25 February 2025 
 
 
File Ref: IRC-7748  
 
 
 
 
 
Miss W. Forest 
[FYI request #29663 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe Miss W. Forest 
 
Thank you for your email of 8 January 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council (the 
Council) requesting the following information: 
 
1)  The original application by the applicant, The Lakehouse Restaurant Limited and / or their 
proprietors, Mr and Mrs Kelly relating to the Urban on Manners restaurant the business 
seems to be trading as. 
 
2)  Objections that the application or renewal/s received. 
 
3)  The determination and / or decision that the council or it's district committee made - none of 
these seem to be available or accessible via the usual nzlii search 
 
4)  The council process documentation that outlines what checks and / or assessments the 
council currently does to verify the business registration, ownership and the responsible 
managers relating to the associated licensed premises (given the past trouble was about false 
information given by the applicant in the past relating to this point) 
 
5)  Any documentation of the ongoing checks or reporting that have been done on the premises 
or the management. 
 
 
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act 
1987 (LGOIMA). 
 
Wellington City Council has approved your request however it will take us a little longer to prepare the 
information for release. I hope to provide you with a response by Friday 7 March, if not sooner. 
 
 
If you require further information, please contact [email address].  
 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea McHugh 
Senior Advisor Of icial Information 
Of icial Information & Privacy 
Wellington City Council 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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