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From: James
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the OIA request the following:
Please provide the dates when Mayor Tory Whanau disclosed her ADHD and traits of autism to each of the 15 city councillors and how this was done.
Please provide all instances/dates/length of time/if any, when rest has been scheduled for Mayor Tory Whanau by her staff or rest has been requested or taken by Mayor Whanau to date.
Please provide the exact instructions or plan for managing Mayor Whanau’s diagnosis that was given/communicated to her staff by her Mayor Whanau and the date this was communicated.
Please provide the start and finish times for the following meetings:
21st May - Business advisory group
9th May - 3 Waters reform advisory group
18th June - Mayor’s business group
April 5th - Leadership forum
April 22nd - Vice Mayor of Beijing
15th April - Sale of Airport shares
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
James
From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
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From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora James
Thank you for your email dated 19 August requesting information.
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From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Tēnā koe James
Please see attached correspondence from Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington
City Council.
Nga mihi
Danika Morris-Brown
Senior Advisor Official Information
Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
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From: James
Dear BUS: Official Information,
My apologies, can you please clarify to avoid any confusion.
You answer states that Mayor Whanau does not have specific rest times and therefore staff do not arrange or organise her schedule in any way to incorporate such rest. Is this correct?
(For reference I have included the Mayor's own quote as per RNZ June 7th, 2024)
Since receiving the diagnosis, Whanau has worked with her office to make changes to her work arrangements, including "front-loading" her day so as to put more challenging tasks at the beginning of the day when her energy is at its greatest, and incorporating more time for rest.
Meetings are kept to 30 minutes and people need to get to the point right away, and we ensure that I get lots of rest - exhaustion is a very common symptom of ADHD"
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
James
From: James
Dear BUS: Official Information,
Just following up on my request for clarification.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
James
From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora James
Apologies for the delay in response.
In this case, "rest" refers to the Mayor having time at her desk to work, as opposed to be in meetings or in front of people. Additionally, you are ablet to find summaries of the Mayor's calendar on the Council's website here: https://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/...
Nga mihi
Danika Morris-Brown
Senior Advisor Official Information
Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance
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From: James
Dear BUS: Official Information,
Kia Ora Daniela,
Thank you for your response.
Apologies for the inconvenience, but if you are now reclassifying “rest” as time the Mayor has at her desk to work, my original question has not been answered and is still relevant.
Please provide all instances/dates/length of time/if any, when rest(now defined as working at her desk) has been scheduled for Mayor Tory Whanau by her staff or rest (time at her desk) has been requested or taken by Mayor Whanau to date since her diagnosis.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
James
From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora James
The question was answered in the original response. As such, we will not be re-answering the question again.
The Council will not be engaging on this matter further.
You are once again advised of your right, by way of complaint under section 28(1) of the LGOIMA, to request an investigation and review of the Council's decision to withhold information by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or free phone 0800 802 602.
Nga mihi
Danika Morris-Brown
Senior Advisor Official Information
Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance
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