Wellington Wibes Hostel / House of Pirie & Tawatawa
Miss M Quicken made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council
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From: Miss M Quicken
Dear Wellington City Council,
There are two hostels that have undergone change of use from residential to commercial;
a) House of Pirie (38 Pirie Street, Mt Victoria)
https://www.booking.com/hotel/nz/house-o...
b) Wellington Wibes Hostel, formerly House of Tawatawa (112 Quebec Street, Owhiro Bay)
https://www.booking.com/hotel/nz/house-o...
In addition both properties trade through other hotel booking platforms as well as AirBnB indicating year around use with 20 or more intended occupants in either properties with stays of both less than and over 28 days.
Despite all of this council is charging both of these commercial properties residential rates.
Please provide resource & building consent, change of use applications as well as determinations by the council relating to these two properties.
Additionally please provide the documentation how these properties meet residential rating.
Yours faithfully,
Miss M Quicken
From: Miss M Quicken
Dear Wellington City Council,
Re: https://fyi.org.nz/request/33914-welling...
In addition please provide all the notices and orders pertaining to these two commercial properties the council has issued which are rated as residential.
Yours faithfully,
Miss M Quicken
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Kia ora Miss M Quicken,
Thank you for your three requests for information, received 2 March 2026.
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From: Miss M Quicken
Dear BUS: Official Information,
Re: https://fyi.org.nz/request/33914-welling...
Time is running out on this - I should have been provided an answer by March 30 2026.
Could we please have an update? Thanks
Yours sincerely,
Miss M Quicken
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Kia ora Miss Quicken
Please see the attached correspondence from Wellington City Council.
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Chelsea McHugh
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