14 August 2024
File ref: IRC-6856
Wellington City Rural Ratepayer
[FYI request #27905 email]
Tēnā koe
Thank you for your email of 4 August 2024 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke / Wellington City
Council (the Council) about permit ed rural activities.
You have asked that the Council provides confirmation that your interpretation of the district
plan is correct, or that it provides a supported refutation of your interpretation.
Your request above does not conform to the requirements of an information request under
the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). The LGOIMA
provides for release of of icial material that already exists in Council, and not that we
generate new material (such as a confirmation or refutation) to provide to you.
Please direct any queries you have about the district plan, including its definitions, to
[email address], in the first instance. Otherwise, I encourage you to seek
independent legal or planning advice to address your questions and/or concerns.
You have the right, by way of complaint under section 28(1) of the LGOIMA, to request an
investigation and review of this response by the Council, by the Ombudsman. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Susan Sales
Senior Advisor Of icial Information
Wellington City Council