Kia ora, 

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Ngā mihi,
Customer Services Team | Ratonga Kiritaki
The Upper Hutt City Council

 

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Kia ora John,

 

We apologise for the delay in responding to your LGOIMA request.

 

We have been waiting so that we are in a position to fully answer your
questions.  If we had responded earlier you would have received an
incomplete response.  We are in the final stages of preparing a response
and will aim to do so before the end of this week.

 

Nga mihi,

Rachael

 

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team ​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[1]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
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From: Customer Services Team <[Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 March 2026 9:05 am
To: Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
<[email address]>
Subject: Fw: Official Information request - Independent Chair Appointment
to Council Standing Committee

 

Hi team,

 

Please see below follow up regarding an OIA.

 

Thanks,

Jacob

 

Customer Services Team ​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council
[6]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
DDI: [7]+64 4 5272169  |  Email: [8][Upper Hutt City Council request email]
W: [9]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [10]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil

 

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From: john luke <[11][FOI #33666 email]>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:04 AM
To: Customer Services Team <[12][Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Independent Chair Appointment
to Council Standing Committee

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by March
09, 2026. Can I kindly follow up with my OIA request

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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Kia ora John,
 
Decision on official information request
 
We refer to your request for information on 9 February 2026 on the
recruitment process for independent Chair appointment to Council standing
committee.
 
Your questions and our response are detailed below.
 
Q1.     May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what
platform you have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website.
                    
The advert has been placed on our Upper Hutt City Council website and on
Seek.      
 
Q2.     A copy of your ad and pay rate as well.
              
          The final pay rate has not been determined.
Q3.    Also, how many applications you have received for each of the 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.
Ten applications were received. All applications have been received from
the public via our recruitment process. None have been received from
nominating agencies.  Four candidates were shortlisted and four
interviewed.
 
 
Q4.    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.
We are refusing this request under section 17(e) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, namely - that the document
alleged to contain the information requested does not exist or, despite
reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found:
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
 

Nga mihi,
Rachael
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team

 

Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team ​​​​
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[2]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council 
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
DDI: [3]+64 4 5272169  |  Email: [4][email address]
W: [5]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [6]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil

From: john luke <[FOI #33666 email]>
Sent: Monday, 9 February 2026 7:31 pm
To: Customer Services Team <[Upper Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Independent Chair Appointment to
Council Standing Committee

 

Dear Upper Hutt City Council,

I noted,
Independent Chair Appointment to Council Standing Committee
The closing date for applications is Monday 9 February 2026 at 9.00am

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 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

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