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Kia ora Mrs Thomas

 

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From: Mrs J Thomas <[1][FOI #32642 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 October 2025 11:17 am
To: MDC <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - LGOIMA request – Road maintenance
or funding on the Wairau–Hanmer Springs Hydro Road (Rainbow Road)

 

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Dear Marlborough District Council,

I am requesting information about any involvement by the Council in
maintaining or funding the Wairau–Hanmer Springs Hydro Road (Rainbow
Road).
Please provide:
1 Any funding, maintenance, or emergency works undertaken or contributed
to by the Council on this road between 2015 and 2025.
2 Any agreements, correspondence, or cost-sharing arrangements with
Rainbow Station Ltd, Transpower NZ Ltd, or the Department of Conservation
relating to access or upkeep of this road.
3 Any internal Council reports, memos, or meeting minutes that discuss
responsibility for the upkeep of the Wairau–Hanmer Springs Hydro Road or
Rainbow Road.
I am making this request under the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987.
Yours faithfully,

Mrs J Thomas

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Dear Mrs Thomas
 
I refer to your email of 23 October and indicate as follows:
 

* Council maintains Rainbow Road from SH63 to the Rainbow ski field
turnoff. Beyond that point Council has not provided any maintenance,
funding or emergency works.

 

* The indication from NZTA is that for general maintenance and
operations of Rainbow Road maintained by Council between the period
2015 to October 2025 the amount is $591,513.89

 

* Set out below copy of minute P16/17.172 from the Assets and Services
Committee 24 November 2016 meeting.

 
 
This completes the request based on the information available within
Council.
 
Should you wish to query this response, please reply to
[1][email address], or if you wish to contact the Office of the
Ombudsman, you may do that via [2][email address].
 
 
Tony Quirk
District Secretary
 
Phone:   03 520 7400 | DDI:  03 520 7429
15 Seymour Street, PO Box 443
Blenheim 7240, New Zealand
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