Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your Request for Official Information received on 20 March 2024 relating to the following:
1./ How much was RDC to fund for external development outside the boundary
2./ How much was RDC to receive for the sale of Teitei to fund point 1
3./ What changed between the shortfall of $2.3m discovered 1 month (May) after contract signing (April 2023), and the shortfall that ultimately killed the project with letter sent end of feb 2024
4./ "The Partners" advertised "Affordable" housing and "Workers Accommodation" throughout campaign , knowing $7.5m or $170,454 (EXCL GST) average per lot and before any cost overruns, please provide supporting documentation to support the claim of being affordable when compared to market available lots (with more land) under this price being available.
5./ Please provide budget costs with breakdown that made up the $5.2m originally anticipated for development, then the budget cost shortfall breakdown discovered between may-jury, and then the same for the budget costs breakdown referred to in letter released Feb 2024 stating the shortfall.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible with a decision and in any event no later than 19 April 2024, 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 [Ruapehu District Council request email]. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be considered.
Please note that requests may incur a reasonable charge. We will contact you with an approximate cost, before we proceed, if applicable.

Yours sincerely

TeRina Turanga
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER

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From: Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc <[FOI #26175 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:24 AM
To: Info <[Ruapehu District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Teitei - what changed in budget blowout / affordability

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Dear Ruapehu District Council,

== Supporting facts ==
The original CIP applications contained statements that the Teitei Drive property was shovel ready and the consent was simple and wouldnt require fast track

On 4th April 2023 an agreement was signed to provide 15/15/14 homes at Teitei Drive using $5.2m of Government/CIP funding.
- The next month (may 2023) there were internal discussions that this amount would need to be topped up to $7.5m, with KO funding the $2.3m shortfall
- In June and July, internal emails show the amount was increased by $2.3m with KO funding the shortfall by "selling houses"
- OIA's reveal that costs to provide services (potable water main & high pressure sewer outflow) to/from the boundary of Teitei would be a burden on RDC and not funded by the $7.5m

With RDC being partner to the project and a decision maker DPM, I have the following questions.
1./ How much was RDC to fund for external development outside the boundary 2./ How much was RDC to receive for the sale of Teitei to fund point 1 3./ What changed between the shortfall of $2.3m discovered 1 month (May) after contract signing (April 2023), and the shortfall that ultimately killed the project with letter sent end of feb 2024 4./ "The Partners" advertised "Affordable" housing and "Workers Accommodation" throughout campaign , knowing $7.5m or $170,454 (EXCL GST) average per lot and before any cost overruns, please provide supporting documentation to support the claim of being affordable when compared to market available lots (with more land) under this price being available.
5./ Please provide budget costs with breakdown that made up the $5.2m originally anticipated for development, then the budget cost shortfall breakdown discovered between may-jury, and then the same for the budget costs breakdown referred to in letter released Feb 2024 stating the shortfall.

Yours faithfully,

Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc

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Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents Society Inc,

 

Please see attached letter of extension.

 

Regards

 

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Good morning,

 

Please see attachment for response to your request.

 

Regards

 

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Good morning,

Thank you for your email below. Councils response dated 30 May 2024 to your OIA request of 20 March 2024 relating to what changed in budget blowout / affordability, states: The decision to withhold information is subject to review on completion of negotiations.
Council intends to review this and similar requests after the annual report is released, expected to be around mid-November. The reason being, negotiations by this stage will be complete.
We appreciate your patience in the interim.

Yours sincerely

Maggie Flonk
INFORMATION MANAGENT MANAGER

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Original Message-----
From: Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc <[FOI #26175 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 31 August 2024 2:13 PM
To: Info <[Ruapehu District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: fyi-request- 26175 Teitei – what changed in budget blowout / affordability.

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Dear Info,

I find your response to this oia inadequate and answered in aggregate, please answer each individual question with reasoning for declining the release of information.

Yours sincerely,

Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc

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Dear  Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc,

 

I refer to your official information request dated 20 March 2024 Teitei –
what changed in budget blowout / affordability. On 18 April 2024 we
extended the time frame for a decision on your request to 29 May 2024.

Council has reviewed its earlier decision to withhold information, please
see attached revised response.

 

Regards

 

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