Kia Ora,

 

Thank you for your email.

We will respond to you as soon as possible.  Please note if you are
emailing outside of business hours we will not respond until the next
business day.  

 

Business hours are: 8am – 5pm Monday – Friday.

 

If the matter is urgent, please contact us on 07 376 0899 or 0800 ASK TDC
(0800 275 832).  This number is 24/7.

 

Nāku ngā mihi, nā
Customer Services

Taupō District Council • 30 Tongariro Street, Taupō 3330

Private Bag 2005 • Taupō Mail Centre • Taupō 3352 • New Zealand

T +64 7 376 0899  E [1][Taupo District Council request email]

Follow us on [2]Facebook 

[3]www.taupo.govt.nz

 

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[Taupo District Council request email]
2. http://www.facebook.com/TaupoDistrictCou...
3. http://www.taupo.govt.nz/

 

Tēnā koe

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 14
January 2026 for information regarding external representatives on
committees, as detailed below. This request will be processed under the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

 

May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you
have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad
and pay rate as well. Also, how many applications you have received for
each of the committee role from the public and how many you have received
from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for
your role. How many you have shortlisted and how many you have
interviewed. Also, can I request to view the appointment letter if there
is one sent to the appointee. I am happy for you to remove all the
personal information.

 

Given we received your request today, we will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 12 February
2026*, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If
we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

 

* The response date shown takes into Waitangi Day 2026.

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Business Support Team - Te Roopu Tautāwhi Ūmanga

 

Taupō District Council • 67 Horomātangi Street, Taupō, 3330

Private Bag 2005 • Taupō Mail Centre • Taupō 3352 • New Zealand

T +64 7 376 0899  E [1][email address]

Follow us on [2]Facebook

[3]www.taupo.govt.nz

 

 

 

From: [4][FOI #33502 email]

Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 9:46 PM

To: [5][Taupo District Council request email]

Subject: Official Information request - External representatives on
committees

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Taupo District Council,

I noted, External representatives on committees

[6]https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/council/eoi/...

May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you
have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad
and pay rate as well. Also, how many applications you have received for
each of the committee role from the public and how many you have received
from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for
your role. How many you have shortlisted and how many you have
interviewed. Also, can I request to view the appointment letter if there
is one sent to the appointee. I am happy for you to remove all the
personal information.

Yours faithfully,

john luke

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[7][FOI #33502 email]

Is [8][Taupo District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Taupo District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[9]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[10]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.facebook.com/TaupoDistrictCou...
http://www.facebook.com/TaupoDistrictCou...
3. http://www.taupo.govt.nz/
4. mailto:[FOI #33502 email]
5. mailto:[Taupo District Council request email]
6. https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/council/eoi/...
7. mailto:[FOI #33502 email]
8. mailto:[Taupo District Council request email]
9. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
10. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers