Dear Mr Innes,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 12 September 2023 asking for information relating to the District Plan.

We received your request on 12 September 2023. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 10 October 2023 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on (06) 349 0001 or by return email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me so that these can be taken into account.

Kind regards,

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Dear Mr Innes,

I refer to your official information request dated 12 September 2023 asking for information relating to the District Plan.

The information you have requested is as follows.

•Please supply all GIS data relating to sites and areas of significance to Maori as well as papakainga for the District Plan.

The Whanganui District Council District Plan is publicly available information and can be accessed at the following link. https://data.whanganui.govt.nz

There are no Papakainga areas specifically zoned. The maps (Eplan) contain pinned references (blue pins with numbers alongside), which refer to Archaeological and Wâhi Tûpuna sites. Once selected, relevant zoning information opens up on the left side of the screen and leads to details of the sites (contained in Appendix K).

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me on 06 349 0001 or by return email.

Yours sincerely

Hayley Fitzgerald

On behalf of
Rob Goldsbury
General Counsel

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