28 August 2024
File Ref: IRC-6985
James
[FYI request #28148 email]
Tēnā koe James
Thank you for your email of 23 August 2024 to Wellington City Council (the Council) in which
you seek information about the Reading cinema initiative under the Local Government
Of icial Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA). You have specifically requested the
following:
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Please detail all costs if any incurred by the WCC, associated with the Reading
Cinema deal that was abandoned earlier this year.
•
This should include but not be limited to entertainment costs, legal and consultant
costs, reports etc.
Wellington City Council (the Council) recognises the extent of public interest in the novel
commercial arrangement that it was investigating with Reading. We have prepared a set of
documents for public release, arising from this initiative, from the lead-up to the
Memorandum of Collaboration and Understanding (MOCU) being signed, through to the
Council’s decision to terminate the initiative on 16 April 2024. The financial information you
requested is part of this set, and we have at ached it to this letter.
You have the right, by way of complaint under section 28(1) of the LGOIMA, to request an
investigation and review of the Council’s decision 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 Official information
Official Information team