5 March 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 information regarding Urban on Manners. Your request has been considered 
under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). Please find my 
response below.  
 
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. 
Please see the original application attached to this response as Appendix One. 
 
2)  Objections that the application or renewal/s received. 
There were no objections to the application therefore, this portion of your request is refused 
under section 17(e) of the LGOIMA, that the document alleged to contain the information 
requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found. 
 
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 
The decision on the original application is attached to this response as Appendix Two. 
 
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) 
The appendices contain detailed information outlining the steps the Council has taken to 
verify and assess the information provided to us. 
 
5)  Any documentation of the ongoing checks or reporting that have been done on the premises 
or the management. 
 
The below table outlines the documents we hold regarding ongoing checks of Urban on 
Manners, these have been provided as appendices to this response. 
  Appendix 
Document 
Appendix Three 
First License Renewal 
Appendix Four 
Second Licence Renewal 
Appendix Five 
Decision on Renewal 
Appendix Six 
Decision on Variation 
 
 
Please note, some information has been withheld under section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA, to protect the 
privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons. 
 
 
 
 
 

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As per section 7(1) of the LGOIMA, I do not consider that in the circumstances of this response, the 
withholding of this information is outweighed by the other considerations which render it desirable to 
in the public interest to make the information available.  
 
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 and refuse 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 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea McHugh 
Senior Advisor Of icial Information 
Of icial Information & Privacy 
Wellington City Council 
 
 
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