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Kia ora Robert

 

Thank you for your email dated 3 July 2025 requesting information.

 

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Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision
as soon as possible, but no later than 31 July, being 20 working days of
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The reference number for your request is IRC-8693

 

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Tēnā koe Mr McDermott

 

Please find attached correspondence from Te Kaunihera o Pōneke |
Wellington City Council.

 

Nga mihi

 

Danika Morris-Brown

Senior Advisor Official Information

Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council 
E [1][Wellington City Council request email]  | W [2]wellington.govt.nz

 

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Tēnā koe Mr McDermott

 

Thank you for your email dated 1 August 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke |
Wellington City Council (the Council) for the following information:

 

o RequMest for further information relating to Wellington New Years Eve
Event.

 1. All communication, emails, notes and meetings as per the
legislative requirements. To be included all communication,
emails, notes and meetings involving WCC, Chameleon Event and
Pyro International.
 2. Service agreement engagement with Chameleon Events, to include
dates of procurement process, copy of tender, express of interest
and the due process taken in choosing Chameleon Events, along
with Chameleon Events and other company's proposals.
 3. How long is service agreement with Chameleon Events?
 4. What is WCC threshold monetary value for an event before that
event needs to go to tender or express on interest.
 5. WCC service agreement with Chameleon Events, WCC requires a
report completed on the entire NYE event (Satisfactory report
delivered to City events Manager for sign off) by 24th January
2025 please provide a copy of this document.
 6. There is a lack of Procurement for this event why? From your own
website The Procurement is designed to promote open, fair
competition for NZ Government contract opportunities in this case
does not exist.

 

Your request is being considered under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA), which requires the Council to
respond as soon as possible but no later than 29 August 2025

 

Your reference number is IRC-8838

 

I also note that you requested I call you as the email address was not
working, however we then received your request. I have made the assumption
that that was what the call was in regard to. Please let me know if that
is not the case.

 

If you require further information, please contact
[1][Wellington City Council request email].

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Danika Morris-Brown

Senior Advisor Official Information

Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council 
E [2][Wellington City Council request email]  | W [3]wellington.govt.nz

 

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Tēnā koe Mr McDermott

 

Thank you for your email of 1 August 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke |
Wellington City Council (the Council), requesting the following
information:

o Request for further information relating to Wellington New Years Eve
Event.

 1. All communication, emails, notes and meetings as per the
legislative requirements. To be included all communication,
emails, notes and meetings involving WCC, Chameleon Event and
Pyro International.
 2. Service agreement engagement with Chameleon Events, to include
dates of procurement process, copy of tender, express of interest
and the due process taken in choosing Chameleon Events, along
with Chameleon Events and other company's proposals.
 3. How long is service agreement with Chameleon Events?
 4. What is WCC threshold monetary value for an event before that
event needs to go to tender or express on interest.
 5. WCC service agreement with Chameleon Events, WCC requires a
report completed on the entire NYE event (Satisfactory report
delivered to City events Manager for sign off) by 24th January
2025 please provide a copy of this document.
 6. There is a lack of Procurement for this event why? From your own
website The Procurement is designed to promote open, fair
competition for NZ Government contract opportunities in this case
does not exist.

 

Your request is being considered under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

 

This email is to advise you that the Council needs to extend the due date
of your response for 10 working days, pursuant to section 14(1)(b) of the
LGOIMA, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are
such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit.

 

For this reason, you can expect a response from the Council no later than
12 September 2025.

 

You have the right, by way of complaint under section 27(3) of the LGOIMA,
to request an investigation and review of WCC’s decision to extend by the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you require further information, please contact
[2][Wellington City Council request email].

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Danika Morris-Brown

Senior Advisor Official Information

Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council 
E [3][Wellington City Council request email]  | W [4]wellington.govt.nz

 

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Tēnā koe Mr McDermott

 

Please find attached correspondence from Te Kaunihera o Pōneke |
Wellington City Council.

 

Nga mihi

 

Danika Morris-Brown

Senior Advisor Official Information

Official Information & Privacy | Strategy and Finance

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council 
E [1][Wellington City Council request email]  | W [2]wellington.govt.nz

 

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Tçnâ koe Mr McDermott

 

Thank you for your emails of 13 and 16 September 2025 to Te Kaunihera o
Pôneke | Wellington City Council (the Council) requesting the following
information:

 1. As the Council now accepts that an error has occurred, and you are now
seeking to correct this so that it does not occur again. Can the
Council confirm and ensure that the new contract for Christmas 2026
and New Year’s Eve event for 2026/27 is a fair open expression of
Interest or tender as per the Operational Procurement Policy 2022 and
advertised to the wider event community and the team that made this
error will not determine the outcome of the successful tender, given
that the responsibility for determining and approval of the
appropriate commercial approach lies with the Commercial Partnership
team. It is well known and acknowledged in previous correspondence
that your council team that has made this error have a long standing
relationship with Chameleon Events. This team should be removed from
any future tendering decision processes relating to these events
allowing the many talented creative events companies the same
opportunities awarded on merit and compliance.
 2. More information required. All emails and correspondence from
Wellington City Councils City Events Manager regarding this matter.
This information is missing from you previous response. 

 

Your request is being considered under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA), which requires the Council to
respond as soon as possible but no later than 14 October 2025

 

Your reference number is IRC-9110.

 

I would also like to clarify what information specifically you want in
regard to question two. As currently worded, question two does not meet
the requirements of due particularity. The Council has provided all
relevant information to the questions that have been asked. Can I confirm
that you want emails between the Events Manager and Chameleon Events
regarding the service agreement for the New Year’s Eve event held 2023/24?

 

To enable us to meet our obligations under the LGOIMA, we would be
grateful for tour response to our clarification request as soon as
possible, but no later than 19 September 2025.

 

If you require further information, please contact
[1][Wellington City Council request email].

 

Nga mihi

 

Danika Morris-Brown

Senior Advisor Official Information

Official Information & Privacy | Strategy and Finance

Te Kaunihera o Pôneke | Wellington City Council 
E [2][Wellington City Council request email]  | W [3]wellington.govt.nz

 

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Tçnâ koe Mr McDermott

 

Thank you for your emails of 13 and 16 September 2025 to Te Kaunihera o
Pôneke | Wellington City Council (the Council), requesting the following
information:

 1. As the Council now accepts that an error has occurred, and you are now
seeking to correct this so that it does not occur again. Can the
Council confirm and ensure that the new contract for Christmas 2026
and New Year’s Eve event for 2026/27 is a fair open expression of
Interest or tender as per the Operational Procurement Policy 2022 and
advertised to the wider event community and the team that made this
error will not determine the outcome of the successful tender, given
that the responsibility for determining and approval of the
appropriate commercial approach lies with the Commercial Partnership
team. It is well known and acknowledged in previous correspondence
that your council team that has made this error have a long standing
relationship with Chameleon Events. This team should be removed from
any future tendering decision processes relating to these events
allowing the many talented creative events companies the same
opportunities awarded on merit and compliance.
 2. More information required. All emails and correspondence from
Wellington City Councils City Events Manager regarding this matter.
This information is missing from you previous response. 

 

Your request is being considered under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

 

This email is to advise you that the Council needs to extend the due date
of your response for 20 working days, pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the
LGOIMA, as the request is for a large quantity of official information or
necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting
the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations
of the local authority, and section 14(1)(b) of the LGOIMA, as
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.

 

For this reason, you can expect a response from the Council no later than
12 November 2025.

 

You have the right, by way of complaint under section 27(3) of the LGOIMA,
to request an investigation and review of WCC’s decision to extend by the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you require further information, please contact
[2][Wellington City Council request email].

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Danika Morris-Brown

Senior Advisor Official Information

Official Information & Privacy | Strategy and Finance

Te Kaunihera o Pôneke | Wellington City Council 
E [3][Wellington City Council request email]  | W [4]wellington.govt.nz

 

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