Kia ora Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents’ Society Inc

Thank you for your request below, dated 12 April 2024, for information
under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA).                                                                                                      

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 13 May 2024, being 20 working days after the day
your request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section 15(1)
of the OIA.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Ngā mihi

Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents’ Society Inc

Please find attached a response letter and two additional attachments
relating to Part 3 and Part 5 of your request.

 

Ngā mihi

Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tēnā koutou

 

Thank you for your email of 9 May 2024 requesting the following
information:

 

Q 1./ In relation to the above, please provide documentation supporting
this statement. O re-enforce that the contract was signed April 2023 and
that KO increased the budget a month later (May/June) and KO emailed CIP
to update the budget to reflect such. So again, please provide supporting
documentation , budgets and refinements and the amounts changed for each
part of the project to account for the additional $2.3m budget increase.

 

Q2./ KO has previously stated it would not make a loss on the project;
based on the numbers I have quoted in my question, would KO have sold LOTS
below $170k (market rates) or would they have covered costs, i.,e. selling
LOTS above $170k. Please provide a detailed response.

 

Q3./ Two documents are referenced in the cost estimate, KOHC Concept
Drawings 21.9.2022, please confirm these are the ones already released
under OIA on your website that were hand drawn, if not please provide a
copy. Second document is 200801 Rev 1.18, if this is date related (2008)
we have not seen a copy, I also do not recall seeing this titled document,
so please send a copy.

 

Q4./ The report provided in Feb 2023 (2 months before signing the April
2023 agreement with CIP/HUD) shows a total cost of $5.57m. Is Kāinga Ora
admitting that at the time of signing the agreement with HUD that the
documentation signed was not true (KO signed for the $5.3m with no partner
funding required), or did you not fully account for the contingencies when
signing the April 2023 agreement?

 

Q5./ In May 2023 & June 2023, KO discussed in DPM meeting and emailed CIP
stating that a $2.3m shortfall would be covered by KO, this was 3 months
after the supplied report and 1 month after signing the agreement with
HUD. What price increase was discovered for KO to email CIP requesting the
budget be increased to $7.5m?

 

Q6./ The land in the report is shown as $1, was any amount from Q5
allocated to sudden land increase costs and if so how much?

 

Kāinga Ora is considering your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (OIA). We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and in any
event no later than 7 June 2024, being 20 working days after the day we
received your request. 

 

If we are unable to respond to the request by this date, we will notify
you of an extension of the timeframe. We may also be in contact with you
sooner if we require clarification of the request to assist with our
response.

 

Please also note that it is our policy to proactively release our
responses to OIA requests where possible. We do not publish requestors’
personal information.

 

Ngā mihi

The Government Relations Team

 

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Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents’ Society Inc

 

I refer to your request below to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated
10 May 2024, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

1./ Please provide a copy of the documents mentioned in this statement
"Lucy Kitching was pulling some stuff together on why some large profile
developments are no longer happening".

 

2./ Page 6 states "The updated masterplan for the mixed-housing
development at Teitei Drive in Ohakune was finalised in December and the
associated costs have now been updated." Please provide a copy of the
mentioned Masterplan and associated costs mentioned, these documents are
from December 2024.

 

3./ On 7th March, Peter Jackson discussed submitting a template for
governance oversight which include

- To formalise project closure, for noting by the relevant Pae Tataki

- To review the project, to document lessons and how these can be
appropriately communicated across Kainga Ora

- To document expenditure to date and associated next steps 4. To confirm
the project closure plan.

 

It was again summarised on Monday, 18 by Peter Jackson

 

Please provide a copy of this document (and complete draft and final
memo), template or email with the above information.

 

4./ On 18 March Amit Singh stated the Closure Memo received some
resistance, please provide emails, relating to this resistance.

 

5./ Please provide documentation/emails/memos for lessons learned
regarding Teitei Drive.

 

6./ Please provide pre-delivery closure noting paper for Teitei Drive.

 

7./ Please provide documents that UDD wrote for Project Control Group
(PCG) Paper regarding Teitei Drive.

 

8./ Please advise if RDC has placed any requests for reimbursement from
the Teitei Drive project and provide copies of such emails.

 

9./ Please advise if RDC has been paid any monies by either KO or HUD or
any other entity that KO is aware of towards the Teitei drive project in
2024.

 

10./ Please advise if there are any outstanding requests for monies from
RDC and if so please provide copies.

 

11./ If RDC is not awaiting any funds and have no open requests, please
confirm the date RDC was advised no funds would be paid and a copy of the
communication.

 

You can expect to be notified of the decision on your request by 10 June
2024 at the latest, being 20 working days after the day on which the
request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section 15(1) of the
Act.

 

If an extension of time is required to make a decision you will be
notified prior to that date in accordance with section 15A of the
Ombudsmen Act 1975.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Yours sincerely

Kāinga Ora

 

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Freephone: 0800 801 601 | Mainline: (04) 439 3000 | Kāinga Ora - Homes and
Communities
PO BOX 2628 Wellington 6140  |  New Zealand Government  | 
[2]www.kaingaora.govt.nz

 

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Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents’ Society Inc

 

Thank you for your request below to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities,
dated 10 May 2024, requesting the information about the Teitei Drive
development under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

We are sending this email to notify you that although we are working on a
response to your request, it is unfortunately it is taking longer than
expected.

I am therefore sending this email to advise you that I am extending the
timeframe for providing you with information for your request, originally
due by 10 June 2024, by 20 working days under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act
due to, ‘consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are
such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit.’

You can now expect to be notified of the decision on this request by 9
July 2024 at the latest. However, Kāinga Ora will endeavour to provide you
with a response before then.

 

Yours sincerely

Kāinga Ora

 

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From: Kainga Ora Correspondence
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2024 10:15 AM
To: [FOI #26421 email]
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement from Kainga Ora – Homes and Communities

 

Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents’ Society Inc

 

I refer to your request below to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, dated
10 May 2024, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

1./ Please provide a copy of the documents mentioned in this statement
"Lucy Kitching was pulling some stuff together on why some large profile
developments are no longer happening".

 

2./ Page 6 states "The updated masterplan for the mixed-housing
development at Teitei Drive in Ohakune was finalised in December and the
associated costs have now been updated." Please provide a copy of the
mentioned Masterplan and associated costs mentioned, these documents are
from December 2024.

 

3./ On 7th March, Peter Jackson discussed submitting a template for
governance oversight which include

- To formalise project closure, for noting by the relevant Pae Tataki

- To review the project, to document lessons and how these can be
appropriately communicated across Kainga Ora

- To document expenditure to date and associated next steps 4. To confirm
the project closure plan.

 

It was again summarised on Monday, 18 by Peter Jackson

 

Please provide a copy of this document (and complete draft and final
memo), template or email with the above information.

 

4./ On 18 March Amit Singh stated the Closure Memo received some
resistance, please provide emails, relating to this resistance.

 

5./ Please provide documentation/emails/memos for lessons learned
regarding Teitei Drive.

 

6./ Please provide pre-delivery closure noting paper for Teitei Drive.

 

7./ Please provide documents that UDD wrote for Project Control Group
(PCG) Paper regarding Teitei Drive.

 

8./ Please advise if RDC has placed any requests for reimbursement from
the Teitei Drive project and provide copies of such emails.

 

9./ Please advise if RDC has been paid any monies by either KO or HUD or
any other entity that KO is aware of towards the Teitei drive project in
2024.

 

10./ Please advise if there are any outstanding requests for monies from
RDC and if so please provide copies.

 

11./ If RDC is not awaiting any funds and have no open requests, please
confirm the date RDC was advised no funds would be paid and a copy of the
communication.

 

You can expect to be notified of the decision on your request by 10 June
2024 at the latest, being 20 working days after the day on which the
request was received by Kāinga Ora in accordance with section 15(1) of the
Act.

 

If an extension of time is required to make a decision you will be
notified prior to that date in accordance with section 15A of the
Ombudsmen Act 1975.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Yours sincerely

Kāinga Ora

 

   
 
 
Freephone: 0800 801 601 | Mainline: (04) 439 3000 | Kāinga Ora - Homes and
Communities
PO BOX 2628 Wellington 6140  |  New Zealand Government  | 
[2]www.kaingaora.govt.nz

 

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Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents’ Society

 

Please find attached to this email a response from Kāinga Ora – Homes and
Communities to your requests dated 10 May 2024 and 20 May 2024.

 

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Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society

 

Your comments have been noted.

 

The position of Kāinga Ora stated in the response to you yesterday remains
the same.

 

As always, 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
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or by phone on 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards

Tim

 

   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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