District Plan Committee Meeting 29 February 2024
Craig Innes made this Official Information request to Hutt City Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Craig Innes
Tena koe,
Please supply a full copy of the video recording of the District Plan Committee for 29 February 2024.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes
From: Information Requests
Hutt City Council
Tçnâ koe Craig,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND
MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RESPONSE
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 4 September 2025, for a copy of the video recording of the District
Plan Committee meeting held on 29 February 2024. Please accept our
apologies for the delay in acknowledging your request.
In response to your request, the recording of the meeting is publicly
available on YouTube and can be accessed via the following link:
o 29 February 2024 – District Plan Committee: [1]District Plan Review
Committee 29 February 2024
Accordingly, we are refusing your request under section 17(d) of the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, as the information
is publicly available.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this response. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
[2]Office of the Ombudsman - Complaints, or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response to your information request may be
published on Hutt City Council’s website: [3]Proactive releases - Hutt
City Council.
Ngâ mihi nui,
Rebekah van der Splinter
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010
P: 04 570 6666 | W: [4]www.huttcity.govt.nz
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From: Craig Innes
Tena koe,
I have found the reply to my request to be quite disingenuous.
As it is worded, it appears that I have asked for access to a video that was publicly available. This was not the case. The video had been publicly available, but was, by the time that I requested it, removed from Youtube. The video was only restored on Sep 8, 2025 after I requested access to it.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes
From: Information Requests
Hutt City Council
Tēnā koe Craig,
Thank you for your further email.
The recordings that you had requested were previously available via
FaceBook but as you noted, were moved recently to YouTube to support
accessibility.
Section 17(d) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 states that the information requested is or will soon be publicly
available. In this instance, the appropriate ground had been applied.
If you have concerns with the way in which Council has managed your
request or with the response you have received, you may wish to make a
complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman. You can find contact details for
the Ombudsman at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand
Ngā mihi nui,
Rebekah van der Splinter
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010
P: 04 570 6666 | W: [2]www.huttcity.govt.nz
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From: Craig Innes
Tena koe,
Both the Facebook and Youtube Hutt City Council videos were checked prior to making the request. Neither video were found on Facebook prior to the request.
The two videos concerned are relevant to a complaint lodged with the Ombudsman and copies of the videos were required to assist the witnesses to the meetings.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes.
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