Kia ora Johnathon

Thank you for your request for information regarding the amount of money received by Council in council dues on freight for the last financial year.

Your request has been received and will be considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date it was received being Wednesday 22 April, unless an extension is required under the Act.

If we need to clarify any part of your request, or if additional time is required to process it, we will contact you.

Me rongo / Nga mihi,

Jo Guise
Executive Assistant / Electoral Officer

PH: 03 3050 033 - Ext 705
PO Box 24 | 13 Tuku Road, Waitangi, Chatham Islands 8942 
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Kia ora Johnathon

 

Thank you for your enquiry under the Official Information and Meetings Act
request regarding Council Dues collected under the Chatham Islands Council
Act 1995.

 

The total amounts received from Council Dues for the last financial year
and year‑to‑date, split between air freight and sea freight, along with
the corresponding outstanding balances is provided below for your
information. No balances have been written off in relation to Council
Dues.

 

 

The Council does not record information at a more detailed level than the
air freight/sea freight split already provided. The appropriate
organisations to contact for more granular information are the
administrators of the dues, who may hold the operational level data
relating to cargo categories and movements you require.

 

You also asked whether any meetings have been held in the past 10 years to
discuss adjusting import dues to help reduce the cost of living for
Islanders. Aside from the standard discussions that occur as part of the
Council’s Long Term Plan and Annual Plan processes, where all fees and
charges are reviewed and set for the year, the Council is not aware of any
separate meetings on this topic.

 

It’s worth highlighting that Council Dues were originally introduced
specifically to ease the financial pressure on island households. By
shifting part of the Council’s operational costs from residents to
organisations carrying out commercial activities on the islands, the level
of rates required from each households was reduced. This approach was
designed from the outset to support the community and help manage the cost
of living.

 

Council Dues have also remained unchanged since they were first
established, despite significant inflationary pressures on the Council and
its operations over time.

 

If you require any further clarification on these points, please feel free
to get in touch.

 

 

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