18 March 2026
Leigh Sutton
Via email –
[FYI request #33227 email]
Tēnā koe Leigh,
Response to LGOIMA Request – Contracting by Agite Consulting Ltd to Chatham Islands
Council
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) regarding the engagement of Agite by the Chatham
Islands Council.
Council has considered your request and provides the fol owing information in response
to the questions raised.
1) Information about the appointment of Agite, including:
a) Recommendations, references or communications from third parties
Based on the information held by Council, no recommendations, references, or
communications from third parties relating to the appointment of Agite were
received.
b) Correspondence between the CEO and other parties
This part of the request is currently too broad to identify the specific information
sought. Could you please provide further detail regarding the parties involved,
subject matter, or timeframe so that Council can undertake a more targeted
search?
c) Records of the tendering process and any Requests for Proposal (RFP) or similar
requests
Council did not undertake a formal tendering process or issue a Request for
Proposal for this engagement. Agite provided Council with a scope of services for
the work undertaken.
2) Reports or other communications received from Agite in support of the contract for
engagement
Council has searched the former Chief Executive’s email records and is providing the
documents located that fal within the scope of this request.
3) Internal approval records at Council to requisition the engagement of Agite for each
piece of work
Council has searched the former Chief Executive’s email records and is providing the
documents located that relate to the approval of this engagement.
4) Records of the services provided by Agite and the amounts charged for those
services Please find attached a list of the invoices relating to the services provided by Agite.
5) Any Council internal reports evaluating the work undertaken by Agite
Council is not aware of any internal evaluation reports relating to the work undertaken
by Agite.
6) Any LGOIMA requests received from other parties about Agite and the Chatham
Islands Council, and the responses to those requests Council has received one expression of interest relating to the subject matter of this
request. No other formal LGOIMA responses have been issued to date.
If you have any questions or require clarification regarding the information provided,
please feel free to contact us.
You also have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the
Office of the Ombudsman
under section 27(3) of the LGOIMA.
Nāku noa, nā
Bob Penter
Interim Chief Executive
Attachment
1. Spreadsheet of invoiced costs from Agite
Appendix 1
Island
30 year
Deal
Strategy
Shipping
Restructure
GR
ECAN
Total
29/02/2024
1932
1932
1932
5796
28/03/2024
4624
4624
4624
2393
4624
20887
30/04/2024
6293
6293
6293
3630
6293
28801
4/06/2024
15750
3675
5115
11256
35796
1/07/2024
5000
2963
6180
11900
26043
31/07/2024
21212
5115
1868
28195
1/08/2024
5481
5481
1/10/2024
1570
1570
1/10/2024
3570
4804
3491
11865
26/08/2024
7206
4778
13283
25266
28/08/2024
5148
5148
31/10/2024
6463
2441
16118
25022
31/10/2024
3940
3940
29/11/2024
10332
23100
33432
29/11/2024
3792
3792
20/12/2024
1714
16929
18643
20/12/2024
2867
2867
31/01/2025
2951
12761
15712
31/01/2025
4004
4004
31/01/2025
1722
1722
27/02/2025
7829
9498
17327
31/03/2025
14735
14735
31/03/2025
2580
2580
30/05/2025
4850
4850
30/04/2025
2323
2323
30/05/2025
8597
8597
30/05/2025
1071
1071
30/06/2025
6887
6887
Total PAID
75000
90163
14591
0 143164
39432 362350
30/05/2025
8867
8867
30/05/2025
3271
3271
30/06/2025
2531
2531
Total Invoiced
104831
377019
Number of hours worked not evident on invoices
