Conflict of Interest statements for Clive Anstey
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From: Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
To whom it may concern,
I am requesting copies of, or a summary of, the conflict of interest statements submitted by the following employees and contractors of Wellington City Council (WCC) and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC).
Specifically, I am seeking records for the years they were employed or contracted, where their conflict of interest statements indicate or do not indicate they are members of the Wellington Natural Heritage Trust (WNHT) and/or noted any proposed or actual recusals from activities - especially rural policy advice, design, leading, propagating, or requests lodged for funding of these and other trusts to which they are trustees/board members.
Please provide this information for as many years as records are available. The individuals of interest:
Clive Anstey
For expediency's sake, we note that:
- the above person was hired by WCC for participation in the development of the 2024 district plan regulations and responses to the public.
- the above person is a member of the Wellington Natural Heritage Trust.
- the WCC's LGOIMA page on its website states we are permitted to ask about WCC organisations and contractors,
- the trusts the individual belongs to are already published either on professional online resumes and/or the trusts themselves,
- the requests for funding for the WHNT from the environmental grant funds, and by whom, are published on WCC's websites,
- documents containing the name of the individual showing activity within the development of district planning as they were presented to commissioners are also published by WCC
therefore conclude that the totality of the information requested is already either in the public domain and not private information or within your remit to make available.
We are especially concerned that a person with a demonstrable interest in a private trust receiving funding from local government funded by rate payers is participating in forming, defending rural design guidelines and code.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
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Sent: 08 July 2025 07:59
To: BUS: Official Information <[Wellington City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Conflict of Interest statements
for Clive Anstey
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To whom it may concern,
I am requesting copies of, or a summary of, the conflict of interest
statements submitted by the following employees and contractors of
Wellington City Council (WCC) and Greater Wellington Regional Council
(GWRC).
Specifically, I am seeking records for the years they were employed or
contracted, where their conflict of interest statements indicate or do not
indicate they are members of the Wellington Natural Heritage Trust (WNHT)
and/or noted any proposed or actual recusals from activities - especially
rural policy advice, design, leading, propagating, or requests lodged for
funding of these and other trusts to which they are trustees/board
members.
Please provide this information for as many years as records are
available. The individuals of interest:
Clive Anstey
For expediency's sake, we note that:
- the above person was hired by WCC for participation in the development
of the 2024 district plan regulations and responses to the public.
- the above person is a member of the Wellington Natural Heritage Trust.
- the WCC's LGOIMA page on its website states we are permitted to ask
about WCC organisations and contractors,
- the trusts the individual belongs to are already published either on
professional online resumes and/or the trusts themselves,
- the requests for funding for the WHNT from the environmental grant
funds, and by whom, are published on WCC's websites,
- documents containing the name of the individual showing activity within
the development of district planning as they were presented to
commissioners are also published by WCC
therefore conclude that the totality of the information requested is
already either in the public domain and not private information or within
your remit to make available.
We are especially concerned that a person with a demonstrable interest in
a private trust receiving funding from local government funded by rate
payers is participating in forming, defending rural design guidelines and
code.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
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Kia ora Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
Please see attached response to your request for information.
Kind Regards
Asha Harry
Official Information | Wellington City Council
E [1][email address] | W [2]Wellington.govt.nz
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From: Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
<[FOI #31510 email]>
Sent: 08 July 2025 07:59
To: BUS: Official Information <[Wellington City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Conflict of Interest statements
for Clive Anstey
[You don't often get email from
[FOI #31510 email]. Learn why this is
important at [7]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
To whom it may concern,
I am requesting copies of, or a summary of, the conflict of interest
statements submitted by the following employees and contractors of
Wellington City Council (WCC) and Greater Wellington Regional Council
(GWRC).
Specifically, I am seeking records for the years they were employed or
contracted, where their conflict of interest statements indicate or do not
indicate they are members of the Wellington Natural Heritage Trust (WNHT)
and/or noted any proposed or actual recusals from activities - especially
rural policy advice, design, leading, propagating, or requests lodged for
funding of these and other trusts to which they are trustees/board
members.
Please provide this information for as many years as records are
available. The individuals of interest:
Clive Anstey
For expediency's sake, we note that:
- the above person was hired by WCC for participation in the development
of the 2024 district plan regulations and responses to the public.
- the above person is a member of the Wellington Natural Heritage Trust.
- the WCC's LGOIMA page on its website states we are permitted to ask
about WCC organisations and contractors,
- the trusts the individual belongs to are already published either on
professional online resumes and/or the trusts themselves,
- the requests for funding for the WHNT from the environmental grant
funds, and by whom, are published on WCC's websites,
- documents containing the name of the individual showing activity within
the development of district planning as they were presented to
commissioners are also published by WCC
therefore conclude that the totality of the information requested is
already either in the public domain and not private information or within
your remit to make available.
We are especially concerned that a person with a demonstrable interest in
a private trust receiving funding from local government funded by rate
payers is participating in forming, defending rural design guidelines and
code.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
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From: Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
Dear BUS: Official Information,
Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.
However, from your response, I believe WCC's Planning Services and possibly other departments have not being forthcoming to you in order to prepare this response.
For one, Mr. Anstey has worked on other work with the planning service and council for over 20 years.
He example, to indicate scope and range of time involved, he was one of the two authors that collaborated on the 2000 Change 33 Rural Design Guide:
https://wellington.govt.nz/-/media/your-...
" I am also familiar with the Wellington landscape and have been involved in a
number of council projects over the past twenty years, notably the
council’s ‘Rural Design Guide’, the strategic management of the Outer
Green Belt, and the management of council reserves. "
https://wellington.govt.nz/-/media/your-...
He was a founding member of WNHT which started in 1999.
According to your website, Change 33 became operational in 2009.
Are you telling me that
a) WCC departments are not reporting back to you these engagements,
b) no manager requested a conflict of interest statement from him,
c) he didn't provide one,
d) or he did, but didn't expose his founding interest in a 100 hectare property in the very heart of the rural area he designed with what appears an outcome to suit their foundation's needs?
You probably can't answer any or all of those questions.
But maybe you can answer whether you will continue this request, now with more determination to get to the bottom of things, now that you have clear evidence that departments have not been forthcoming reporting his engagement over the past 20 years?
Yours sincerely,
Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
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Wellington City Council
Kia ora Wellington City (Brooklyn) Rate Payer
Thank you for your email.
I am consulting with our teams on your follow up questions in regards to
Clive Anstey.
I will be in touch soon.
Kind Regards
Asha Harry
Official Information | Wellington City Council
E [1][email address] | W [2]Wellington.govt.nz
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