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Kia ora Miss M Quicken,

Thank you for your three requests for information, received 2 March 2026.

Our team will manage your requests under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a response as soon as possible, but no later than 30 March, being 20 working days of receipt.

The combined reference number for your requests is 26-0095

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

Kind regards

Official Information & Privacy Team
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
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-----Original Message-----
From: Miss M Quicken <[FOI #33914 email]>
Sent: Monday, 2 March 2026 1:22 am
To: BUS: Official Information <[Wellington City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Wellington Wibes Hostel / House of Pirie & Tawatawa

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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

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Kia ora Miss M Quicken,

Thank you for your three requests for information, received 2 March 2026.

Our team will manage your requests under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a response as soon as possible, but no later than 30 March, being 20 working days of receipt.

The combined reference number for your requests is 26-0095

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

Kind regards

Official Information & Privacy Team
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
E [Wellington City Council request email] | W wellington.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Miss M Quicken <[FOI #33914 email]>
Sent: Monday, 2 March 2026 1:27 am
To: BUS: Official Information <[Wellington City Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Wellington Wibes Hostel / House of Pirie & Tawatawa

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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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