Te Pu - 180 Willis Street & Others
Chris McCashin made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Chris McCashin
Dear Wellington City Council,
A recent note on the Wellington City Council facebook group noted that there are
"Still some vacancies in our third Te Kainga rental building"
As usual 90% of the comments on the post were alluding to the fact that this really doesn't stack up for the ratepayer despite a post from Wellington City Council saying "Wellingtonians have told us they need more housing options" - the reason you get 90% negative comments are because you gerrymander the questions to get the outcome you want, complete the project, go more into debt, pass the costs onto the ratepayer and destroy our city with wasteful spending because you don't actually "consult", and when you do you go ahead with the project anyway!!
The post also noted that this is a "cost neutral programme and has no impact on rates"
Bearing this in mind can you please provide
- The referendum, survey, sample size, options, alternatives, any and all information that confirms Wellingtonians want more housing options and how Wellington City Council determine that the majority of Wellingtonians want more housing and the options Wellington City Council have to deliver more housing and the proposed costs
- The feasibility, analysis, reporting associated with the three Te Kainga rental buildings that determine these projects to be "cost neutral" including but not limited to long term lease (including lease document), CAPEX / cost share, forecast rents, vacancy, management costs, administration costs, additional staff at WCC, maintenance costs, OPEX, responsibility of rates. Any and all reporting, recommendations that show these projects to be "cost neutral", completed internally and externally.
- Also provide the lead time of these buildings - when were the long term leases signed, WCC started paying rent versus when these could be delivered and a rental return
- Please provide current occupancy of these units as well
Yours faithfully,
Chris
From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Tēnā koe Chris,
Thank you for your email dated 29 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 1 May 2023, being 20 working days
of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-4656
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act), received on 29 March 2023.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 19 May 2023, if not sooner.
This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Thank you again for your request and for your patience. Please be assured
whilst we do need to extend this decision date, we’ll be in touch as soon
as possible.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
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From: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 8:37 am
To: Chris McCashin <[FOI #22316 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Te Pu - 180 Willis Street &
Others
Tçnâ koe Chris,
Thank you for your email dated 29 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 1 May 2023, being 20 working days
of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-4656
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
Email: [7][email address]
Wellington City Council | W [8]Wellington.govt.nz | [9]Facebook|
[10]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and
intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that
confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the
sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act) and for your patience, it’s
appreciated.
Wellington City Council has partly granted your request for information.
Where redactions are necessary or information withheld, a reason and
appropriate grounds under the Act will be provided.
However, it will take us a little more time to prepare information for
release. I hope to provide you with a response by 2 June 2023 if not
sooner.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Thank you again for your request. Please be assured whilst we do need to
extend this decision date, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [2][email address] | W [3]Wellington.govt.nz | [4]Facebook | [5]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended
for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality
and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
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From: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 1 May 2023 2:54 pm
To: Chris McCashin <[FOI #22316 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Te Pu - 180 Willis Street &
Others
Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act), received on 29 March 2023.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 19 May 2023, if not sooner.
This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
[7]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Thank you again for your request and for your patience. Please be assured
whilst we do need to extend this decision date, we’ll be in touch as soon
as possible.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [8][email address] | W [9]Wellington.govt.nz | [10]Facebook | [11]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended
for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality
and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender
immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Assurance <[13][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 8:37 am
To: Chris McCashin <[14][FOI #22316 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[15][email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Te Pu - 180 Willis Street &
Others
Tçnâ koe Chris,
Thank you for your email dated 29 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 1 May 2023, being 20 working days
of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-4656
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
Email: [16][email address]
Wellington City Council | W [17]Wellington.govt.nz | [18]Facebook|
[19]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and
intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that
confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the
sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your patience.
Please find attached the response to your request for information.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [1][email address] | W [2]Wellington.govt.nz | [3]Facebook | [4]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended
for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality
and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender
immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 19 May 2023 2:42 pm
To: Chris McCashin <[FOI #22316 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Te Pu - 180 Willis Street &
Others
Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act) and for your patience, it’s
appreciated.
Wellington City Council has partly granted your request for information.
Where redactions are necessary or information withheld, a reason and
appropriate grounds under the Act will be provided.
However, it will take us a little more time to prepare information for
release. I hope to provide you with a response by 2 June 2023 if not
sooner.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
[6]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Thank you again for your request. Please be assured whilst we do need to
extend this decision date, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [7][email address] | W [8]Wellington.govt.nz | [9]Facebook | [10]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended
for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality
and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender
immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Assurance <[12][email address]>
Sent: Monday, 1 May 2023 2:54 pm
To: Chris McCashin <[13][FOI #22316 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[14][email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Te Pu - 180 Willis Street &
Others
Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act), received on 29 March 2023.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 19 May 2023, if not sooner.
This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
[15]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Thank you again for your request and for your patience. Please be assured
whilst we do need to extend this decision date, we’ll be in touch as soon
as possible.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [16][email address] | W [17]Wellington.govt.nz | [18]Facebook | [19]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for
the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and
not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender
immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Assurance <[21][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 8:37 am
To: Chris McCashin <[22][FOI #22316 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[23][email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Te Pu - 180 Willis Street &
Others
Tēnā koe Chris,
Thank you for your email dated 29 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 1 May 2023, being 20 working days
of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-4656
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
The Assurance Team
Email: [24][email address]
Wellington City Council | W [25]Wellington.govt.nz | [26]Facebook|
[27]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and
intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that
confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the
sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: Chris McCashin
Dear BUS: Assurance,
Unfortunately this tells me nothing
I need all of the numbers with the spreadsheets as Wellington City Council cannot be trusted
It has just come out that council has overestimated the benefits of this 30km zone by $250m - funny how the mistake falls in the category that will cost ratepayers millions
So I have no confidence that the numbers completed by Wellington City Council are correct as the waste,fraud and abuse of council dollars is horrendous
Please provide all of the information as I have requested specifically the spreadsheets - a complaint is being made to the Ombudsman
Yours sincerely,
Chris McCashin
From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Chris,
Thank you for your response email.
With respect to your request for information made on 29 March 2023, the
following information was refused to you under section 7(2)(b)(ii) of the
Act:
• CAPEX/cost share information
• Any and all reporting, recommendations that show
these projects to be "cost neutral", completed internally and externally
This information was refused as the release of information in scope of
this request would likely unreasonably prejudice the position of Te
Kâinga’s commercial landlord, the decision to refuse this information
remains.
Whilst we were unable to provide you with this information, we were able
to provide the methodology of how each project is assessed, including
commentary, alongside the current occupancy data of each Te Kâinga
property.
Right of review
If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you may request the
Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Council’s decision. Further
information is available on the Ombudsman website,
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [2][email address] | W [3]Wellington.govt.nz | [4]Facebook | [5]Twitter
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended
for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality
and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender
immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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