Dear Emillia,

RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR INFORMATION REQUEST FLOW-653

Thank you for your request for information dated 17th 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.

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

Ngā Mihi │ Kind regards,

Carol
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

MY HOURS OF BUSINESS ARE 6:00AM – 2.30PM

Thriving together – mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata

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Dear Emilia

 

RE: Local Government Official Information Request - LGOIMA Reference 653

 

We refer to your Request for information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) regarding CCTV and
ANPR Cameras which was received by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council
(Council) on 17 August 2025 and acknowledged by Council on 18 August 2025.

 

Council responds to your request as follows:

 

 1. A list of all public facing CCTV cameras owned OR operated by BOPRC
and any Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs).

 

The public facing CCTV cameras owned or operated by BOPRC are:

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Location |Purpose |
|------------------------------+-----------------------------------------|
|Mast of BOPRC Whakatāne Office|Used for river monitoring |
|(5 Quay St) | |
|------------------------------+-----------------------------------------|
|Kaituna river mouth |Used for a live feed available online for|
| |the community and boat skippers to be |
| |able to assess the bar conditions |
| | |
| |  |
|------------------------------+-----------------------------------------|
|Pāpāmoa Hills carpark (mounted|Used for security of park visitors |
|on toilet) | |
|------------------------------+-----------------------------------------|
|Lake Ōkataina boat ramp |Used for monitoring the biosecurity gate |
| |at the boat ramp for biosecurity and |
| |security purposes |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Council is refusing your request for GPS co-ordinates and camera brand and
type for the above cameras for the following reasons under LGOIMA:

 a. Section (6)(c): The making available of that information would be
likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law.
 b. The withholding of the information is necessary to:

i. protect the privacy of natural persons - section 7(2)(a)
ii. avoid prejudice to measures protecting the health and safety of
members of the public - section 7(2)(d)
iii. avoid prejudice to measures that prevent or mitigate material
loss to members of the public – section 7(2)(e)
iv. prevent the disclosure or use of official information for
improper gain or improper advantage - section 7(2)(j)

and these reasons are not outweighed by any public interest considerations
that would render it desirable to make this information available.

 

To my knowledge (following consultation with relevant BOPRC staff), none
of BOPRC’s CCOs own or operate public facing CCTV cameras. 

 

 2. A list of all cameras used for Automatic Number Plate Recognition
(ANPR) operated by BOPRC.

BOPRC does not own or operate any cameras used for automatic number plate
recognition.

 

 3. A list of all cameras used for traffic enforcement e.g. red light,
point-to-point and standalone speed cameras operated by BOPRC.

BOPRC does not own or operate any cameras used for traffic enforcement.

 

 4. For each camera identified by requests 1-3, please include the
following:

- The GPS coordinates

- A description of the general location and purpose (nearest intersection
or point of interest)

- Brand and type of camera (e.g. Axis PTZ 360).

Please refer to our responses to your requests 1-3 above.

 

 5. If possible, could you please indicate in your written response what
kinds of traffic enforcement are currently undertaken using the
cameras identified in the requests above and whether there are current
or future plans to broaden the kinds of enforcement activities
undertaken using said cameras.

BOPRC does not undertake any traffic enforcement activities and there are
no future plans to use existing cameras for this purpose.

 

 

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,

 

Rebecca Immink
Corporate Assets & Data Manager
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana

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P: 0800 884 880 DD: 0800 884 881
E: [3][email address]
M: +64 27 562 5693 W: [4]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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4. http://www.boprc.govt.nz/