Kia ora Julian Davidson,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 29/04/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Please supply me with an Excel spreadsheet containing all rental bond data
covering the time period 1 January 2019 to the current date, where:

1. Each Tab in the excel spreadsheet contains the data from one or more of
the SAUs as grouped below and is named as specified below.

2. The SAU location ID is any of the following:

Tab Name: Flaxmere
- 208800, Flaxmere West
- 209000, Lochain Park
- 209100, Flaxmere Park
- 209200, Flaxmere South

Tab Name: Whanganui
- 224900, Wembley Park
- 225100, Whanganui East-Williams Domain

Tab Name: Levin
- 235600, Playford Park

Tab Name: Napier
- 215000, Marewa East
- 215300, Maraenui
- 214800, Onekawa East

Tab Name: Porirua
- 239100, Titahi Bay North
- 239500, Onepoto

3. The columns in each tab are:
- The SAU location ID
- The name of the SAU location as supplied above
- The type of property house, flat etc
- The number of bedrooms in the property.
- The date the bond was lodged.
- The rent price per week of the property the bond was lodged for.
- An indicator to show if the row is a new bond lodgement or an existing
bond topup.

4. Each row represents either one bond lodged or one bond that was topped
up because the rent was increased.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 27/05/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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Kia ora Julian,

 

Attached is the Ministry's response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Kind regards,

Cameron 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 

 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Ministerial Services <[email address]>; 
Received: Thu Apr 30 2026 09:27:11 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: Julian Davidson <[FOI #34567 email]>; 
Subject: Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request
(Ref: REQ-0032211) CRM:0257640

 

Kia ora Julian Davidson,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 29/04/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Please supply me with an Excel spreadsheet containing all rental bond data
covering the time period 1 January 2019 to the current date, where:

1. Each Tab in the excel spreadsheet contains the data from one or more of
the SAUs as grouped below and is named as specified below.

2. The SAU location ID is any of the following:

Tab Name: Flaxmere
- 208800, Flaxmere West
- 209000, Lochain Park
- 209100, Flaxmere Park
- 209200, Flaxmere South

Tab Name: Whanganui
- 224900, Wembley Park
- 225100, Whanganui East-Williams Domain

Tab Name: Levin
- 235600, Playford Park

Tab Name: Napier
- 215000, Marewa East
- 215300, Maraenui
- 214800, Onekawa East

Tab Name: Porirua
- 239100, Titahi Bay North
- 239500, Onepoto

3. The columns in each tab are:
- The SAU location ID
- The name of the SAU location as supplied above
- The type of property house, flat etc
- The number of bedrooms in the property.
- The date the bond was lodged.
- The rent price per week of the property the bond was lodged for.
- An indicator to show if the row is a new bond lodgement or an existing
bond topup.

4. Each row represents either one bond lodged or one bond that was topped
up because the rent was increased.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 27/05/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]

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