08 December 2025
Official Information Request No.8140017390
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
ScootaBrad
By email –
[FYI request #32358 email]>
Tēnā koe ScootaBrad
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA)
Re: Auckland Skatepark Renewal
Thank you for your request dated
23 September 2025, for information about Skateparks in
Auckland.
Please provide a list of all skatepark renewal, refurbishment, or upgrade projects
funded or delivered by Auckland Council (including by Local Boards) from 1 January
2015 to today.
For each project, please include:
Project name and location (park/reserve + suburb)
Type of work (e.g., resurfacing, equipment replacement, concrete re-pour, extension,
lighting, etc.)
Start and completion dates
Total cost (broken down by design, build, contingency, professional services if
available)
Funding source (renewals budget, LDI capex, Fix & Finish, other)
Which team or Local Board managed the work
Contractor(s) used (including specialist skatepark builders if any)
Which procurement pathway was used for each (open tender, panel, direct
award/waiver, design–build, etc.)?
Evaluation criteria or weighting (if available) that guided contractor selection.
If a project was not competitively tendered, please provide the procurement waiver or
decision memo.
Any post-completion evaluation or audit reports (including safety audits or “lessons
learned” memos).
Any records showing:
community engagement or consultation (e.g., “Have Your Say” pages, concept plans),
number of defects, warranty claims, or resurfacing due to poor quality.
I also refer to our communications refining your request on 7 October 2025, to the following:
Please provide the details on procurement for these projects for the last 2 years, as
well as upcoming on the next 3 years, please include:
Procurement Details:
1. How was the contractor selected?
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2. Did this go out to public consultation/have your say?
3. What triggered the renewal to get done?
4. Was there any additions added to these renewals, and if so, was the public/users
given the opportunity to provide feedback?
Please find attached a list of the skate and wheeled play projects managed by the Parks and
Community Facilities department including their budgets, any consultation undertaken, and
triggers for renewal projects
1. The procurement pathway used for each project (open tender, panel,
direct award/waiver, design–build, etc.)
2. Evaluation criteria or weighting (if available) that guided contractor
selection
3. If a project was not competitively tendered, the procurement waiver or
decision memo
We have liaised with our Procurement team who would usually manage the information related
to the above part of your request.
Our Procurement information is not held in our systems in a way where it can be easily
attributed to projects and extracted according to the level of detail being requested.
The projects listed would require manually checking individual Project records, reviewing the
information and confirming the procurement process and what documentation exists for each
of those projects.
This would take an estimate of 24 hours to find all the projects noted. We have however noted
which projects have not yet commenced procurement as they are stil prior to construction.
We are refusing your request at this stage in accordance with
Section 17 (f) of Local
Government Official Information Act, where your request cannot be met without substantial
collation or research.
Please note we may also impose a charge for the information, should you consider this
option, we can provide further details on our charging policy.
The decision by Auckland Council to release the information contained in this part of response
was made by
Julie Pickering, Acting General Manager Parks and Community Facilities
and Dave Colquhoun, General Manager Procurement Services
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any questions please contact m
e at [email address] or
contact me on 09 301 0101, quoting LGOIMA No. 8140017390.
Ngā mihi
Elaine Tunai-Po
Privacy & Official Information Business Partner
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
Customer Experience and Digital Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
