Good morning, Peter, and Heidi

 

This email is to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information request
regarding: OIA-1433 Oamaru Mail Article

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 11 October 2024 being 20 working days after the
day your request was received.

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

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which explains
how Requests for Information are dealt with:
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Please note that as well as responding directly to you, Waitaki District
Council may also choose to release responses to requests for information
on the council website.

Information requested by the media, from public sector organisations and
MPs will always be published. 

 

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publish information specific to an individual or their property, or
information that identifies individual requesters.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Lgoima Waitaki
Lgoima Management Team District
Council
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From: John Walker <[FOI #28401 email]>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:50 AM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Oamaru Mail Article

 

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Dear Waitaki District Council,

On August 23, 2024, the Oamaru Mail published an article by Waitaki
District Council with the following headline:

" DON'T LET YOUR COCK BECOME A NUISANCE".

This article was in regards to rooster complaints in the Waitaki area.

Are the statements made in the article true and accurate, and does the
Council stand behind those statements?

Yours faithfully,

Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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 Good afternoon, Peter

 

I refer to your Official Information request dated 15 September 2024
regarding OIA-1433 Oamaru Mail Article.

 

You requested the below information:

 

On August 23, 2024, the Oamaru Mail published an article by Waitaki
District Council with the following headline:

" DON'T LET YOUR COCK BECOME A NUISANCE".

This article was in regards to rooster complaints in the Waitaki area.

Are the statements made in the article true and accurate, and does the
Council stand behind those statements?

Council Officers have reviewed your request and provided the following
response:

 

Yes.  We stand by the statements made.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss this information with us, please feel free to
contact: Lgoima   [2][Waitaki District Council request email]

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lgoima Waitaki
Lgoima Management Team District
Council
Email:[Waitaki District Council request email]
Web: [3]www.waitaki.govt.nz Private
Tel: +64 3 433 0300 Bag
50058
Oamaru
Waitaki
District
Otago
9444
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From: John Walker <[10][FOI #28401 email]>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:50 AM
To: Lgoima <[11][Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Oamaru Mail Article

 

[12][THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE] DO NOT CLICK links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender email address and know the
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Dear Waitaki District Council,

On August 23, 2024, the Oamaru Mail published an article by Waitaki
District Council with the following headline:

" DON'T LET YOUR COCK BECOME A NUISANCE".

This article was in regards to rooster complaints in the Waitaki area.

Are the statements made in the article true and accurate, and does the
Council stand behind those statements?

Yours faithfully,

Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[13][FOI #28401 email]

Is [14][Waitaki District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Waitaki District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
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Good afternoon,

 

The council has been trying to get in touch with you to offer a meeting to
personally addresses any further concerns you may have.

 

We do not have any further opinion to offer.

 

Please contact the Council directly for further clarification on the
information we have already supplied to you and we will make a time to
meet with you.

 

 

Sincerely,

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [1]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
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From: John Walker <[FOI #28401 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2024 1:05 pm
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: OIA-1433 Oamaru Mail Article

 

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Dear Lgoima,

One of the statements reported in the article reads:
" Roosters aren't permitted in urban areas in Waitaki, unless you're
breeders and/or exhibitors of purebred poultry who are also members of any
club or society affiliated to the NZ Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird
Associations."
Does Council agree that membership alone, in any club or society
affiliated to the NZ Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Associations, does not
entitle that person the right to keep rooster/s in any urban area in the
Waitaki District?

Yours sincerely,

Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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Good afternoon, Peter, and Heidi

 

Clarification has been answered in previous correspondence. 

 

Your questions can be discussed further in a meeting with one of our
Council Officers. 

 

Please contact us if you would like us to arrange a meeting.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

Information Management Team

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destroy any copies of this information.

 

 

From: John Walker <[FOI #28401 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:21 PM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: OIA-1433 Oamaru Mail Article

 

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Dear Lgoima,

I am not asking for your personal opinion, I am seeking legal
clarification regarding who is allow to keep a rooster on a urban property
in the Waitaki District. There seems to be some confusion surrounding this
subject so it would be beneficial for the ratepayers of Waitaki, if
Council could clarify this situation by answering the following question
thanks.

Does Council agree that membership alone, in any club or society
affiliated to the NZ Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Associations, does not
entitle that person the right to keep rooster/s in any urban area in the
Waitaki District?

Yours sincerely,

Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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Dear Peter and Heidi

 

There are emails between yourselves and our Regulatory Officer and which
have the information and answers to your questions. 

 

We suggest that these are sent to your personal email rather than the FYI
website. 

 

Please let us know which you prefer.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

 

 

Information Management Team

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Otago 9444
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Dear Lgoima,

Please provide link showing Council's answer to question thanks?

Yours sincerely,

Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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Kia ora Peter and Heidi

 

Thank you for your recent request regarding OIA-1449 Rooster made under
the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA).  We
hereby acknowledge receipt of your request and will proceed with the
necessary actions to address it promptly.

 

Please note that we will endeavor to respond to your request as soon as
possible and no later than Monday 4 November 2024 following
the statutory timeframe of 20 working days* after the day your request
was received, as prescribed by LGOIMA. Should any additional information
or clarification be required, we will contact you accordingly.

* The response date shown takes into account Labour Day (4 November
2024). 

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

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to fulfill your
request.

Pro-active Release Privacy
Please note that as well as In order to protect the privacy of
responding directly to you, Waitaki individuals, we will not generally
District Council may also choose to publish information specific to an
release responses to requests for individual or their property, or
information on the council information that identifies
website. Information requested by the individual requesters.
media, from public sector
organisations and MPs will always be
published.

 

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which
explains how Requests for Information are dealt
with: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

 

 

Sincerely,

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [2]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
Council Let's Talk ...
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Oamaru
Waitaki District
Otago 9444
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recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error please contact
the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

 

From: John Walker <[FOI #28401 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 4, 2024 4:58 PM
To: Lgoima <[Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Communications regarding: Rooster complaints

 

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Dear Lgoima,

Yes, I had received several emails from your Regulatory Officers. The
first email I got from your Regulatory Services Officer stated the
following:

" I have received an email from the owners of the Rooster that, they have
joined the SI Poultry Association, which if proof is provided, which I
have asked for, will allow them to keep their rooster"

The second email I received from your Regulatory Manager, made the
following statement:

"Being a member of the Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird Association only
allows a person to own a rooster within an urban environment."

These statements do not correspond with the statement made by Council in
the Oamaru Mail article, nor does it correspond with Waitaki General Bylaw
Part 5 (56)(57) which reads as follows:

"56. A person must not keep or allow a rooster to be kept on any Rateable
Property in an
urban area.

57. Bylaw 56 of these Bylaws shall not apply to breeders and/or exhibitors
of purebreed
poultry who are also members of any club or society affiliated to the New
Zealand (SI)
Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Associations (Inc) subject to those breeders
and/or exhibitors
not breaching Bylaw 54 of these Bylaws."

Due to these conflicting statements, it would be beneficial for the
ratepayers of Waitaki, if Council could clarify this situation by
answering the question below, in regards to Waitaki General Bylaw 57.

Does Council agree that membership alone, in any club or society
affiliated to the NZ Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association, does not
entitle that person the right to keep rooster/s in an urban area in the
Waitaki District?

A simple Yes or No will suffice.

Yours sincerely,
Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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Kia ora Peter and Heidi

 

I refer to your Official Information request dated 7 October 2024
regarding: OIA-1449 Rooster.

 

You requested the below information:

 

Does Council agree that membership alone, in any club or society
affiliated to the NZ Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Association, does not
entitle that person the right to keep rooster/s in an urban area in the
Waitaki District?  A simple Yes or No will suffice.

 

Council Officers have reviewed your request and have collated the
answers in red.

 

Yes. If that rooster is causing a nuisance, as detailed in Part 54 of
the General Bylaw 2018.

 

We acknowledge that when drafted in 2018 the intent of Part 56, 57 of
the General Bylaw was to recognise legitimate breeders and showers of
poultry.  However, the wording relating to the keeping of roosters, has
been problematic in respect to enforcement and the requirements of the
Environment Court when proving a nuisance.

 

We are now looking at methods for reviewing this part of the Bylaw prior
to the requirement to review it in 2028.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.

Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

This Lgoima is now closed.  If you wish to discuss information regarding
this, please feel free to contact our subject matter expert at
Regulatory Services who will be more than happy to answer any further
questions.

 

Pro-active Release Privacy
Please note that as well as In order to protect the privacy of
responding directly to you, Waitaki individuals, we will not generally
District Council may also choose to publish information specific to an
release responses to requests for individual or their property, or
information on the council information that identifies
website. Information requested by individual requesters.
the media, from public sector
organisations and MPs will always
be published.

Further information can be found via the Ombudsman’s office which
explains how Requests for Information are dealt
with: [3]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

Sincerely,

Information Management Team

Waitaki District [4]Waitaki District Council Draft District Plan |
Council Let's Talk ...
Private Bag 50058 [5][IMG] [6][IMG] [7][IMG] [8][IMG] 
Oamaru
Waitaki District
Otago 9444
New Zealand
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the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission,
dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon
this information by persons or entities other than the intended
recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error please contact
the sender and destroy any copies of this information.

     

From: John Walker <[9][FOI #28401 email]>
Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 10:09 AM
To: Lgoima <[10][Waitaki District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: OIA-1449 Rooster

 

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Dear Lgoima,

This is not a new request but a reiteration of the original question.
Therefore, Council has until the 11 October to reply.

If Council fails to respond by the above due date, I will be forced to
lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Walker
Heidi Thomson

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