Ref:000175
11 August 2025
Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc
[FYI request #31886 email]
To whom it may concern
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST FOR request for details on Staff Member.
I refer to your official information request dated 4 August 2025.
Part of the information you have requested is enclosed.
1./ Has Pauline Welch moved to another role within Ruapehu District Council? No
2./ Has Pauline Welch left Council employment? Yes
3./ If she has left the organisation, was her departure due to a resignation, or was it the result of
disciplinary action or another process? Pauline resigned.
However, we have decided to refuse your request for information which relates to:
4./ If applicable, please provide the reason(s) for her departure, including any documentation or
summary relating to the conclusion of her employment (with appropriate consideration for privacy
and confidentiality under LGOIMA provisions).
5./ Was any accommodation supplement or housing provision included as part of Pauline Welch’s
employment contract? No.
The information you are requesting is being withheld under section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA, to protect
the privacy of a natural person.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours Sincerely
Lyn Hura
EXECUTIVE MANAGER PEOPLE, CAPABILITY AND SAFETY lh : dt