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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

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Wellington City Council

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Kia ora James

Thank you for your email dated 19 August requesting information.

Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision as soon as possible, but no later than 16 September, being 20 working days of receipt.

The reference number for your request is IRC-6947

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

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-----Original Message-----
From: James <[FOI #28109 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 10:12 PM
To: BUS: Official Information <[Wellington City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Details and dates

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

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Attachment IRC 6947 Correspondence from Wellington City Council.pdf
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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 
E [1][email address]  | W [2]wellington.govt.nz

 

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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

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From: James

Dear BUS: Official Information,

Just following up on my request for clarification.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

James

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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

-----Original Message-----
From: James <[FOI #28109 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11:15 AM
To: BUS: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Correspondence from Wellington City Council - IRC-6947

Dear BUS: Official Information,

Just following up on my request for clarification.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

James

-----Original Message-----

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 E [1][email address] | W [2]wellington.govt.nz

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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

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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

-----Original Message-----
From: James <[FOI #28109 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2024 11:41 AM
To: BUS: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Correspondence from Wellington City Council - IRC-6947

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

-----Original Message-----

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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