
29 July 2025
Brendon Mil s
[FYI request #31688 email]
Dear Brendon
Thank you for your Official Information Act (OIA) request, received on 22 July 2025.
You requested:
In light of your recent comments of council spending, I would like to know if you
and your government has an agenda to defund parks, libraries, hal s, pools and
force councils to sel of their pensioner flats?
In my view, it would have been necessary under section 14 of the OIA to transfer your
request as the information requested is more closely connected to the functions of the
Minister of Local Government. However, I am aware that you have already made your
request to the Minister of Local Government and therefore we have not transferred it. I
have no additional information available that is not already covered by the Minister of
Local Government.
This reply addresses the information you requested. Under section 28(3) of the OIA,
you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this
request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Hon Nicola Wil is
Minister of Finance