Clampett Trust
[FYI request #33766 email]
19.03.2026
FLOW-883
Dear Clampett Trust
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND
MEETINGS ACT 1987 IN RELATION TO: DELEGATION INSTRUMENTS FOR MWLASS AND DEBT MANAGEMENT
CENTRAL (DMC)
I refer to your official information request dated 19.02.2026 for.
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 withholding’s under s17 with
review details. No charge unless notified (s16) but note this is a public interest matter.
We have decided to refuse your request because we do not hold any of the information you have
requested, with the exception of:
• A Memorandum of Understanding between MWLASS and ŌDC, which is withheld under section
7(2)(b)(ii) of the LGOIMA (as releasing it would likely unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of
the persons who supplied the information); and
• Indemnity forms for the employees of MWLASS involved, which are withheld under section 7(2)(a) (to
protect the privacy of natural persons).
Accordingly, these documents are withheld, and the remainder of your request is refused under section
17(e) (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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
If you wish to discuss this decision, please feel free to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
Joanne Derbyshire
Information Management Advisor
Ōtorohanga District Council | 17 Maniapoto Street, Ōtorohanga | PO Box 11, Ōtorohanga 3900 |
[Otorohanga District Council request email] | ww.otodc.govt.nz