Diane Calvert's Twitter account
P Lambert made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council
This request has an unknown status. We're waiting for P Lambert to read recent responses and update the status.
From: P Lambert
Dear Wellington City Council,
Councillor Diane Calvert, like many other elected representatives, uses her Twitter account in her capacity as elected representative not as a private citizen.
As a consequence, there is an argument that her tweets fall within the scope of official information (this has been argued, and there is some support for this in other jurisdictions).
Like many other Wellington citizens, Diane Calvert has blocked me on Twitter. The consequence of this is as a voting citizen of the city, I am unable to see what my elective representative is saying. This is uncool, uncivilised, and not nice btw.
I would like:
1) A copy of all of Diane Calvert's tweets going back to 2016
2) Ideally, Diane Calvert to unblock all Wellington citizens on Twitter
If the conclusion is that a politician's account doesn't relate to their role as an elected representative, then either, they should pause their accounts while in office to save the confusion, or maybe the Council could issue clearer guidance on appropriate conduct.
Bloody hard as a citizen to know if elected representatives are representing us if what they say is not even in their official capacity and/or if we cant even read it.
Yours faithfully,
P Lambert
From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Tēnā koe P Lambert
Thank you for your email dated 3 March 2023 requesting information.
Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision as soon as possible, but no later than 31 March 2023, being 20 working days of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-4499
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
Email: [email address]
Wellington City Council | W Wellington.govt.nz | |
-----Original Message-----
From: P Lambert <[FOI #21984 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 March 2023 8:02 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Diane Calvert's Twitter account
Dear Wellington City Council,
Councillor Diane Calvert, like many other elected representatives, uses her Twitter account in her capacity as elected representative not as a private citizen.
As a consequence, there is an argument that her tweets fall within the scope of official information (this has been argued, and there is some support for this in other jurisdictions).
Like many other Wellington citizens, Diane Calvert has blocked me on Twitter. The consequence of this is as a voting citizen of the city, I am unable to see what my elective representative is saying. This is uncool, uncivilised, and not nice btw.
I would like:
1) A copy of all of Diane Calvert's tweets going back to 2016
2) Ideally, Diane Calvert to unblock all Wellington citizens on Twitter
If the conclusion is that a politician's account doesn't relate to their role as an elected representative, then either, they should pause their accounts while in office to save the confusion, or maybe the Council could issue clearer guidance on appropriate conduct.
Bloody hard as a citizen to know if elected representatives are representing us if what they say is not even in their official capacity and/or if we cant even read it.
Yours faithfully,
P Lambert
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #21984 email]
Is [Wellington City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Wellington City Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
hide quoted sections
From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora P Lambert
Please find the attached response.
Ngā mihi,
Gareth
Gareth Hancock
Team Leader Official Information & Privacy | Risk & Assurance
Ara Whaimana | Strategy and Governance
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
M 021 364 473 | E [email address] | W wellington.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: P Lambert <[FOI #21984 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 March 2023 8:02 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Diane Calvert's Twitter account
Dear Wellington City Council,
Councillor Diane Calvert, like many other elected representatives, uses her Twitter account in her capacity as elected representative not as a private citizen.
As a consequence, there is an argument that her tweets fall within the scope of official information (this has been argued, and there is some support for this in other jurisdictions).
Like many other Wellington citizens, Diane Calvert has blocked me on Twitter. The consequence of this is as a voting citizen of the city, I am unable to see what my elective representative is saying. This is uncool, uncivilised, and not nice btw.
I would like:
1) A copy of all of Diane Calvert's tweets going back to 2016
2) Ideally, Diane Calvert to unblock all Wellington citizens on Twitter
If the conclusion is that a politician's account doesn't relate to their role as an elected representative, then either, they should pause their accounts while in office to save the confusion, or maybe the Council could issue clearer guidance on appropriate conduct.
Bloody hard as a citizen to know if elected representatives are representing us if what they say is not even in their official capacity and/or if we cant even read it.
Yours faithfully,
P Lambert
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #21984 email]
Is [Wellington City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Wellington City Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
hide quoted sections
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this request
Mike McGavin left an annotation ()
Just a thought from an observer - you probably don't need an LGOIMA request to get this info. Tweets are already public, and it's just Twitter preventing you from seeing it and sending the account stuff when you're logged in.
Right now you could right-click this link and open it with an incognito window ( https://twitter.com/dianecalvertnz ), and then Twitter won't treat you as being logged in.
Link to this