Appendix A Document One
14 June 2024
From:
Sophie Farrell
To:
ray chung@wcc govt nz
Subject:
MoLG to Councillor Ray Chung
Attachments:
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Ministerial response to Councillor Ray Chung.pdf
Dear Ray,
Please find attached recent correspondence from Hon Simeon Brown
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minster for Auckland
Email: [Simeon Brown request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: Councillor Ray Chung <ray chung@wcc govt nz>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 10:17 AM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <S Brown@ministers govt nz>
Subject: RE: MoLG to Councillor Ray Chung
Hi Sophie
Many thanks for this and to Simeon Brown for his comprehensive reply
I understand his comments on the +/-10% rule and acknowledge that this will not be covered in this upcoming bill, that I absolutely support Are there any future plans to
address this inequity between the qualifying ward numbers between general wards and the Maori ward? The same with the inequity of having unelected members being
afforded voting rights on council?
Many thanks
Cheers, Ray
From: Sophie Farrell <Sophie Farrell@parliament govt nz>
On Behalf Of Simeon Brown (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 2:52 PM
To: Councillor Ray Chung <ray chung@wcc govt nz>
Subject: MoLG to Councillor Ray Chung
Dear Ray,
Please find attached recent correspondence from Hon Simeon Brown
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minster for Auckland
Email: [Simeon Brown request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this
email, please notify the author by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each
meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your
personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with
the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we
hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive
Releases#MS
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Document Two
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Document Three
From:
Councillor Ray Chung
To:
Simeon Brown
Subject:
LTP amendments for reducing staff
Date:
28 May 2024 18:26:50
Attachments:
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Hi Simeon
I was just told today by council officers when I wanted to move an amendment to freeze
recruiting more staff with a possible sinking lid that we can’t do this because of the Local
Government Act and that any authority to do this has to come from central government?
This is very hard to believe? We’re continuing to employ more and more staff despite reaching
record expenditure and debt! Is this correct as why aren’t we cutting back on staffing levels that
have grown 27% in the past four years!
Cheers, Ray
Rayward R Chung
Wellington City Councillor
Onslow Western ward
Wellington City Council
M +64 21 194 1463
E [email address]
W wellington.govt.nz
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