Kia ora Dom,
  

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 6 August
2025. 

 
You have requested: 

 

 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.  

(These statements should relate to your most recent district plan change
where such matters were addressed.) Please provide the documents in
digital format.

 

 2. 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).
 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in
any event, no later than 12 September 2025, being 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond by then, we
will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. For requests that are
likely to involve substantial collation and/or research, there may be a
charge for staff time. However, if this is the case, we will advise you
before we process your request, giving you the opportunity to decide
whether to proceed with the request.  

 

Your request is being handled by the Legal team. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact the team at
[1][email address]. If any additional factors relevant to your
request come to light, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these
can be considered. 

Yours sincerely,
Legal Services Officer

 

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LGOIMA
LGOIMA Requests
Call  +64 3 543 8400   |   [2][Tasman District Council request email]
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