Good morning, Peter, and Heidi

 

This email is to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information request
regarding: OIA 1413 Justification for failing to enforce bylaw breach
deadline

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 6 August 2024 being 20 working days after the day
your request was received.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which explains
how Requests for Information are dealt with:
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

Please note that as well as responding directly to you, Waitaki District
Council may also choose to release responses to requests for information
on the council website.

Information requested by the media, from public sector organisations and
MPs will always be published. 

 

In order to protect the privacy of individuals, we will not generally
publish information specific to an individual or their property, or
information that identifies individual requesters.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Lgoima Waitaki
Lgoima Management Team District
Council
Email:[Waitaki District Council request email]
Web: [2]www.waitaki.govt.nz Private
Tel: +64 3 433 0300 Bag
50058
Oamaru
Waitaki
District
Otago
9444
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From: John Walker <[FOI #27995 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 6:55 PM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Justification for failing to
enforce bylaw breach deadline.

 

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Dear Waitaki District Council,

Attention Andrew Bardsley,
rooster complaint lodged 25/07/2024:

Our neighbour was given the deadline of August 8th to re-home their
rooster as it was in breach of Waitaki General Bylaw (56).

On the day of the deadline, 8th August, council informed me that the
deadline to re-home the rooster was no longer relevant as part 56 of the
General Bylaw no longer applied, because the owner of the rooster had
joined a recognised Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association, as stipulated
in part 57 of the General Bylaw.

Due to the above, I asked council to please provide me a copy of the
documentation/ evidence that had been provided by my neighbour as proof of
membership in the Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association.

Council replied, that the owner of the rooster had provided council with
the relevant evidence, that they were a member of the Poultry, Pigeon &
Cage Bird Association, and that council cannot provide me with a copy of
this, due to privacy considerations.

If council had in fact received proof of membership, prior to the 8th
August deadline, why was my neighbour still petitioning the Poultry,
Pigeon & Cage Bird Association for membership, as of 7pm on the 8th
August,(documentation available on request)?

Once again I would like to request that council be open and transparent
and provide the evidence received from my neighbour as proof of
membership, if it exists thanks?

Yours faithfully,
Peter Walker & Heidi Thomson

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Dear Peter, Heidi, and John

 

Please accept our sincere apologies, a human error.  The deadline is 6
September 2024 and not 6 August 2024.

 

We will forward our response again with the correct date.

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Lgoima Waitaki
Lgoima Management Team District
Council
Email:[Waitaki District Council request email]
Web: [1]www.waitaki.govt.nz Private
Tel: +64 3 433 0300 Bag
50058
Oamaru
Waitaki
District
Otago
9444
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contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: John Walker <[FOI #27995 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 11:19 AM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement: OIA 1413 Rooster Complaint

 

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Dear Lgoima,

Since the 6 August 2024 deadline has now passed, and Waitaki has not
requested an extension, please release the information we requested today
thanks?

Yours sincerely,

Peter Walker & Heidi Thomson

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Good morning, Peter, and Heidi

 

This email is to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information request
regarding:  OIA-1413 Rooster Complaint

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 6 September 2024 being 20 working days after the
day your request was received.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which explains
how Requests for Information are dealt with:
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

Please note that as well as responding directly to you, Waitaki District
Council may also choose to release responses to requests for information
on the council website.

Information requested by the media, from public sector organisations and
MPs will always be published. 

 

In order to protect the privacy of individuals, we will not generally
publish information specific to an individual or their property, or
information that identifies individual requesters.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Lgoima Waitaki
Lgoima Management Team District
Council
Email:[Waitaki District Council request email]
Web: [2]www.waitaki.govt.nz Private
Tel: +64 3 433 0300 Bag
50058
Oamaru
Waitaki
District
Otago
9444
New [3]Waitaki-District-Council.png
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person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or
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taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other
than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please
contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

 

 

 

From: John Walker <[FOI #27995 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 6:55 PM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Justification for failing to
enforce bylaw breach deadline.

 

[9][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
content is safe.

Dear Waitaki District Council,

Attention Andrew Bardsley,
rooster complaint lodged 25/07/2024:

Our neighbour was given the deadline of August 8th to re-home their
rooster as it was in breach of Waitaki General Bylaw (56).

On the day of the deadline, 8th August, council informed me that the
deadline to re-home the rooster was no longer relevant as part 56 of the
General Bylaw no longer applied, because the owner of the rooster had
joined a recognised Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association, as stipulated
in part 57 of the General Bylaw.

Due to the above, I asked council to please provide me a copy of the
documentation/ evidence that had been provided by my neighbour as proof of
membership in the Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association.

Council replied, that the owner of the rooster had provided council with
the relevant evidence, that they were a member of the Poultry, Pigeon &
Cage Bird Association, and that council cannot provide me with a copy of
this, due to privacy considerations.

If council had in fact received proof of membership, prior to the 8th
August deadline, why was my neighbour still petitioning the Poultry,
Pigeon & Cage Bird Association for membership, as of 7pm on the 8th
August,(documentation available on request)?

Once again I would like to request that council be open and transparent
and provide the evidence received from my neighbour as proof of
membership, if it exists thanks?

Yours faithfully,
Peter Walker & Heidi Thomson

-------------------------------------------------------------------

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[10][FOI #27995 email]

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requests to Waitaki District Council? If so, please contact us using this
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Good afternoon, Peter & Heidi

 

I refer to your Official Information request dated 9 August 2024 regarding
OIA-1413 Rooster Complaint.

 

You requested the below information:

 

I would like to request that council be open and transparent and provide
the evidence received from my neighbour as proof of membership, if it
exists thanks?

 

Council Officers have reviewed your request and have collated the answers
in red and attached one image and one pdf.

 

We have asked the owner of the offending rooster if she is prepared to
grant us permission to share her proof of membership of the Oamaru
Poultry, Pigeon & Canary Society with the requester. 

The attached document includes her written permission, and a copy of her
membership card is also attached.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss this information with us, please feel free to
contact our Lgoima Team: [2][Waitaki District Council request email]

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Lgoima Waitaki
Lgoima Management Team District
Council
Email:[Waitaki District Council request email]
Web: [3]www.waitaki.govt.nz Private
Tel: +64 3 433 0300 Bag
50058
Oamaru
Waitaki
District
Otago
9444
New [4]Waitaki-District-Council.png
Zealand [5][IMG] [6][IMG] [7][IMG] [8][IMG] [9][IMG] 
The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the
person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or
privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of, or
taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other
than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please
contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

 

 

 

 

From: John Walker <[10][FOI #27995 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 6:55 PM
To: Lgoima <[11][Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Justification for failing to
enforce bylaw breach deadline.

 

[12][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
content is safe.

Dear Waitaki District Council,

Attention Andrew Bardsley,
rooster complaint lodged 25/07/2024:

Our neighbour was given the deadline of August 8th to re-home their
rooster as it was in breach of Waitaki General Bylaw (56).

On the day of the deadline, 8th August, council informed me that the
deadline to re-home the rooster was no longer relevant as part 56 of the
General Bylaw no longer applied, because the owner of the rooster had
joined a recognised Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association, as stipulated
in part 57 of the General Bylaw.

Due to the above, I asked council to please provide me a copy of the
documentation/ evidence that had been provided by my neighbour as proof of
membership in the Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association.

Council replied, that the owner of the rooster had provided council with
the relevant evidence, that they were a member of the Poultry, Pigeon &
Cage Bird Association, and that council cannot provide me with a copy of
this, due to privacy considerations.

If council had in fact received proof of membership, prior to the 8th
August deadline, why was my neighbour still petitioning the Poultry,
Pigeon & Cage Bird Association for membership, as of 7pm on the 8th
August,(documentation available on request)?

Once again I would like to request that council be open and transparent
and provide the evidence received from my neighbour as proof of
membership, if it exists thanks?

Yours faithfully,
Peter Walker & Heidi Thomson

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[13][FOI #27995 email]

Is [14][Waitaki District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Waitaki District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[15]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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page.

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