Kia ora Maddison

Thank you for your information request.  This email is to formally advise
that pursuant to Section 13 of the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA), Council are required to consider your
request and advise as soon as practicable, and no later than 20 working
days after the receipt of this request, as to its decision to release (or
otherwise) the requested information. We will come back to you at our
earliest opportunity.

Kind regards

Karalyn Reid  AdvDipFineArts(Writing) | Committee Secretary & PA to the
Mayor
Waimate District Council | 125 Queen Street | PO Box 122 | Waimate 7960 |
New Zealand
DDI: +64 3 689 0038 [1][email address] |
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-----Original Message-----

From: Maddison Plumridge
<[3][FOI #31718 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 1:40 PM

To: Council <[4][Waimate District Council request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Penguins in council plans

 

Dear Waimate District Council,

 

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act
(OIA) / Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA):

 

Does council agree penguins exist on beaches in their area?

Does council agree penguins are adversely affected?

Have they got plan objectives concerning them? (biodiversity, fauna) or
similar?

Have they got plan policies concerning them? (biodiversity, fauna) or
similar?

Have they got plan rules concerning them? (biodiversity, fauna) or
similar?

If not rules, do they have other methods concerning them?

If any of the above plan matters apply, is it monitoring them?

Has it acted on monitoring?

Are there dog control bylaws over beach areas?

 

If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as
possible.

I understand that a decision on a request for information under the
[OIA/LGOIMA] should be made within 20 working days of receiving that
request.

 

Yours faithfully,

Maddison Plumridge.

 

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Good afternoon Maddison

Thank you for your information request relating to penguins in council
plans, received on 23 July.

We have responded to your questions below in red.

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review our
decision. The Ombudsman can be contacted at P.O. Box 10152, Wellington
6143 or Freephone 0800 802 602, or at
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.  

Kind regards

Karalyn Reid  AdvDipFineArts(Writing) | Committee Secretary & PA to the
Mayor
Waimate District Council | 125 Queen Street | PO Box 122 | Waimate 7960 |
New Zealand
DDI: +64 3 689 0038 [2][email address] |
[3]www.waimatedc.govt.nz

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Maddison Plumridge
<[4][FOI #31718 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 1:40 PM

To: Council <[5][Waimate District Council request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Penguins in council plans

 

Dear Waimate District Council,

 

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act
(OIA) / Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA):

 

Does council agree penguins exist on beaches in their area? Council holds
no specific records on penguins in the district. We note that publicly
available information (e.g. Inaturalist) does not indicate any colonies in
Waimate District, but our biodiversity officer notes that penguins may be
transient users of the coastline.

Does council agree penguins are adversely affected? We are unsure what you
mean by adversely affected, and note that a LGOIMA request cannot require
a council to generate information or require council to form an opinion. 

Have they got plan objectives concerning them? (biodiversity, fauna) or
similar? (see below)

Have they got plan policies concerning them? (biodiversity, fauna) or
similar? (see below)

Have they got plan rules concerning them? (biodiversity, fauna) or
similar? (see below)

If not rules, do they have other methods concerning them?

For the above four questions, Council has objectives, policies and rules
which relate to biodiversity. The relevant matters can be found in Section
4 (Rural) of the Waimate District Plan, which is available here.
[6]District Plan - Waimate District Council

If any of the above plan matters apply, is it monitoring them? Has it
acted on monitoring? Council monitors the plan and the exercise of
resource consents under the plan. As we have no specific records
concerning penguins and no specific plan matters concerning penguins,
Council has no relevant records available to respond to this question. We
note that Environment Canterbury, given its role to manage the coastal
marine area may have relevant records which relate to the Waimate
District.

Are there dog control bylaws over beach areas? Waimate District Council’s
dog control bylaw is part of the Consolidated Bylaw. Information on dogs
in the district, including a link to the bylaw is available online here
[7]Dogs - Waimate District Council. Compliance is required with the bylaw
across the district. If you are interested in areas where dogs are
prohibited, these areas can be found in Appendix 3 of the bylaw.

 

If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as
possible.

I understand that a decision on a request for information under the
[OIA/LGOIMA] should be made within 20 working days of receiving that
request.

 

Yours faithfully,

Maddison Plumridge.

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

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requests to Waimate District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:

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page.

 

 

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