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Kia ora Marian,   

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request which was
formally transferred to us by the Office of Hon Penny Simmonds dated 8
April 2026.  
   
You have requested:

 1. The Goodman-Ledger Park pump station handles 80% of the town's waste.

 a. What other pump stations is it connected to?
 b. which pump stations in the Tasman Area are not connected to the
pump station?

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any event, no later than 7 May 2026, being 20 working days after the day
your request was formally transferred to the Tasman District Council. If
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not hesitate to contact us so that these can be considered.  
   
Yours sincerely 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Marian <[6][FOI #34361 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2026 10:03 AM
To: Penny Simmonds (MIN) <[7][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence relating to
Ledger-Goodman Pump Station

 

Dear Penny Simmonds,

 

This is a request on behalf of the community at Goodman, Ledger, Kingstan,
Marion Place and McCarty St in Motueka.

The Goodman-Ledger Park pump station handles 80% of the town's waste. What
other pump stations is it connected to? Furthermore, which pump stations
in the Tasman Area are not connected to the pump station?

The Motueka community is concerned with health risks from harmful gases,
rank odour, and contamination from overflowing waste from the pumping
station that have been observed over the past 15 years.

We are formally requesting full details as to the pumping station's
workings in the area.

 

Thank you for reading.

 

Yours faithfully,

M. Paddock

 

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Dear Marian,

 

Thank you for your email of 3 April requesting the following under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

This is a request on behalf of the community at Goodman, Ledger, Kingstan,
Marion Place and McCarty St in Motueka.

The Goodman-Ledger Park pump station handles 80% of the town's waste. What
other pump stations is it connected to? Furthermore, which pump stations
in the Tasman Area are not connected to the pump station?

The Motueka community is concerned with health risks from harmful gases,
rank odour, and contamination from overflowing waste from the pumping
station that have been observed over the past 15 years.

We are formally requesting full details as to the pumping station's
workings in the area.

 

I am writing to notify you that the Office of Hon. Penny Simmonds, is
transferring your request in full to the Tasman District Council for a
response, as we believe the information to which your request relates is
more closely connected with their functions.

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Act to
transfer your request. You will hear further from Agency regarding your
request.

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this decision to transfer your request. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone 0800
802 602.

 

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Penny Simmonds

Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology

Minister for Tertiary Education

Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
MP for Invercargill
 

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Kia ora Marian,

We refer to your official information request which was formally
transferred to us by the Office of Hon Penny Simmonds dated 8 April
2026.  Our response is attached.

Regards,
Legal Services Officer

 

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From: LGOIMA <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 April 2026 11:53 am
To: [FOI #34361 email]
Subject: LGOIMA Request - Ledger-Goodman Pump Station Connections - Marian
Paddock - Reference: 3490

 

Kia ora Marian,   

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request which was
formally transferred to us by the Office of Hon Penny Simmonds dated 8
April 2026.  
   
You have requested:

 1. The Goodman-Ledger Park pump station handles 80% of the town's waste.

 a. What other pump stations is it connected to?
 b. which pump stations in the Tasman Area are not connected to the
pump station?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in
any event, no later than 7 May 2026, being 20 working days after the day
your request was formally transferred to the Tasman District Council. If
we are unable to respond by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe. For requests that are likely to involve substantial
collation and/or research, there may be a charge for staff time. However,
if this is the case, we will advise you before we process your request,
giving you the opportunity to decide whether to proceed with
the request.   
 
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published on the Councils website.  If your request is published, all
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not hesitate to contact us so that these can be considered.  
   
Yours sincerely 

Legal Services Officer

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Marian <[10][FOI #34361 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2026 10:03 AM
To: Penny Simmonds (MIN) <[11][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Correspondence relating to
Ledger-Goodman Pump Station

 

Dear Penny Simmonds,

 

This is a request on behalf of the community at Goodman, Ledger, Kingstan,
Marion Place and McCarty St in Motueka.

The Goodman-Ledger Park pump station handles 80% of the town's waste. What
other pump stations is it connected to? Furthermore, which pump stations
in the Tasman Area are not connected to the pump station?

The Motueka community is concerned with health risks from harmful gases,
rank odour, and contamination from overflowing waste from the pumping
station that have been observed over the past 15 years.

We are formally requesting full details as to the pumping station's
workings in the area.

 

Thank you for reading.

 

Yours faithfully,

M. Paddock

 

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