EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
28 March 2023
Albert McKinnel
[FYI request #21991 email]
Ref: OIA-2022/23-0631
Tēnā koe Albert
Official Information Act request: Architectural details and floor plans for
Government House Wel ington
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act request received on 4 March 2023. You
requested:
“Please provide the original architectural details and the floor plans for the
current Government House complex based out of Wellington, and associated
costs incurred during the original construction of the Government House
property.”
The release into the public domain of the original floor plans dating from 1910 of
Government House in Wellington would present a significant security risk to the
Governor General and visiting dignitaries. I have decided therefore to withhold this
information in full under section 6(d) of the Act, as the making available of the
information would be likely to endanger the safety of any person.
However, the plans of the ground floor of Government House from 1924 are currently
on display at the Visitor Centre at Government House in Wellington. I am enclosing a
photograph of those plans for your information.
The Cabinet Of ice does not hold a formal record of the costs incurred during the
original construction of Government House. Details of the costs of the original build are
contained in an article which was published by the Otago Daily Times in December
1910 which I am releasing to you in full.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
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CABINET OFFICE, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON 6011, NEW ZEALAND
Telephone: +64 (4) 830 5010. Email: [email address]
www.dpmc.govt.nz
We do not intend to publish this response on the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet’s website.
Nāku noa, nā
Rachel Hayward
Clerk of the Executive Council
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WELLINGTON GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 15008,
5 DECEMBER 1910, PAGE 2
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WELLINGTON GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 15008,
5 DECEMBER 1910, PAGE 2
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