16 July 2026
LGOIMA 26-063
Miss M Quicken
[FYI request #34158 email]
Tēnā koe Miss Quicken
Moa Point-related council communications
I refer to your request of 19 March 2026 for the following information:
Please provide al the outbound communique as-is to all the stakeholder councils regarding the
Moa point failure, whether draft and / or final form. This includes briefings, reports, e-mails etc -
I remind that FOIA is not press release channel but pertains to official documents that you hold
and are obligated to release regardless as-is.
I apologise for the delay in responding to your request and acknowledge that Tiaki Wai has not met the
statutory timeframe set out in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the
Act).
To identify information within the scope of your request, an electronic search was undertaken using
combinations of Wellington Water sender addresses, relevant council email domains, the search term
“
Moa Point”, and the date range 4 February 2026 to 19 February 2026. The search results were
reviewed to identify outbound communications concerning the Moa Point incident that were sent or
otherwise provided to shareholder councils. The records identified as within scope are provided in
Appendix 1.
Some information has been withheld under the following provisions of the Act:
• section 7(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons;
• Section 7(2)(b)(i ), to protect information where the making available of the information would
be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who
is the subject of the information; and
• section 7(2)(f)(i), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions by or between or to members, officers or employees of a local authority
in the course of their duties.
Private Bag 39804, Wellington Mail Centre, 5045
Where information is withheld under section 7(2) of the Act, Tiaki Wai has considered the public
interest in release of the information being withheld and does not consider it outweighs the need to
withhold the information in this case.
Some information is withheld as it is out of the scope of your request. Where multiple consecutive
pages are out of scope, this is represented by one fully redacted page, with the fol owing out of scope
pages removed.
Tiaki Wai proactively publishes available information relating to this matter on the
Moa Point
information hub, and wil continue to update that information as further material becomes available.
Final versions of media updates are available on the Moa Point information hub.
In line with our commitment to transparency, Tiaki Wai also proactively publishes responses to official
information requests where appropriate. This response may be published on ou
r website. Your
personal information wil be removed prior to publication.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by calling 0800 802
602.
If you would like to discuss this response, please emai
l [Wellington Water Limited request email].
Nāku noa, nā
Erin Ganley
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer (Acting)
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