From: Carla Ditchfield-Hunia <Carla.Ditchfield-Hunia@fndc.govt.nz>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2018 1:36 PM
To: 'leoexel@hotmail.com'
Subject: Official information requests: 3903621

Leonie Exel

By email only to: leoexel@hotmail.com

Dear Ms Exel

Official information requests: 3903621

Thank you for your information request received 6 August 2018. A response is provided to you in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“the LGOIMA”).

Your request

“On 10 February 2017 Ms Kathryn Ross wrote to the Kiwi Recovery Plan Consultation Department of Conservation suggesting a variety of ways in which FNDC could assist in kiwi protection. As part of this letter she advised "Council provides rates relief to the owners of 58 properties that are subject to conservation covenants. In 2015 Council remissions totalled $167,500."

Would you please advise, for the period to which that data referred, how many of those conservation covenants receiving rates relief related to kiwi conservation, in particular?

How many of those covenants contained restrictions of some sort on dogs or cats?

Please provide a list of those properties.”

Our response

1. Would you please advise, for the period to which that data referred, how many of those conservation covenants receiving rates relief related to kiwi conservation, in particular?

51

1. How many of those covenants contained restrictions of some sort on dogs or cats?

The clauses regarding covenants in relation to the 51 properties are phrased in part: “ … carnivorous or omnivorous exotic animals (such as ferrets, cats or dogs) which have the potential to be kiwi predators.” Some of the properties however also read: “However, the current landowners, so long as they retain proprietorship of the land, may keep not more than one dog” or “except that a pet dog or dogs may be kept at the designated house sites under normal control. Any such dog will not be allowed unsupervised access to the Covenanted Area” or “but shall permit domestic dogs, which however shall be kept under control when in any covenanted area."

2. Please provide a list of those properties.

· Hihi Rd, Waiaua Rd - Hihi

· Moturua Island, Manawaora Rd, Russell Whakapara Rd, Pukematu Lane, Rawhiti Rd, Huaroa Rd - Russell

· Taemaro Road, Tipa Tipa Rd - Mangonui

· Wekaweka Rd, Taita Rd - Waimamaku

· Whangaroa Harbour - Whangaroa

· Otangaroa Rd - Kaeo

· Paponga Rd - Kohukohu

· Tauranga Bay Rd - Tauranga Bay

· State Highway 10, Opito Bay Rd, Kurapari Rd, Wharau Rd - Kerikeri

· Otaipango Rd - Kaitaia

· Waikare Rd - Kawakawa

· State Highway 10 - Awanui

· Waihuka Rd - Omapere

· Okura Bay Rd - Totara North

· Henderson Bay Rd - Ngataki

Thank you for your enquiry.

FNDC-swishYours faithfully

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Carla Ditchfield-Hunia

Legal Services Officer

Corporate Services, Far North District Council | 24-hour Contact Centre 0800 920 029

Carla.Ditchfield-Hunia@fndc.govt.nz