23 June 2023
File Ref: OIAPR-1274023063-2932
Carl Wiggin
By email: [FYI request #22960 email]
Tēnā koe Carl
Request for information 2023-139
I refer to your request for information dated 30 May 2023, which was received by Greater Wel ington
Regional Council (Greater Wel ington) on 30 May 2023. You have requested the fol owing:
“Please provide communication and discussion between GWRC and heritage NZ around the railway
station instal of snapper terminals.
I wish to understand both sides of the debate and any agreement reached.”
Greater Wel ington’s response fol ows:
Please refer to Attachments 1 - 6. The general contents of each are listed below:
Attachment 1 and Attachments 1.1 and 1.2 – Correspondence between a Conservation Architect
and the Snapper on Rail Project Manager. (Attachments 1.1 and 1.2 are attachments to the email
chain in Attachment 1).
Attachment 2 – Letter from Heritage New Zealand to KiwiRail regarding the instal ation of the
proposed Snapper systems at the Wel ington Station.
Attachment 3 and 4 – Correspondence between the Snapper on Rail Project Manager, the
Conservation Architect, and a Wel ington City Council Heritage advisor.
Attachment 5 – Final agreement by Heritage New Zealand on the instal ation.
Attachment 6 and Attachment 6.1 – Correspondence from Heritage NZ with their letter regarding
stage 2 of the validator project sent to KiwiRail. (Attachment 6.1 is an attachment to the email in
Attachment 6.)
Wel ington office
Upper Hutt
Masterton office
0800 496 734
PO Box 11646
PO Box 40847
PO Box 41
www.gw.govt.nz
Manners St, Wel ington 6142
1056 Fergusson Drive
Masterton 5840
[Wellington Regional Council request email]
If you have any concerns with the decision(s) referred to in this letter, you have the right to request
an investigation and review by the Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information requests
where possible. Our response to your request wil be published shortly on Greater Wel ington’s
website with your personal information removed.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Fiona Abbott
Kaiwhakahaere Matua Waka-ā-atea | Acting Group Manager Metlink
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