Sale of Ruapehu District Council public land at Teitei Drive
Hamish Carnachan made this Official Information request to Ruapehu District Council
Response to this request is long overdue. By law Ruapehu District Council should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.
From: Hamish Carnachan
Dear Ruapehu District Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, I request the following:
1. On what date was it decided by council to sell the RDC land at Teitei Drive to Kainga Ora?
2. Was the decision by council to sell the RDC land at Teitei Drive to Kainga Ora made in open council, or in-committee/public excluded?
3. On whose advice was the decision to sell the aforementioned public land made?
4. When and where were the public and ratepayers consulted on the plan by RDC to dispose of the land at Teitei Drive by way of sale to Kainga Ora?
5. When and where did RDC notify the public and ratepayers that it had made a decision to sell the public land at Teitei Drive?
6. What date did RDC sign the conditional contract with Kainga Ora to sell the land parcel at Teitei Drive?
7. Is the land being sold to Kainga Ora (subject to conditional contract) being sold at a market or discounted rate?
Yours faithfully,
Hamish Carnachan
From: Hamish Carnachan
Dear Ruapehu District Council,
Refer: https://fyi.org.nz/request/23867-sale-of...
By law you should have responded to my request September 14, 2023.
Please provide the information immediately or a complaint will be lodged with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Yours faithfully,
Hamish Carnachan
From: Info
Ruapehu District Council
Dear Mr Carnachan,
RDC, sincerely acknowledge and apologize for the delays and lack of
communication pertaining to the numerous LGOIMA requests that have been
submitted, both by yourself and others.
Our Information Management team has been committed to a significant
project, transitioning our council's records from on-premise storage to
the Cloud. While we had planned for a multitude of scenarios that might
affect this undertaking, we were unprepared for the unforeseen impact of
the Teitei Drive announcement. This unexpected challenge took us by
surprise, we had no available resource to divert to managing the volume of
requests.
With the completion of our cloud migration project, our focus is firmly
back on addressing and responding to all pending LGOIMA requests. To
expedite this process and ensure thoroughness, we’ve engaged a third-party
to assist with the collation of information. We are dedicatedly working
through each request as quickly and comprehensively as possible.
We recognise that we should have managed our communication channels more
effectively, and genuinely regret any inconvenience or frustration this
may have caused. We are committed to learning from this experience and
ensuring more efficient handling of such matters in the future.
Yours sincerely
Maggie Flonk
Information Management Mnager
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From: Hamish C <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 3:33 PM
To: Info <[Ruapehu District Council request email]>; Clive Manley
<[email address]>; [email address]; Weston
Kirton <[email address]>; [email address]
Subject: Fwd: Teitei Drive land sale- LGOIMA request
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Ruapehu District Council.
The below LGOIMA request is now seven working days overdue. Like other
requests sent through, you have again failed to meet the required
deadline.
This is the latest in a long list of delaying tactics and obfuscation by
your council towards anyone trying to get information on the Kainga
Ora-RDC development proposal at Teitei Drive, Ohakune.
You are clearly using non-response and delaying as a tactic for blocking
public information. This is abhorrent and runs totally counter to open
government.
Please provide the information immediately. If it exists, it should be
easily sought and disclosed and as such there is no reason for further
delay.
Hamish Carnachan
021994768
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From: Info
Ruapehu District Council
Mr Carnachan,
Please attached response to your official information request dated 15 August 2023 for information in relation to Teitei land sale.
Your sincerely
Maggie Flonk
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Original Message-----
From: Hamish Carnachan <[FOI #23867 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 3:51 PM
To: Info <[Ruapehu District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Sale of Ruapehu District Council public land at Teitei Drive
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Dear Ruapehu District Council,
Refer: https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=8510&a...
By law you should have responded to my request September 14, 2023.
Please provide the information immediately or a complaint will be lodged with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Yours faithfully,
Hamish Carnachan
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