3 July 2025
F Flaggson
By email: [FYI request #31096 email]
Tēnā koe F Flaggson
INFORMATION REQUEST
On 26 May 2025 you asked for information about University of Waikato land use. Here is our
response to your questions:
1. Total development contributions waived, reduced etc for University of Waikato
properties within the CBD including 101 Durham Street.
There was no waiver of development contribution fees. See
Attachment One -
BC170030 Development Contributions Assessment for a copy of the development
contribution assessment.
2. Any comms, documentation or advice etc regarding the ratability and land use
of 38 Selywn Street and any other planned UoW managed student
accommodation in the CBD (158 - 198 Cameron Road).
Attachment Two – Email Correspondence shows email correspondence regarding the
rateability of student accommodation managed by the University of Waikato.
Information has been redacted as outlined below.
3. Levels of discounted rates, benefits etc available to UoW from Bay Venues and
total expected costs of these discounts to the ratepayer per year.
Bay Venues have confirmed there are no specific University of Waikato discounted
rates. For further enquiries please contact them.
Tauranga City Council Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand +64 7 577 7000 [Tauranga City Council request email] www.tauranga.govt.nz
This request and the response have been considered under the LGOIMA1. Information has
been withheld as follows:
Section 7(2)(a) protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons
Section 7(2)(b) protect information where the making available of the information—
(ii)
would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the
person who supplied or who is the subject of the information
Section 7(2)(c) protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which
any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment,
where the making available of the information—
(i)
would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information, or information
from the same source, and it is in the public interest that such information
should continue to be supplied
(ii)
would be likely otherwise to damage the public interest
If you are not happy with this response you have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
This response may be published on our website, all personal information will be removed.
If you have any questions about this letter, please contact me.
Ngā mihi
Kath Norris
Team Leader
Democracy Services
1 Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
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