25 August 2025
File ref: IRC-8814
Guy Nunns
[FYI request #31794 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Nunns
Thank you for your email of 28 July 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council (the Council),
requesting the following information:
1. What was the occupancy rate of the Tākina Convention Centre for the most recent financial
year? (Please include monthly or quarterly breakdowns if available.)
2. What criteria or definition does the Council or its relevant subsidiaries use to determine when
occupancy is considered “achieved” at the Tākina Convention Centre? (E.g., is occupancy
based on number of days booked, square metres used, event attendance, or revenue
thresholds?)
3. What total revenue was generated from bookings, lettings, and associated services at the
Tākina Convention Centre during the same financial year? (Please break this down by event
type or revenue stream, if available—e.g., conferences, exhibitions, catering, room hire.)
4. What were the original occupancy and revenue projections or forecasts for the Tākina
Convention Centre as outlined in its business case, financial model, or pre-construction planning
documents? (Please include any comparisons between forecast and actual figures, if these have
been prepared internally.)
Your request is being considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
(LGOIMA).
This letter 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
8 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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you require further information, please contact
[Wellington City Council request email].
Nāku noa, nā
Chelsea McHugh
Senior Advisor Official Information
Risk & Assurance Team
Wellington City Council