19 January 2026
Email: [FYI request #33534 email]
Tēnā koe,
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST – 368813
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information request, received January 19,
2026, regarding ratepayer-funded expenditure on food and catering at the Gisborne District
Council for the financial year ending June 30, 2025.
Your request is as fol ows:
Dear Gisborne District Council,
For the financial year ending 30 June 2025, please provide the total
amount of ratepayer-funded expenditure incurred by the Council on
food and catering, excluding routine workplace provisions of tea,
coffee, and milk supplied for staff.
This request includes food provided free of charge at meetings,
workshops, functions, hui, and Council-run or Council-funded events, but
excludes standard tea/coffee/milk provided as part of normal
workplace facilities.
I am seeking only the total amount spent for the period specified. No
itemisation or breakdown is required.
If this information is already held in summary or reporting form, I am
happy to receive it in that format.
Thank you.
Your request is being handled by Melanie Hartung, Finance and Performance Manager. We
wil endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and no later than February 17,
2026. This being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request by then, we wil notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
The response date shown takes into account:
1. Waitangi Day (6 February 2026)
If you have any queries, feel free to contact us at [email address]. If any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to
contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Nga mihi,
Atiraira Thatcher