To: Chief Executive Officer Michael McCartney
Cc:- Rachel Keedwell Chair Horizons
Cc: Bruce Gordon ex chair and audit committee member

Horizons Regional Council
Email: [email address]

Subject: Official Information Request under LGOIMA – Environmental Plans & River Accord Involvement (DMPFarm)
Kia ora,
This is a request for official information under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

1. As a confirmed owner of DMPFarm (as per your rates records and previous correspondence), I have been seeking access to information held by Horizons Regional Council (HRC) relating to Environmental Farm Plans (EFPs) and any associated grants, reports, or site visits relevant to my property.

2. I have previously been advised that I may be charged for the provision of this information, on the grounds that it may take substantial staff time to locate. I have referred this matter to the Ombudsman for consideration.

3. In the meantime, through my own research, I have located public references which should greatly assist your team in identifying the specific documents I am seeking.
In particular, I refer you to the document:

• “13170 Annex A – Horizons 2013 Environmental Committee”, which discusses EFPs, grants, and implementation progress under the Manawatū River Leaders Accord.

Notably:
• On pages 18–19 of the report, it refers to Derek Ryan of HRC visiting "all dairy property owners" and signing up the farmers to the Accord.
• Derek Ryan is also listed as an author of an EFP related to my property (DMPFarm) and remains employed by HRC as a Project Coordinator for Environmental Plans.2025
• The same document ““13170 Annex A – Horizons 2013 Environmental Committee”” lists Jon Roygard (Freshwater and Science Manager) and Grant Cooper (Manager) as contributors to the document . It is also likely that Logan Brown is familiar with the relevant document and has sighted the documents.
Given this, I am now narrowing and formalising my request as follows:

Official Information Requested:
1.A copy of the “signed up” document or agreement that relates to DMPFarm under the River Accord initiative, as referred to in the 2013 report. I understand there may be more than one document involved.

2The date(s) of visits by Derek Ryan to DMPFarm in relation to the River Accord or Environmental Planning. And copy of the meeting notes .

3 The names of property owners visited by Derek Ryan as part of the sign-up process mentioned in the 2013 Environmental Committee report.
Additional Notes:
• Please acknowledge this request promptly as required under the Act.
please confirm a copy of this request has been sento
Chief Executive Officer Michael McCartney
Rachel Keedwell Chair Horizons
Bruce Gordon ex chair and member of the Audit committee
• I understand that HRC has 20 working days to respond, however, given the specificity and public availability of much of the information referenced, I believe this request can be fulfilled in a shorter timeframe. As a show of good faith, I request that the “signed documents” be provided within 10 working days.
• If any part of this request requires clarification, or if any information is to be withheld under a statutory reason, please advise accordingly. you have my contact details

Ngā mihi,

Gerard Paver

Dear HRC
thank you for your automated reply

for further clarity - and avoidance of doubt

When I am asking for the names of the property owners visited by Derek Ryan as referred to in the HRC environmental report committee report 2013 I am asking for the recorded names of the parties who Derek Ryan Visited ie:- property owners referenced in the report, these may not necessarily be the legal property owners or legal farmer.
The names visited will be in Derek Ryans Diary notes , the project Diary notes and records and of course in the signed documents.
hence the requests for copes of the documents

sincerely,

Gerard Paver