Funding for Diwali event between 2017 and 2025
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From: Mohan Dutta
Kia Ora Palmerston North City Council,
1. Kindly supply how much funding has been awarded to the Diwali event between 2017 and 2025.
2. Kindly supply the details of how the Diwali event is designed, run and managed.
3. Kindly supply the minutes of the meetings to discuss the Diwali event between 2017 and 2025,
4. Is there a community advisory group that guides the council on the event? Who sits on the community advisory group? What organizations are represented on the community advisory group? How is the composition of the advisory group decided?
5. Has the Council received complaints about caste discrimination and racism around the Diwali event?
6. What are the restrictions related to food trucks for the Diwali event? How are these restrictions decided? Has the Council received feedback about the discriminatory nature of these restrictions? How does it respond to such feedback or complaints? If there have been complaints raised, how has the Council addressed them?
7. What is the Council's position on funding other religious events from the South Asian communities?
Ngā mihi nui,
Mohan Dutta
From: LGOIMA Requests
Palmerston North City Council
Kia ora Mohan
We have received your official information request
We received your request on 3/9/2025 for information on Diwali events between 2017 and 2025.
We will do our best to respond to your request as soon as possible and no later than 1/10/2025. If we aren’t able to respond to your request within this 20 working day period, we will let you know.
We are working on your request
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by emailing [Palmerston North City Council request email]. Your reference number is LGOIMA SRC0326126
Ngā mihi
Merle Lavin
Governance Support Officer
Official Information Team
Legal Services
Palmerston North City Council
Te Marae o Hine − 32 The Square
Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442
06 356 8199
pncc.govt.nz
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From: Mohan Dutta <[FYI request #32213 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2025 2:23 pm
To: LGOIMA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Funding for Diwali event between 2017 and 2025
Kia Ora Palmerston North City Council,
1. Kindly supply how much funding has been awarded to the Diwali event between 2017 and 2025.
2. Kindly supply the details of how the Diwali event is designed, run and managed.
3. Kindly supply the minutes of the meetings to discuss the Diwali event between 2017 and 2025, 4. Is there a community advisory group that guides the council on the event? Who sits on the community advisory group? What organizations are represented on the community advisory group? How is the composition of the advisory group decided?
5. Has the Council received complaints about caste discrimination and racism around the Diwali event?
6. What are the restrictions related to food trucks for the Diwali event? How are these restrictions decided? Has the Council received feedback about the discriminatory nature of these restrictions? How does it respond to such feedback or complaints? If there have been complaints raised, how has the Council addressed them?
7. What is the Council's position on funding other religious events from the South Asian communities?
Ngā mihi nui,
Mohan Dutta
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Palmerston North City Council
Kia ora Mohan
Our response to your official information requested is attached.
Ngā mihi,
Douglas Collis
Legal Officer
Āpiha Ture
Official Information Team
Legal Services
Palmerston North City Council
[1][IMG] Te Marae o Hine − 32 The Square
Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442
06 356 8199
[2]pncc.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: LGOIMA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2025 3:29 pm
To: [FOI #32213 email]
Subject: LGOIMA SRC0326126 - Official Information request - Funding for
Diwali event between 2017 and 2025
Kia ora Mohan
We have received your official information request We received your
request on 3/9/2025 for information on Diwali events between 2017 and
2025.
We will do our best to respond to your request as soon as possible and no
later than 1/10/2025. If we aren’t able to respond to your request within
this 20 working day period, we will let you know.
We are working on your request
We are currently gathering any information we hold that relates to your
request. If we need to clarify anything, we'll get in touch with you.
On some occasions we need to charge for the cost of labour and materials
involved in making information available, or for making information
available urgently. If a charge is required, we will let you know before
your request is processed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by emailing
[3][Palmerston North City Council request email]. Your reference number is LGOIMA SRC0326126
Ngā mihi
Merle Lavin
Governance Support Officer
Official Information Team
Legal Services
Palmerston North City Council
Te Marae o Hine − 32 The Square
Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442
06 356 8199
pncc.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Mohan Dutta <[4][FOI #32213 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2025 2:23 pm
To: LGOIMA Requests <[5][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Funding for Diwali event between
2017 and 2025
Kia Ora Palmerston North City Council,
1. Kindly supply how much funding has been awarded to the Diwali event
between 2017 and 2025.
2. Kindly supply the details of how the Diwali event is designed, run and
managed.
3. Kindly supply the minutes of the meetings to discuss the Diwali event
between 2017 and 2025, 4. Is there a community advisory group that guides
the council on the event? Who sits on the community advisory group? What
organizations are represented on the community advisory group? How is the
composition of the advisory group decided?
5. Has the Council received complaints about caste discrimination and
racism around the Diwali event?
6. What are the restrictions related to food trucks for the Diwali event?
How are these restrictions decided? Has the Council received feedback
about the discriminatory nature of these restrictions? How does it respond
to such feedback or complaints? If there have been complaints raised, how
has the Council addressed them?
7. What is the Council's position on funding other religious events from
the South Asian communities?
Ngā mihi nui,
Mohan Dutta
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Kia ora Mohan
I refer to your official information request (our ref: SRC0326126)
received on 3 September 2025 for the following information:
1. Kindly supply how much funding has been awarded to the Diwali event
between 2017 and 2025.
2. Kindly supply the details of how the Diwali event is designed, run and
managed.
3. Kindly supply the minutes of the meetings to discuss the Diwali event
between 2017 and 2025.
4. Is there a community advisory group that guides the council on the
event?
5. Who sits on the community advisory group?
6. What organizations are represented on the community advisory group?
7. How is the composition of the advisory group decided?
8. Has the Council received complaints about caste discrimination and
racism around the Diwali event?
9. What are the restrictions related to food trucks for the Diwali event?
10. How are these restrictions decided?
11. Has the Council received feedback about the discriminatory nature of
these restrictions?
12. How does it respond to such feedback or complaints?
13. If there have been complaints raised, how has the Council addressed
them?
14. What is the Council's position on funding other religious events from
the South Asian communities?
We provided you with a response to question 1-2 and 4-14 on 1 October 2025
but required an extension of time to collate the information for question
3.
Our response
The information requested is attached.
Decision to withhold some information requested:
We have withheld a report. The section/s relied on to withhold the
information refers to the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Privacy – names, cell phone numbers and health information of individuals
We have withheld names, cell phone numbers and health information about
individuals in accordance with section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). Section 7(2)(a) of
the LGOIMA provides that there is a good reason for withholding official
information when the withholding of information is necessary to protect
the privacy of natural persons. The release of this information would
disclose the names, cell phone numbers and health information of
individuals which is their private affairs. We have considered the public
interest in releasing this information, however we consider the privacy of
individuals outweighs the public interest in this instance.
Third party commercial – pricing and quotes from third-party suppliers
We have withheld pricing and quotes of third-party suppliers under section
7(2)(b)(ii) of the LGOIMA. Section 7(2)(b)(ii) of the LGOIMA provides that
there is a good reason for withholding official information when the
withholding of information is necessary to protect information where the
making available of the information would be likely to unreasonably
prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it or who is
the subject of the information. The information would disclose
quotes/estimates and pricing information of third-party suppliers which is
not publicly available. We have considered the public interest in this
decision and consider it does not outweigh the commercial prejudice to
these suppliers if released.
We have also withheld a link which is outside the scope of your request
and noted in the attached information.
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
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Douglas Collis
Legal Officer
Āpiha Ture
Official Information Team
Legal Services
Palmerston North City Council
[2][IMG] Te Marae o Hine − 32 The Square
Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442
06 356 8199
[3]pncc.govt.nz
From: LGOIMA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 11:57 am
To: [FOI #32213 email]
Subject: FW: LGOIMA SRC0326126 - Official Information request - Funding
for Diwali event between 2017 and 2025
Kia ora Mohan
Our response to your official information requested is attached.
Ngā mihi,
Douglas Collis
Legal Officer
Āpiha Ture
Official Information Team
Legal Services
Palmerston North City Council
[4][IMG] Te Marae o Hine − 32 The Square
Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442
06 356 8199
[5]pncc.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: LGOIMA Requests <[6][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2025 3:29 pm
To: [7][FOI #32213 email]
Subject: LGOIMA SRC0326126 - Official Information request - Funding for
Diwali event between 2017 and 2025
Kia ora Mohan
We have received your official information request We received your
request on 3/9/2025 for information on Diwali events between 2017 and
2025.
We will do our best to respond to your request as soon as possible and no
later than 1/10/2025. If we aren’t able to respond to your request within
this 20 working day period, we will let you know.
We are working on your request
We are currently gathering any information we hold that relates to your
request. If we need to clarify anything, we'll get in touch with you.
On some occasions we need to charge for the cost of labour and materials
involved in making information available, or for making information
available urgently. If a charge is required, we will let you know before
your request is processed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by emailing
[8][Palmerston North City Council request email]. Your reference number is LGOIMA SRC0326126
Ngā mihi
Merle Lavin
Governance Support Officer
Official Information Team
Legal Services
Palmerston North City Council
Te Marae o Hine − 32 The Square
Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442
06 356 8199
pncc.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Mohan Dutta <[9][FOI #32213 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2025 2:23 pm
To: LGOIMA Requests <[10][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Funding for Diwali event between
2017 and 2025
Kia Ora Palmerston North City Council,
1. Kindly supply how much funding has been awarded to the Diwali event
between 2017 and 2025.
2. Kindly supply the details of how the Diwali event is designed, run and
managed.
3. Kindly supply the minutes of the meetings to discuss the Diwali event
between 2017 and 2025, 4. Is there a community advisory group that guides
the council on the event? Who sits on the community advisory group? What
organizations are represented on the community advisory group? How is the
composition of the advisory group decided?
5. Has the Council received complaints about caste discrimination and
racism around the Diwali event?
6. What are the restrictions related to food trucks for the Diwali event?
How are these restrictions decided? Has the Council received feedback
about the discriminatory nature of these restrictions? How does it respond
to such feedback or complaints? If there have been complaints raised, how
has the Council addressed them?
7. What is the Council's position on funding other religious events from
the South Asian communities?
Ngā mihi nui,
Mohan Dutta
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