16 May 2025
J Tamu
By email: [FYI request #30739 email]
Tēnā koe J Tamu
Official information request regarding venue revenue
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
dated 16 April
2025:
1.
“The total annual revenue generated from the hire of University venues (Ngā
whare tapere) for the last ten financial years, broken down by year.
2.
A breakdown of this revenue by venue category/location (e.g. lecture
theatres, seminar rooms, Memorial Theatre, foyers and mezzanines).
3.
The number of bookings made for each venue type over the same time
period.”
The table below contains the total revenue recorded under the ‘Venue Hire’ ledger code
for 2022-2024.
Year
Venue Hire Revenue
2022 (Aug-Dec)
$139,273.86
2023
$280,709.09
2024
$198,788.71
Due to financial system changes and the reporting capabilities of these systems,
information regarding revenue for previous years, or revenue information recorded under
other ledger codes, or breakdowns of this or other booking information cannot be made
available without substantial research or collation. Therefore these aspects of your
request are refused in accordance with s18(f) of the Act.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the
decisions made regarding this request. Information about how to make a complaint is
available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me at
[VUW request email].
Ngā mihi nui
Blair Doherty
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington