8 November 2024 
 
 
File Ref: IRC-7176  
 
 
 
 
 
James 
[FYI request #28541 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe James 
 
Thank you for your email of 26 September 2024 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council 
(the Council), requesting the following information: 
 
1.  Confirmation of the make, model and year of the Mayoral car. 
 
2.  Date of purchase and price. 
 
3.  Confirmation of any new car warranty and length of time the car is covered. 
 
4.  A breakdown of all repairs and costs associated with the car since January 2023 to date. 
 
5.  Any parking tickets/fines/infringement notices associated with this car since January 2023 
to date and who was driving at the time. 
 
6.  Kilometers travelled between November 1st 2023 to December 31st 2023. 
 
7.  Kilometers travelled between Jan 1st to September 26th on a month-by-month basis. 
 
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 
1987 (LGOIMA). Wellington City Council has partly granted your request for information. Where 
redactions are necessary or information withheld, a reason and appropriate grounds under the Act will 
be provided. 
However, it will take us a little more time to prepare the information for release. I hope to provide you 
with a response by 22 November 2024, if not sooner. 
 
You have the 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 www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 
freephone 0800 802 602.  
 
If you require further information, please contact [email address].  
 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 

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Chelsea McHugh 
Senior Advisor Of icial Information 
Complaints & Information Assurance 
Wellington City Council 
 
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