17 April 2024
Warren Murdoch
[FYI request #26131 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Murdoch
Thank you for your email of 18 March 2024 to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities requesting the
following information under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. Any correspondence to the Ruapehu District Council concerning purchasing property in the
Teitei development since 1/2/24.
2. Any documents concerning proposed housing developments in the Ohakune area.
Kāinga Ora has considered your request under the Act. We have interpreted the second part of your
request to be for documents, such as business cases and design plans, for housing developments
currently proposed or being considered.
In response to part one of your request, I attach email correspondence to the Ruapehu District Council
regarding purchasing property in the TeiTei development, since 1 February 2024. Some information has
been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act,
‘…to protect the privacy of natural persons.’
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest pursuant to section 9(1) of the Act. I do not
consider the withholding of the information from this response is outweighed by the public interest in
making the information available.
Kāinga Ora wil continue to explore other options available to address the housing shortage in Ohakune. As
we have only just made the decision to withdraw as master developer of the Teitei Drive development, we
do not have any other specific plans yet for the region. Therefore, the second part of your request is
refused under section 18(g)(i), as
“the information requested is not held by the department or venture or
Minister of the Crown or organisation and the person dealing with the request has no grounds for believing
that the information is held by another department.”
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision on your request.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone
0800 802 602.
Please note that Kāinga Ora proactively releases its responses to official information requests where
possible. Our response to your request may be published at
https:/ kaingaora.govt.nz/publications/official-
information-requests/, with your personal information removed.
Nāku noa, nā
Mark Fraser
General Manager - Urban Development and Delivery