Kaipara Proposed District Plan in Machine-Readable Format
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From: Fluid Industries Ltd
To: Kaipara District Council
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to request official information under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Information Requested
I request that Kaipara District Council provide the complete Kaipara Proposed District Plan in machine-readable format(s). Specifically, I request the Plan content in one or more of the following formats:
Plain text (.txt)
Markdown (.md)
Comma-separated values (.csv) for tabular data
Extensible Markup Language (.xml)
JavaScript Object Notation (.json)
Any other structured data format that preserves the hierarchical organisation and content relationships within the Plan
Basis for Request
Evidence of Technical Feasibility: Your Council's Proposed District Plan is currently available via a third-party website that displays the content in a structured, hierarchical format with proper headings, numbering, and cross-references. The website presentation strongly suggests that the underlying content management system maintains the Plan data in structured, machine-readable formats that could be exported in the requested formats.
Statutory Obligations: Under section 15 of LGOIMA, information should be made available in the format preferred by the requester unless there are good grounds for providing it in a different format. The requested formats would not require creation of new information, but merely provision of existing official information in alternative formats that better serve legitimate public interests.
Public Interest Considerations: Machine-readable access to district plan content serves significant public interests including:
Enabling more effective public participation in planning processes through improved accessibility and analysis capabilities
Supporting transparency and accountability in local government decision-making
Facilitating integration with other datasets for research and policy analysis
Promoting open government data principles consistent with New Zealand Government policy
Format Preference Justification
PDF format, while useful for reading and printing, presents significant barriers to meaningful analysis and reuse of planning information. Machine-readable formats would enable:
Text searching and analysis across the entire Plan
Extraction of specific policy content for comparison and analysis
Integration with Geographic Information Systems and other planning tools
Accessibility improvements for users with disabilities
Automated processing for research and compliance purposes
Fee Considerations
Given the strong public interest in accessible planning information and the apparent technical feasibility of providing the requested formats, I submit that any fees charged should reflect the public benefit served by this information. If substantial fees are proposed, please provide a detailed breakdown justifying the charges.
Timeframe
Please provide this information within 20 working days as required under LGOIMA, or advise if an extension is necessary with reasons.
Contact Details
Please respond via the FYI website system for transparency purposes.
I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Fluid Industries Ltd
Kaipara District Council
Kia ora Fluid Industries LTD
Thank you for your request for information which will be treated under the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Pursuant to
the Act you will receive a response within 20 working days. Your response
is due no later than Monday 30 June 2025
Detailed information regarding official information requests can be found
on our website [1]here.
If you require any further assistance please contact the Kaipara District
Council email [2][Kaipara District Council request email], telephone 0800 727 059 or visit
our website [3]www.kaipara.govt.nz
Ngā mihi
Customer Support
[4][IMG] Tyler Matiu | Kaitiaki Kiritaki | Customer Support Advisor
Kaipara te Oranganui | Kaipara District Council, Private Bag
1001, Dargaville 0340
Freephone: 0800 727 059
[5][Kaipara District Council request email]| [6]www.kaipara.govt.nz
Dargaville Office: 32 Hokianga Road, Dargaville 0310
Mangawhai Office: Unit 6, The Hub, 6 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai
0505
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Subject: Official Information request - Kaipara Proposed District Plan in
Machine-Readable Format
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To: Kaipara District Council
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to request official information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Information Requested
I request that Kaipara District Council provide the complete Kaipara
Proposed District Plan in machine-readable format(s). Specifically, I
request the Plan content in one or more of the following formats:
Plain text (.txt)
Markdown (.md)
Comma-separated values (.csv) for tabular data
Extensible Markup Language (.xml)
JavaScript Object Notation (.json)
Any other structured data format that preserves the hierarchical
organisation and content relationships within the Plan
Basis for Request
Evidence of Technical Feasibility: Your Council's Proposed District Plan
is currently available via a third-party website that displays the content
in a structured, hierarchical format with proper headings, numbering, and
cross-references. The website presentation strongly suggests that the
underlying content management system maintains the Plan data in
structured, machine-readable formats that could be exported in the
requested formats.
Statutory Obligations: Under section 15 of LGOIMA, information should be
made available in the format preferred by the requester unless there are
good grounds for providing it in a different format. The requested formats
would not require creation of new information, but merely provision of
existing official information in alternative formats that better serve
legitimate public interests.
Public Interest Considerations: Machine-readable access to district plan
content serves significant public interests including:
Enabling more effective public participation in planning processes through
improved accessibility and analysis capabilities
Supporting transparency and accountability in local government
decision-making
Facilitating integration with other datasets for research and policy
analysis
Promoting open government data principles consistent with New Zealand
Government policy
Format Preference Justification
PDF format, while useful for reading and printing, presents significant
barriers to meaningful analysis and reuse of planning information.
Machine-readable formats would enable:
Text searching and analysis across the entire Plan
Extraction of specific policy content for comparison and analysis
Integration with Geographic Information Systems and other planning tools
Accessibility improvements for users with disabilities
Automated processing for research and compliance purposes
Fee Considerations
Given the strong public interest in accessible planning information and
the apparent technical feasibility of providing the requested formats, I
submit that any fees charged should reflect the public benefit served by
this information. If substantial fees are proposed, please provide a
detailed breakdown justifying the charges.
Timeframe
Please provide this information within 20 working days as required under
LGOIMA, or advise if an extension is necessary with reasons.
Contact Details
Please respond via the FYI website system for transparency purposes.
I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Fluid Industries Ltd
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From: Administration Requests
Kaipara District Council
Kia ora Fluid Industries Limited
Thank you for your request for information relating to Council’s Proposed
District Plan under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 (LGOIMA). The Resource Management Act outlines how documents are
to be made available under section 2AC. Council has made the Proposed
District Plan available in electronic form on its website, free of charge
as per the Act.
In order to supply the Plan in one of the formats you have requested,
Council would have to create the Plan in one of those formats. Council is
not obliged to do this in order to respond to an information request.
Providing the information in one of the formats you have requested would
impair efficient administration and Council believes there is no wider
public interest in making the Plan available in a different format.
Therefore, under section 15(2)(a) of the LGOIMA your request is refused.
Council also has a contractual obligation with Isovist for the product in
the format that it was published and are not obliged or have contracted
them to use a different format. We are happy to provide the Plan in word
format if that is helpful.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman about Councils
decision not to provide the Proposed District Plan in one of the formats
you are requesting.
We are unsure what you mean by the Plan being located on a third-party
website. The Plan is located on Council’s website here [1]Kaipara
District Plan Review - Kaipara District Council
Ngā mihi
[2]KDC Linda Osborne | Information Operations Manager
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June 2015 Kaipara te Oranganui | Kaipara District Council, Private Bag
1001, Dargaville 0340
Freephone: 0800 727 059 | 09 439 3123
[3][Kaipara District Council request email] | [4]www.kaipara.govt.nz
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Plan in Machine-Readable Format
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Kia ora Fluid Industries LTD
Thank you for your request for information which will be treated under the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Pursuant to
the Act you will receive a response within 20 working days. Your response
is due no later than Monday 30 June 2025
Detailed information regarding official information requests can be found
on our website [7]here.
If you require any further assistance please contact the Kaipara District
Council email [8][Kaipara District Council request email], telephone 0800 727 059 or visit
our website [9]www.kaipara.govt.nz
Ngā mihi
Customer Support
[10]Image removed by Tyler Matiu | Kaitiaki Kiritaki | Customer Support
sender. Advisor
Kaipara te Oranganui | Kaipara District Council,
Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340
Freephone: 0800 727 059
[11][Kaipara District Council request email]| [12]www.kaipara.govt.nz
Dargaville Office: 32 Hokianga Road, Dargaville 0310
Mangawhai Office: Unit 6, The Hub, 6 Molesworth
Drive, Mangawhai 0505
From: [13][FOI #31140 email]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2025 1:04 AM
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Subject: Official Information request - Kaipara Proposed District Plan in
Machine-Readable Format
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To: Kaipara District Council
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to request official information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Information Requested
I request that Kaipara District Council provide the complete Kaipara
Proposed District Plan in machine-readable format(s). Specifically, I
request the Plan content in one or more of the following formats:
Plain text (.txt)
Markdown (.md)
Comma-separated values (.csv) for tabular data
Extensible Markup Language (.xml)
JavaScript Object Notation (.json)
Any other structured data format that preserves the hierarchical
organisation and content relationships within the Plan
Basis for Request
Evidence of Technical Feasibility: Your Council's Proposed District Plan
is currently available via a third-party website that displays the content
in a structured, hierarchical format with proper headings, numbering, and
cross-references. The website presentation strongly suggests that the
underlying content management system maintains the Plan data in
structured, machine-readable formats that could be exported in the
requested formats.
Statutory Obligations: Under section 15 of LGOIMA, information should be
made available in the format preferred by the requester unless there are
good grounds for providing it in a different format. The requested formats
would not require creation of new information, but merely provision of
existing official information in alternative formats that better serve
legitimate public interests.
Public Interest Considerations: Machine-readable access to district plan
content serves significant public interests including:
Enabling more effective public participation in planning processes through
improved accessibility and analysis capabilities
Supporting transparency and accountability in local government
decision-making
Facilitating integration with other datasets for research and policy
analysis
Promoting open government data principles consistent with New Zealand
Government policy
Format Preference Justification
PDF format, while useful for reading and printing, presents significant
barriers to meaningful analysis and reuse of planning information.
Machine-readable formats would enable:
Text searching and analysis across the entire Plan
Extraction of specific policy content for comparison and analysis
Integration with Geographic Information Systems and other planning tools
Accessibility improvements for users with disabilities
Automated processing for research and compliance purposes
Fee Considerations
Given the strong public interest in accessible planning information and
the apparent technical feasibility of providing the requested formats, I
submit that any fees charged should reflect the public benefit served by
this information. If substantial fees are proposed, please provide a
detailed breakdown justifying the charges.
Timeframe
Please provide this information within 20 working days as required under
LGOIMA, or advise if an extension is necessary with reasons.
Contact Details
Please respond via the FYI website system for transparency purposes.
I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Fluid Industries Ltd
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From: Fluid Industries Ltd
Dear Administration Requests,
Thanks for the offer of a Word Version, but no, that's not any more helpful than the pdf versions available for download.
What would be helpful is if you could provide the zone maps and other council generated GIS shape files please. You have provided an earlier version of the plan upon request via this platform, but not the notified versions. A file download link can be sent to me via email if that is easier.
Yours sincerely,
Fluid Industries Ltd
From: Administration Requests
Kaipara District Council
Thanks for that, I will see what our GIS specialist can do.
Ngā mihi
Linda Osborne | Information Operations Manager
Kaipara te Oranganui | Kaipara District Council, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340
Freephone: 0800 727 059 | 09 439 3123
[Kaipara District Council request email] | www.kaipara.govt.nz
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