JWS regional plans
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From: Dom C
Dear Bay of Plenty Regional Council,
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following
information:
1. The most recent joint witness statements (JWS) involving environmental
scientists or technical experts that discuss the setting or reviewing of
freshwater targets, limits, criteria, or thresholds,
2. These statements should relate to your most recent regional plan change
where such matters were addressed.
If no JWS exist, please confirm whether any expert conferencing or similar
collaborative evidence processes took place, and provide the relevant
outputs (e.g., conferencing reports, summary statements, or meeting
notes).
Please provide the documents in digital format.
If any part of this request is likely to require substantial collation or
processing, I am happy to refine it in consultation with you.
Yours faithfully,
Dom C
From: Web Info Requests
Dear Dom,
RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR INFORMATION REQUEST FLOW-655
Thank you for your request for information dated 16th August 2025 which was received by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Council) on 18th August 2025.
Your request for information is being considered as a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
We will make a decision on your request and communicate this decision to you as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than 15th September 2025 which is 20 working days after the day on which we received your request as per section 13(1) LGOIMA. We will then make available any information we decide to release to you without undue delay.
We are entitled to charge for a request for information if we consider it is reasonable to do so. If we decide to charge you for the information requested then we are not obligated to release the information to you if you do not agree to pay the charge.
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Ngā Mihi │ Kind regards,
Carol Flynn
Information Advisor
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana
P: 0800 884 880 DD: 0800 884 881 x8999
E: [email address]
W: www.boprc.govt.nz
A: PO Box 364, Whakatāne 3158, New Zealand
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Thriving together – mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata
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From: Rob Donald
Hi Dom C. - could I have some clarification on your request please. You have asked for the "most recent joint witness statements (JWS) ....", could you advise what you mean by most recent? I ask because our Freshwater NPS policy process has not reached a stage where Joint Witness Statements would be required, however there may have been JWS processes in freshwater policy development prior to the introduction of the Freshwater NPS in 2011.
Regards
Rob Donald
Science Manager
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana
P: 0800 884 880 DD: 0800 884 881 x9441
E: [email address]
M: 021 869 441 W: www.boprc.govt.nz
A: PO Box 364, Whakatane 3158, New Zealand
Thriving together - mo te taiao, mo nga tangata
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From: Rob Donald
Dear Dom C.
RE: Local Government Official Information Request – Notification of
Decision - LGOIMA Reference 655
We refer to your Request for information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) regarding Freshwater
Joint Witness Statements (JWS) which was received by the Bay of Plenty
Regional Council (Council) on 16 August 2025 and acknowledged by Council
on 17 August 2025 (Request).
Council has now made a decision on your Request.
Council has decided to provide the following information:
Councils NPSFM process has not reached the stage where joint witness
statements, expert conferencing or similar collaborative evidence
processes have been necessary.
Please note that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the
Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman’s Office can be
contacted by calling 0800 802 602, emailing
[1][email address] or online at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Council website. If we do
this, we will not publish the requester’s personal or contact details.
Please contact us if you have any concerns.
If you contact the Council about this Request, please quote the BOPRC
reference number above.
Yours faithfully
Rob Donald
Science Manager
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana
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P: 0800 884 880 DD: 0800 884 881 x9441
E: [3][email address]
M: 021 869 441 W: [4]www.boprc.govt.nz
A: PO Box 364, Whakatâne 3158, New Zealand
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Thriving together – mô te taiao, mô ngâ tângata
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From: Dom C
Dear Rob Donald,
As my original request wasn’t limited to post NPSFM plan changes, could I please attain any relevant JWS related to the setting of the current targets, limits or criteria for freshwater ecosystems and water quality including those established prior to the NPSFM.
Yours sincerely,
Dom C
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