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Official Information request regarding Official Information request -
Delegation instruments for MWLASS and Debt Management Central 

I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated
17 January 2026.  
 

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Dear Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council,

Request under Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

Re: Delegation Instruments for MWLASS and Debt Management Central (DMC)

1. Pursuant to s10 LGOIMA 1987 kindly provide all documents relating to
delegations of authority granted to Manawatu-Wanganui Local Authority
Shared Services ( MWLASS) for debt recovery. litigation or document
service, including:
a) shareholder resolutions or CEO instruments from 2008-2026.
b) Statement of expectations or performance agreements under LGA 2002
s57-64.
c) Any Long Term Plan references ( confirming absence).

2. Provide all MWLASS sub-delegations to Debt Management Central (DMC),
including agency agreements, warrants, or limits on proceedings/service
for debt collection of rates and sale of abandoned lands including civil
cases.

3. Confirm DMC's legal status ( incorporated or agent) and chain of
authority from Horizons to MWLASS to DMC.

4. Electronic PDF format within 20 working days under s15. Specify
witholdings under s17 with review details. No charge unless notified (
s16) but note this is a public interest matter.

Yours faithfully,
Trustee on behalf of
clampett trust

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