Tçnâ koe Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc
 
Thank you for your email received 30 November 2024 to Te Tûâpapa Kura
Kâinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development requesting, under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

1./ How much funding by MHUD or other government agencies was provided for
Foyle street development and how much was provided by third parties such
as Ngati Rangi or associations such as their investment arm or. To
clarify, what was the total cost of Foyle street and how much did
government fund?
2./ Based on the press release statement "The others are in Nelson,
Ohakune, Taumarunui and Masterton where the proposed developments
demonstrated a significant need for supply and affordable rentals or had a
strong focus on exiting whânau from emergency housing and transitional
housing," please answer the following questions
2.1./ How much funding is earmarked or in negotiations or being considered
for Ohakune and Taumarunui, please provide a sum for each, or the
communications, documents or drafts with relate to these locations.
2.2./ Please provide the documentation, emails, drafts, statistics that
demonstrated the significant need for supply in Ohakune, Taumarunui and
the dates these
2.3./ Please advise if any further reports discussions, drafts or emails
for housing needs in Ohakune, Taumarunui since the closure of Winstone
Pulp International (WPI).
3./ Please provide any proposals, negotiations or concepts from Ngati
Rangi or the Commercial / Investment arm or Ka Uruora since 2022 for
Ohakune
4./ Please provide any proposals, negotiations or concepts from Ruapehu
District Council for funding / housing since 2022 for Ohakune
5./ Please provide any proposals, negotiations or concepts from ANY other
parties, entities, iwi for funding / housing since 2022 for Ohakune

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials to respond.
You may expect a decision regarding your request to be sent to you as soon
as possible, but no later than 20 working days from the receipt of your
request. If we're unable to respond to your request by then, we'll notify
you of an extension of that timeframe.
 
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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: [FOI #29391 email];
Received: Sat Nov 30 2024 11:00:00 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: 2 - [email address] <[HUD request email]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Ohakune, Taumarunui Housing Mâori
Housing Partnership 27 November 24 PR release

Dear Ministry of Housing and Urban Development,

Related to PR release located at
[4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
together with HUD2024-005649 .

We are wishing to ascertain whether government has true and factual
information regarding Ohakune in particular as we have seen funding
requests on numerous occasions for Ohakune with corners being cut, full
facts not being provided, PwC reports being provided for funding requests,
where the reports did not relate to the funding location (and this being
with held from officials).

We have also questioned (during the Teitei Drive Ohakune Social Housing
Project) the need for 44 new homes in Ohakune. At the time only 10 people
or families were on the housing register and multiple houses for sale at
very affordable rates; and as of writing this request, Trademe is Showing
86 houses for sale in Ohakune alone starting at $152,000

Based on the above PR release & our concerns, we have the following
questions.

1./ How much funding by MHUD or other government agencies was provided for
Foyle street development and how much was provided by third parties such
as Ngati Rangi or associations such as their investment arm or. To
clarify, what was the total cost of Foyle street and how much did
government fund?

2./ Based on the press release statement "The others are in Nelson,
Ohakune, Taumarunui and Masterton where the proposed developments
demonstrated a significant need for supply and affordable rentals or had a
strong focus on exiting whânau from emergency housing and transitional
housing," please answer the following questions

2.1./ How much funding is earmarked or in negotiations or being considered
for Ohakune and Taumarunui, please provide a sum for each, or the
communications, documents or drafts with relate to these locations.

2.2./ Please provide the documentation, emails, drafts, statistics that
demonstrated the significant need for supply in Ohakune, Taumarunui and
the dates these

2.3./ Please advise if any further reports discussions, drafts or emails
for housing needs in Ohakune, Taumarunui since the closure of Winstone
Pulp International (WPI).

3./ Please provide any proposals, negotiations or concepts from Ngati
Rangi or the Commercial / Investment arm or Ka Uruora since 2022 for
Ohakune

4./ Please provide any proposals, negotiations or concepts from Ruapehu
District Council for funding / housing since 2022 for Ohakune

5./ Please provide any proposals, negotiations or concepts from ANY other
parties, entities, iwi for funding / housing since 2022 for Ohakune

If MHUD is unable to answer any of these questions, please transfer the
individual questions to the appropriate party to respond, this could
include, but is not limited to Kâinga Ora, any ministers involved

Yours faithfully,

Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc

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