
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Can you give me a call when you have a second?
Back in 2020, when the Arlington tower block was being demolished, Kāinga Ora said the
new plan would do away with the isolation caused by high-rise apartments.
Below is an extract from the recent Mt Cook Mobilised minutes saying they are now planning a nine storey
tower there ... which seems to go against what was said in 2020!
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Kāinga Ora – Josh Clark was unable to attend, but Jonathan Scholes came on his behalf at
short notice. Jonathan is the Programme Manager, Construction and Innovation, Wellington
for KO. Jonathan reported on recent developments with respect to the opening of Te
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Ō on
Rolleston St and answered questions from those present. The questions covered the slow
pace of the development (e.g. compared with the Reservoir), safety issues for staff, the use
of ‘red’ lights, privacy issues, and related matters.
Jonathan Scholes then explained the current status of the planned social housing
development on Hopper St (Arlington), which will be the largest such development in New
Zealand. He said that the revised plans would mean fewer and taller buildings (one of nine
floors), which in turn would result in more open space, a better use of the site, and better
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value for money. Kāinga Ora is expecting to see the revised drawings soon and would be
seeking the views of the Minister of Housing (Chris Bishop) on the development, given its
size and cost.
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: Thorndon Quay pipes.
Date:
Thursday, 23 May 2024 1:07:49 pm
Hi Tom. The work on TQ needs to be paused immediately; actually I think the whole
project should be stopped!

Nicola

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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
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Date: Thursday, 23 May 2024 at 8:08 AM
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To: Pearl Little <[email address]>, Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon
<[email address]>, Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman
<[email address]>, Councillor John Apanowicz
<[email address]>, Councillor Tim Brown <[email address]>,
Councillor Diane Calvert <[email address]>, Councillor Ray Chung
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<[email address]>, Councillor Sarah Free <[email address]>,
Councillor Rebecca Matthews <[email address]>, Councillor Ben
McNulty <[email address]>, Councillor Teri O'Neill
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<[email address]>, Councillor Iona Pannett <[email address]>,
Councillor Tony Randle <[email address]>, Councillor Geordie Rogers
<[email address]>, Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera
<[email address]>, Councillor Nicola Young
<[email address]>
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Subject: Thorndon Quay pipes.
Hi all,
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As I am sure you are aware, Diane Calvert has asked for urgent advice on
immediately pausing work on Thorndon Quay until the state of the pipes can be
checked. If not that, she is asking for an urgent report from WW on the state of the
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pipes there.

Can I please find out from each of you whether you support this (please specify
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If you could get back to me by 1pm.

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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
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Re: A couple of questions
Date:
Monday, 27 May 2024 12:14:39 pm
I can’t make an informed comment on your pipes question.

Biz interests question: have asked for advice (not sure when I will have a response).
NMJY
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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Monday, 27 May 2024 at 7:57 AM
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To: DL: Councillors <[email address]>
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Subject: A couple of questions
Apologies if you are getting this twice but I seem to be having some email issues.
But two questions please:
* Does anyone want to comment (briefly) on the attached LGOIMA, showing that
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even with increased spending on pipes, the backlog of pipes needing replacement
(under current planned funding) in the next 10 years will grow by 154km from 406km
to 560km.
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Do you believe these figures are accurate and does this mean Wellington's pipe
issues will actually be worse in 10 years time?
* Can I please check with each of you whether you (personally or via trusts etc) have
any business interests/shareholdings in any company that stands to gain from the
airport share sale?
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If so, can I get details?
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From:
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To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Fwd: GM petition
Date:
Tuesday, 4 June 2024 1:34:32 pm
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To: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
Subject: Re: GM petition

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On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 12:18 PM Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
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wrote:
The Golden Mile plan is wickedly costly, and unnecessary, especially now Wellington
has no population growth (so much for the projected 80,000 population increase).
Worst of all, the plans include the removal of key bus stops: outside Farmers and the
former David Jones; and outside the St James and the blighted Reading – those bus
stops service the MFC, Opera House, Takina and the St James. Where’s the common
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sense?

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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Tuesday, 4 June 2024 at 10:00 AM
To: Richard MacLean <[email address]
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>, Victoria Barton-Chapple
<[email address]>, Pearl Little <[email address]>,
Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>, Councillor Iona Pannett
<[email address]
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<[email address]>
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Does anyone want to comment on the attached petition calling for an end to the Golden
Mile. s7(2)(a)
who ran the petition, says only four businesses would not sign
and he estimated it had 90% support.
As I'm sure you will notice, some of these businesses (ie s7(2)(a)
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Fwd: GM petition
Date:
Tuesday, 4 June 2024 1:38:50 pm
That was a pocket email. Ignore
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To: Councillor Tony Randle <[email address]>
Subject: Fwd: GM petition

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On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 12:18 PM Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
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wrote:
The Golden Mile plan is wickedly costly, and unnecessary, especially now Wellington
has no population growth (so much for the projected 80,000 population increase).
Worst of all, the plans include the removal of key bus stops: outside Farmers and the
former David Jones; and outside the St James and the blighted Reading – those bus
stops service the MFC, Opera House, Takina and the St James. Where’s the common
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sense?

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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Tuesday, 4 June 2024 at 10:00 AM
To: Richard MacLean <[email address]
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>, Victoria Barton-Chapple
<[email address]>, Pearl Little <[email address]>,
Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>, Councillor Iona Pannett
<[email address]
LOCAL >, Councillor Geordie Rogers
<[email address]>
Subject: GM petition
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Does anyone want to comment on the attached petition calling for an end to the Golden
Mile. s7(2)(a)
, who ran the petition, says only four businesses would not sign
and he estimated it had 90% support.
As I'm sure you will notice, some of these businesses (ie
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: GM petition
Date:
Tuesday, 4 June 2024 12:18:15 pm
The Golden Mile plan is wickedly costly, and unnecessary, especially now Wellington
has no population growth (so much for the projected 80,000 population increase). Worst
of all, the plans include the removal of key bus stops: outside Farmers and the former
David Jones; and outside the St James and the blighted Reading – those bus stops
service the MFC, Opera House, Takina and the St James. Where’s the common sense?
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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
Date: Tuesday, 4 June 2024 at 10:00 AM
To: Richard MacLean <[email address]>, Victoria Barton-Chapple
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<[email address]>, Pearl Little <[email address]>,
Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>, Councillor Iona Pannett
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<[email address]>, Councillor Geordie Rogers
<[email address]>
Subject: GM petition
Hi all,
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Does anyone want to comment on the attached petition calling for an end to the
Golden Mile. s7(2)(a)
, who ran the petition, says only four businesses
would not sign and he estimated it had 90% support.
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As I'm sure you will notice, some of these businesses (ie s7(2)(a)
) are not
directly on CP.
Cheers

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s7(2)(a)
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
Re: Reading
Date:
Wednesday, 26 June 2024 9:22:03 am
Great news! We might finally get some progress on this abandoned site, which is a huge
block of land with plenty of potential.
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To: Councillor Iona Pannett <[email address]>; Councillor Nicola Young
<[email address]>; Councillor Geordie Rogers <[email address]>; Pearl
Little <[email address]>
Subject: Reading
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HI all,
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I'm sure you are all having a quiet day and have scope to look at this.
But Reading is seemingly looking at selling up its land. Would you like to comment on what this could mean
for the CP area.
Ellen Cotter to shareholders:
"With respect to our assets in Wellington, New Zealand, we were approached by the Wellington City
Council in late 2022 about accelerating the redevelopment of our Courtney Central building. For
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approximately 18 months, we engaged with representatives of the Wellington City Council about a
transaction that would accelerate the redevelopment. While we were able to negotiate an agreement
that was approved by the council and which would have facilitated financing for the initiation of the
project, that agreement required the negotiation of definitive additional documentation.
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After months of negotiating that documentation and believing that we've substantially finished it in all material
respects, negotiations were purportedly terminated by the Wellington City Council on a unilateral basis without
warning. This action followed a leak of the anticipated deal terms and a flood of adverse press asserting that the
deal was too favorable to Reading. Following this, the company is reassessing its options with respect to all of
our real estate holdings in Wellington."
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt
Subject:
PoW field
Date:
Monday, 29 July 2024 3:20:13 pm
Have talked with my Mt Cook expert, s7(2)(a) . He is unaware of any issues with the
top field; says it’s the bottom field – too wet for sport, and has irrigation nozzles which
are potentially dangerous. HEB were the contractors. Needs a gravel pit cos of issues
around the bund. He’s happy to talk with you: s7(2)(a)
. NMJ
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From:
Councillor Nicola Young
To:
Tom Hunt; DL: Councillors
Subject:
Re: Barbara McKerrow
Date:
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:43:33 am
No.…
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Morning all,
Does anyone want to comment on Barbara McKerrow not reapplying?
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From:
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Date:
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From: Tom Hunt <[email address]>
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Date: Monday, 12 August 2024 at 12:26 PM
To: Councillor Iona Pannett <[email address]>, Councillor Nicola Young
<[email address]>, Councillor Geordie Rogers
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Hi all,
Does anyone want to weigh in on the attached LGOIMA: The council spent $84k on  a
bike rack that (according to council data) gets used 2.7 times a week.
s7(2)(a)
, who lives locally took photos last week, twice a day for five days.
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Six times it was empty, three times there was one bike, and once there was two.
It should be pointed out that s7(2)(a) is not anti-cycle - he used to rie 300km a week
and still regularly does 30km rides. But he says the council has its priorities wrong
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when it is spending $84k on a bike rack while the pipes are falling apart.

Hello s7(2)(a),
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Thanks for reaching out with your questions. Find the answers below;

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1.  The total cost of the Freyberg Pool Bike Box cycle parking
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is $84,208.88  (inc GST). This includes design, manufacturing of the
structure and two-tiered bike racks, transport, asphalt ramp, and
bollard. It is worth noting this project was 51% funded by NZTA as
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part of our Cycle Minor Works fund agreement.

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2.  This bike parking was monitored recently from the 16/04/24, twice a
day, two times a week for six weeks.  The weekly average use during
this autumn period was 2.7 bikes. The weather associated with this
monitoring was recorded as wet and cold, with numbers dropping
to single digits. This bike count is planned to be repeated in

January-February 2025 during summer months. It is to note the
count data records an average of 3 bikes per week parked in other
bike racks in front of the pool. This is to be expected as the Bike Box
is meant to be used as additional capacity for busy days.

3.  In addition, the Freyberg pool signage is being updated as part of a
separate project. This update will include symbols to highlight the
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availability of bike parking in the carpark as feedback tells us the
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Bike Box may be underutilised as members of public may have not
realised it is there or unsure of its purpose.

If you have any more queries, feel free to get in touch directly.
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Guillaume Bennani
Project Manager - Development | Street Transformation | City Design | Wellington
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From:
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To:
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FW: STOP GOLDEN MILE
Date:
Friday, 16 August 2024 3:26:21 am
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is happy to discuss with you: s7(2)(a) 88.  Her first email spells out the
reasons for her opposition to the Golden Mile.

Nicola
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From: s7(2)(a)  <s7(2)(a)
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Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024 at 8:25 AM
To: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
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Hi
Yes I would be open to talking to him.   Im just an average rate payer who has had enough.
Thanks
s7(2)(a)
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From: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
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To: s7(2)(a)  <s7(2)(a)
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Subject: Re: STOP GOLDEN MILE

I have been talking with Tom Hunt, at Stuff/The Post, suggesting he might be interested
in a story about people’s anger over the Golden Mile…especially now the rates
demands are out.  He is keen.  Would you be prepared to talk to him?
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  I like him… he’s
always been very fair.  If so… what is your phone number?  Nicola

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Wellington City Councillor
Pukehīnau Lambton Ward
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From: s7(2)(a)  <s7(2)(a)
Date: Wednesday, 14 August 2024 at 4:02 PM
To: Councillor Nicola Young <
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Subject: RE: STOP GOLDEN MILE
Thank you for your reply Nicola.  I am an avid supporter of you.
s7(2)(a)
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I believe that the council is going ahead with this project, even though that means paving,

etc will be laid over extremely old pipes and will need to be pulled up when there is an
issue?
Extreme madness, but hey its ratepayers footing the bill…
Regards
s7(2)(a)

From: Councillor Nicola Young <[email address]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 2:50 PM
To: Megan McKee <[email address]>
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Subject: Re: STOP GOLDEN MILE

Hello s7(2)(a). Thank you for your email, and I agree with you completely. This project is
wrong on so many fronts. Council’s top priority should be the city’s infrastructure;
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instead we get this: https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350366435/rates-work-down-
wellington-city-lags-pipe-spend
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Like you, I am desperately concerned about Wellington,  yet the majority of councillors
don’t seem to understand the perilous state of our city.  I walk through Courtenay Place
most days (s7(2)(a)
) so I am only too well aware of the madness of these
proposals.

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Kind regards

Nicola

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Nicola M J Young
Wellington City Councillor
Pukehīnau Lambton Ward
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From: s7(2)(a)
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Date: Wednesday, 14 August 2024 at 12:35
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Subject: STOP GOLDEN MILE
Apart from devasting the financial situation the council has continued to put ratepayers
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into – I am considering moving away from Wellington because of the Rate costs and the
disgusting choices made throughout central city – I no longer feel safe and feel that
wellington city has lost many positive things to visit for.  Amongst loss of parking and an
oversaturation of Bike lanes that are destroying businesses and ratepayers quality of life.
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Golden Mile should not happen (it is a beautify project which WE cannot afford)

Just a few of the negative reasons.

1. Cycle/scooter lane runs through the pedestrian zone all the way along Courtenay Place. This

creates a huge likelihood of conflict between pedestrians and the lane users which will
undoubtably see injuries to public. …. Extreme safety risk

2. Narrow bus lanes with very little room for error. No medium strip for people crossing the
roads safely. (Bus drivers hate this plan)

3. In the event an emergency vehicle is required (which is quite regularly) …ie fire engine (false
alarms and real fires), ambulance and police… there is no room for these vehicles to stop other
than in the bus lanes, meaning the buses on our main public transport route will be backed up
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and delayed for long periods of time.
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4. In the case of a fire call out in Allen Street, which will see a minimum of 3 fire trucks attending,
the fire trucks will need to reverse on to Wakefield Street to exit as the street is blocked off to
Courtenay Place and is not wide enough for 2 trucks to pass each other.

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5. In Blair St. there is no turning area for private vehicles, yet they are unable to exit on to CP.
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(There is also a disabled car park ear marked for the exact place cars would need to turn around
to make things worse)

6. There are 2 loading zones in each direction for the entirety of CP! With so many deliveries
happening at any given time this is so far below sufficient. Currently loading vehicles use car
parks when the loading zones are full- which is often! With the amount of delivery vehicles that
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need access to CP businesses for deliveries this will see diesel trucks circling around and down
Wakefield Street repeatedly until a loading zone becomes free! Carbon emissions????

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7. Distance from loading zones to some businesses will make delivery of bulk items extremely
difficult and time consuming (even once you eventually can stop).

8. No provision for plumbers, electricians, refrigeration repairmen, air conditioner servicemen,
signwriters, builders, laundry providers, rubbish trucks and other tradesmen that need close
access to businesses due to the equipment, often very heavy, that is required to keep the
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businesses running and to allow the councils building WOF requirements to be met. With the
limited parking that remains, where can they go?

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9.Taxi and Uber pick-ups and drop offs have not been allowed for in an appropriate way
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considering the volume used in Wellingtons entertainment area. (Safe access and good
accessibility is vital to ensure confidence to come to CP.)

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10. No bus stops in Courtenay Place between Tory Street and Taranaki Street! Whatever the
Reading center becomes it will involve a lot of people. St James theatre has a lot of patrons on
show day…….no bus stop in this extremely popular area is ridiculous.

11. All the traffic that currently uses Courtenay Place, as well as the circling delivery trucks will
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gridlock Wakefield Street (one of the major thoroughfares across our city). This will see the route
around the bays backlogged further. NB. The council are also looking to put bus lanes down
Wakefield and along the Quay!

12. Uber Eats is a major source of income for many restaurants. No sensible provision for how

they access restaurants to collect orders.

13. Pedestrian island linking the Embassy theatre to Courtenay Place has a pedestrian crossing
through a bike lane. Once again, a probable safety issue for pedestrians.

14. I feel unsafe by people who can be aggressive and scary.  Gangs frequent the city more.
Larger spaces for open paved areas will only encourage more of this.  More “outside homes” will
appear.  We need to consider that a large part of summer there are Cruise ships arriving with
tourists who spend money and frequent the city.   They will not see a “beautiful city” or feel safe.
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