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From: Devinda Don <[1][FOI #33823 email]>
Sent: Monday, 23 February 2026 11:56 pm
To: Official Information <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - LGOIMA Request – Internal
Communications on Lawson Creek / Royal Road Landscaping Compliance

 

 

Kia ora Auckland Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
(LGOIMA), I request copies of all internal communications (including
emails, attachments, Microsoft Teams or other chat messages, memos,
internal reports, handwritten notes, and file notes) relating to
landscaping or resource‑consent non-compliance at the Lawson Creek / Royal
Road development in Massey.
Timeframe
1 January 2022 – present.
Teams / staff to be included
Please include information held by:

Environmental Monitoring (including officer Bing Zhang)
Regulatory Services
Compliance Monitoring
Resource Consents
Any senior managers involved in oversight or decision-making (including
Robert Laulala)

Consents / areas to be included
Please include communications referencing or relating to:

LUC60319526, BUN60319524, SUB60319527, or associated Stage 3A/3B Lawson
Creek development activities
Landscaping / permeable‑surface / resource‑consent non‑compliance for
properties on:

Paina Crescent
Kautawa Lane
Impatiens Lane
Lots 601–617 or JOAL 507

Any internal discussion on enforcement approach, monitoring delays,
resourcing constraints, or compliance risks

Media / complaints
Please also include any internal communications referencing:

Public complaints about this development
The RNZ Morning Report article (30 September 2025) titled “New Massey
homes fall short of council consent rules”

Format
Please provide the information in electronic form (PDF or ZIP file is
fine).

Yours faithfully,

Devinda Don

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