30 January 2025
Chris Milne
[FYI request #29535 email]
Dear Chris Milne
Request for Information – Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act (the Act) 1987
I refer to your request dated 12 December 2024 for:
Please supply al communications and information as specified under 1)
and 2) below during 2024 relevant to the Hutt City Council’s removal of
NZCPR’s insert of Sir Āpirana Ngata’s “The Treaty of Waitangi – an
Explanation” from its premises:
1) Communications and or information in any form between the mayor
and/or council ors and/or HCC officers.
2) Communications and/or information in any form sent to or received by
HCC officers and/or council ors and/or the mayor to or from Stuff and/or
the Hutt News.
3) the identity of the officer who issued a directive for removal of the Ngata
insert sent to HCC council facilities, including the council's libraries, at
5.07pm on 1 February 2024.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later
than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it
wil not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to
notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 17 February
2025.
This extension is necessary because your request necessitates a search
through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit
would unreasonably interfere with our operations.
30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt
Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040
/huttcitycouncil
0800 488 824
[email address]
www.huttcity.govt.nz
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If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact [details of contact person].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response to your information request may be published on
Hutt City Council’s website. Please refer to the following link:
www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/contactus/make-an-official-information-act-
request/proactive-releases
Yours sincerely
Philip Rossiter
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
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