Kia Ora

 

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We’ve reviewed the scope of your request and, as currently framed, it is
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Ngā mihi,

The Privacy & Official Information team

Auckland Council

 

 

 

From: East Skate Club <[FOI #33155 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 6 December 2025 11:06 am
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Communications From Member George
Wood Regarding Skateparks

 

 

Kia ora,

Please treat this as a request for official information under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

I request the release of all communications, records, and documents
authored, received, forwarded, or held by Local Board Member George Wood,
that relate to skateparks or wheeled recreation facilities within the
Devonport–Takapuna Local Board area.

This request includes, but is not limited to:

1. All emails, attachments, and internal correspondence

between George Wood and:

Auckland Council staff

other Local Board members

governing body members

external stakeholders

community groups or residents

…where the subject matter relates to skateparks, wheeled recreation, youth
recreation, or Woodall Park.

2. All text messages, phone logs, Teams/Zoom chats, or messaging app
records

on Council-managed devices or accounts.

3. Any briefing notes, memos, reports, or informal communications

prepared for or by George Wood that concern skateparks or wheeled
recreation in:

Woodall Park

Devonport

Bayswater

Belmont

Takapuna

Milford

or any other reserve in the D-T area

4. Communications relating to the September 2025 decision (DT/2025/191)

including any attempts to influence staff interpretation of the Woodall
Park Reserve Management Plan.

5. Communications relating to the Notice of Motion dated 19 November 2025,

including drafts, advice sought, advice received, stakeholder discussions,
and correspondence with community members.

Timeframe Sought

Please include documents generated from 1 January 2023 to the present.

Format

I request that the information be provided in electronic form, with emails
supplied in .PDF or .MSG format where possible, and text/Teams messages
supplied as screenshots or transcripts.

Withholding grounds

If any information is withheld, please identify the specific section(s) of
the LGOIMA relied upon and explain how the withholding grounds apply.

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Kia ora

Thank you for your request for information

 

I have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

LGOIMA requires us to provide you with information no later than 20
working days after receiving your request. Your request will take longer
than usual. This is because the days commencing 20 December and ending 10
January are not counted as working days. This is explained in section 2(1)
of LGOIMA and at the Ombudsman's website
[1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. This
will be by 03/02/2026

If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Joanne Kearney
via [2][Auckland Council request email] quoting reference above

 

Ngā mihi,

The Privacy and LGOIMA team

Auckland Council

 

 

From: East Skate Club <[FOI #33155 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 16 December 2025 1:54 am
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Communications From Member
George Wood Regarding Skateparks

 

Dear Official Information,
I would like timeframe to include over the last 12 months with the keyword
being skatepark and or skate park. Please include with members of the
public, consultants, staff and anyone that includes the word "skate or
skatepark for previous 12 months

Yours sincerely,

East Skate Club

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