Tēnā koe Michael

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 4 February 2022 for information regarding whitebaiting in Waiwhetu Stream.

We received your request on 8 February 2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 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 any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

Nāku noa, nā

Susan Sales
Senior Advisor, Official Information

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
W www.huttcity.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brown <[FOI #18449 email]>
Sent: Friday, 4 February 2022 7:53 pm
To: Information Management Team <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Whitebaiting in the Waiwhetu Stream

Dear Hutt City Council,

I wish to clarify whether people are legally permitted to fish for whitebait in the Waiwhetu Stream. I have been unsuccessful in getting this information through other channels.

The Hutt City Council Parks and Reserves Bylaw 2017 includes 6.1 (b): "No person may... remove, destroy, injure, disturb, shoot, snare, trap, or otherwise interfere with any animal in a reserve, unless using a firearm in accordance with a permission granted under clause 16.2 of this Bylaw". "Animal" is defined under the 1977 Reserves Act as including fish.

Please provide the following information:

1. What HCC considers is the legal status of the act of whitebaiting from the stream (e.g., permitted, restricted, or prohibited).

2. Which agency HCC considers responsible for monitoring compliance of any prohibition, seasonal fishing, or other restriction on the act of whitebaiting from the stream.

3. If HCC has jurisdiction, such as under the 2017 bylaw, information about how the Council has enforced the bylaw since 2017, including data on how often it has taken enforcement action.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Brown

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Morena Michael

Please find attached Hutt City Council's response to your request for information about whitebaiting in Waiwhetu Stream.

Ngā mihi
 
Susan Sales
Ringa Āwhina Tāhūhū ki Te Koromatua | Senior Advisor
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi | Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
Paetukutuku: www.huttcity.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brown <[FOI #18449 email]>
Sent: Friday, 4 February 2022 7:53 pm
To: Information Management Team <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Whitebaiting in the Waiwhetu Stream

Dear Hutt City Council,

I wish to clarify whether people are legally permitted to fish for whitebait in the Waiwhetu Stream. I have been unsuccessful in getting this information through other channels.

The Hutt City Council Parks and Reserves Bylaw 2017 includes 6.1 (b): "No person may... remove, destroy, injure, disturb, shoot, snare, trap, or otherwise interfere with any animal in a reserve, unless using a firearm in accordance with a permission granted under clause 16.2 of this Bylaw". "Animal" is defined under the 1977 Reserves Act as including fish.

Please provide the following information:

1. What HCC considers is the legal status of the act of whitebaiting from the stream (e.g., permitted, restricted, or prohibited).

2. Which agency HCC considers responsible for monitoring compliance of any prohibition, seasonal fishing, or other restriction on the act of whitebaiting from the stream.

3. If HCC has jurisdiction, such as under the 2017 bylaw, information about how the Council has enforced the bylaw since 2017, including data on how often it has taken enforcement action.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Brown

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #18449 email]

Is [Hutt City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Hutt City Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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