Good morning Sheila,

Thank you for your email, I have submitted your LGOIMA Request for you.

Your request reference number is - 2609338.

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Kind regards,

| Aleisha Rasmussen |Customer Experience Officer |
| 46 High Street, Private Bag 1102, Marton 4741 | www.rangitikei.govt.nz |
| P 06 327 0099 or 0800 422 522 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Allen <[FOI #33661 email]>
Sent: Monday, 9 February 2026 12:29 pm
To: info <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Itemise the 36 major projects personally overseen by Mayor Andy Watson

Dear Rangitikei District Council,

On the 25th of January 2026 the Whanganui Chronicle published an article titled "Decision-making power slipping away from councils, Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson tells Rātana" In this article Mayor Andy Watson claims mayors were being loaded with additional governance responsibilities without adequate support, while already juggling dozens of projects.

He said he was personally overseeing 36 major projects."

Please provide a list, itemising each of these 36 major projects which must include a brief description/scope, cost and estimated completion date for each project.

Yours faithfully,

Sheila Allen

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Kia ora Sheila,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 9
February 2026 in relation to the 36 major projects personally overseen by
Mayor Andy Watson.  Your request will be considered under the provisions
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 9 March 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.  Likewise,
should we need to clarify, transfer or charge for, all or part of your
request, we will be in contact as soon as possible prior to the response
date.

 

Day 1 for your request started 9 February 2026.

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us on this email  
Please also get in touch if additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, so that these can be considered.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

|LGOIMA Officer|

| 46 High Street, Private Bag 1102, Marton 4741 |

| P 06 327 0099 | [1]www.rangitikei.govt.nz |

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Sheila Allen <[2][FOI #33661 email]>

Sent: Monday, 9 February 2026 12:29 pm

To: info <[3][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Itemise the 36 major projects
personally overseen by Mayor Andy Watson

 

Dear Rangitikei District Council,

 

On the 25th of January 2026 the Whanganui Chronicle published an article
titled "Decision-making power slipping away from councils, Rangitīkei
Mayor Andy Watson tells Rātana" In this article Mayor Andy Watson claims
mayors were being loaded with additional governance responsibilities
without adequate support, while already juggling dozens of projects.

 

He said he was personally overseeing 36 major projects."

 

Please provide a list, itemising each of these 36 major projects which
must include a brief description/scope, cost and estimated completion date
for each project.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sheila Allen

 

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

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[4][FOI #33661 email]

 

Is [5][Rangitikei District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Rangitikei District Council? If so, please contact us using
this form:

[6]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:

[7]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.

 

 

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