17 February 2025
File Ref: OIAPR-1274023063-35344
Lloyd Davies
By email: [FYI request #29786 email]
Tēnā koe Lloyd
Request for information 2025-020
I refer to your request for information dated 17 January 2025, which was received by Greater
Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington) on 17 January 2025. You have requested the
following:
“
I understand some years ago WRC donated an old English Electric multiple unit, named
Phoenix to the National Railway Museum located in Christchurch, on the proviso that the unit
be displayed in the museum in Christchurch. Am a requesting all the information around this
donation, including any recent correspondence between the museum and the council in
regards to the units disposal to a private individual and if there were any conditions attached to
that.”
Greater Wellington’s response follows:
Please see
Attachment 1 for the information that Greater Wellington holds on the donation of
the English Electric trains to the National Railway Museum.
Out of scope information has also been removed.
Please note we have withheld personal information such as names, email addresses and phone
numbers from this document under section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 in order to protect the privacy of natural persons, including
that of deceased natural persons.
When withholding information under section 7 of the Act we are required to consider whether
the public interest in the requested information outweighs Greater Wellington’s need to
withhold certain aspects of the information. As a result, we do not consider that the public
interest outweighs our reasons for withholding this information.
Wellington office
Upper Hutt
Masterton office
0800 496 734
PO Box 11646
PO Box 40847
PO Box 41
www.gw.govt.nz
Manners St, Wel ington
1056 Fergusson Drive
Masterton 5840
[Wellington Regional Council request email]
6142
If you have any concerns with the decision(s) referred to in this letter, you have the right to
request an investigation and review by the Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information
requests where appropriate. Our response to your request will be published shortly on Greater
Wellington’s website with your personal information removed.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Samantha Gain
Kaiwhakahaere Matua Waka-ā-atea | Group Manager Metlink
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