10 March 2025
File Ref: IRC-7936
Alan Riley
[FYI request #30046 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Riley
Thank you for your email of 11 February 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council (the
Council) requesting the following information:
•
Please provide copies of any correspondence between the Mayor and Wellington Airport
since 1 July 2024.
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act
1987 (LGOIMA).
Please find attached, as
Appendix 01 to my response, a copy of al correspondence between the
Mayor and Wel ington International Airport Limited, as provided by the Mayor’s Of ice. Some
information has been withheld pursuant to section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA, to protect the privacy of
natural persons, and section 7(2)(f)(i ) of the LGOIMA, to maintain the effective conduct of public
affairs through the protection of members, officers, employees, and persons from improper pressure
or harassment.
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.
Some information has been marked as ‘Out of Scope’ where the information fal s outside of the scope
of the request.
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 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
Danika Morris-Brown
Senior Advisor Official Information
Official Information & Privacy
Wellington City Council