4 September 2024
File ref: IRC-6882
George Bastil e
[FYI request #27967 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Bastil e
Thank you for your email of 7 August 2024 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council (the Council),
requesting the following information:
•
Please provide any letters, emails, Txt messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, Viber
messages, calendar appointments, and handwritten/typed notes/recordings of phone
conversations/meetings between the following:
1. Cr Diane Calvert and any reporter from The Post
2. Cr Tony Randle and any reporter from The Post
3. Cr Ray Chung and any reporter from The Post
4. Cr Nicola Young and any reporter from The Post
5. Cr Diane Calvert and Nick Mil s radio host
6. Cr Tony Randle and Nick Mil s radio host
7. Cr Ray Chung and Nick Mil s radio host
8. Cr Nicola Young and Nick Mil s radio host
for the period between 1 May and 7 August 2024.
Your request is being considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
(LGOIMA).
This letter is to advise you that the Council needs to extend the due date of your response for 20 working
days, pursuant to section 14(1)(b) of the LGOIMA, as 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.
For this reason, you can expect a response from the Council no later than
2 October 2024.
You have the right, by way of complaint under section 27(3) of the LGOIMA, to request an investigation and
review of WCC’s decision to extend by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you require further information, please contact
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Danika Morris-Brown
Senior Advisor Official Information
Risk & Assurance Team
Wellington City Council