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. 

 

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Council email [2][Kaipara District Council request email], telephone 0800 727 059 or visit
our website [3]www.kaipara.govt.nz 

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[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 

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Mangawhai Office: Unit 6, The Hub, 6 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai
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From: [FOI #31140 email]

Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2025 1:04 AM

To: [email address]

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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