Dear Maurice Gerbinald

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Kia ora and hello Maurice
 
Thank you for your email.
 
I have passed your request on to our Democracy Services team, under
reference no. 1157735.  They will contact you shortly.
 
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Tauranga City Council | Phone 07 577 7000 | [2]www.tauranga.govt.nz
21 Devonport Road, Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand
 
 

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Kia ora Maurice

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 13 October 2024 about an overseas trip.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 11 November 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.

 

Your request is being handled by the Democracy Services team. If you have
any queries, please feel free to contact us by emailing
[1][email address] 

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please contact us so that these can be taken into account.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Darelle Howard (she/her) | Administrator: Democracy Services |
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000

[2][email address] | [3]www.tauranga.govt.nz

 

 

 

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Good afternoon Maurice

 

Thank you for your request. We have reviewed your request and require
clarification on the trip you are asking about.

 

We are not aware of any trips that included Buddy Mikaere. If you are
asking about trips related to the Pukehinahina museum project we can
advise that this is not a Council led project. Enquires regarding this
project can be directed to the Pukehinahina Charitable Trust, their
website is [1]www.battleofgatepa.com.

 

There was one trip in 2022 to Sydney specifically for Visiting conference
and performance art venues for Te Manawataki o Te Papa planning. Please
advise if you would like further information about this trip. Please note
requests for all communications take significant staff time and may incur
a charge. More information about our charging policy can be found here:
[2]https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/for...

 

Please respond by 25 October 2024, if we do not receive clarification from
you the request will be closed. Please let us know if you have any
questions.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Emily Clarke (she/her) | Democracy Services Advisor |
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000

[3][email address] | [4]www.tauranga.govt.nz

 

[5]Thanks Tauranga

 

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From: Maurice Gerbinald
<[6][FOI #28741 email]>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2024 12:11 PM
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Tauranga City Council
<[7][Tauranga City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Museum Junket

 

CAUTION:External Email.

 

Dear Tauranga City Council,

I kindly request all communications and full breakdown of costs related to
a rumoured rate payer funded overseas trip related to either CBD or
proposed Gate Pa museum which may have included Buddy Mikaere.

Yours faithfully,

Maurice Gerbinald

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Mōrena Maurice

 

As we have not heard further from you, we have now closed your request. If
you would like to re-visit this in the future, please contact us and we
can open a new request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Emily Clarke (she/her) | Democracy Services Advisor |
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000

[1][email address] | [2]www.tauranga.govt.nz

 

[3]Thanks Tauranga

 

Pronouns: She/Her

 

Make flexibility work – if you receive an email from me outside of normal
business hours, I am sending it at a time that suits me. I am not however
expecting you to read it and/or reply until normal business hours.

 

 

 

From: Democracy Services <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2024 11:16 AM
To: [FOI #28741 email]
Subject: RE: Clarification required - Official Information request -
Museum Junket

 

Good afternoon Maurice

 

Thank you for your request. We have reviewed your request and require
clarification on the trip you are asking about.

 

We are not aware of any trips that included Buddy Mikaere. If you are
asking about trips related to the Pukehinahina museum project we can
advise that this is not a Council led project. Enquires regarding this
project can be directed to the Pukehinahina Charitable Trust, their
website is [4]www.battleofgatepa.com.

 

There was one trip in 2022 to Sydney specifically for Visiting conference
and performance art venues for Te Manawataki o Te Papa planning. Please
advise if you would like further information about this trip. Please note
requests for all communications take significant staff time and may incur
a charge. More information about our charging policy can be found here:
[5]https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/for...

 

Please respond by 25 October 2024, if we do not receive clarification from
you the request will be closed. Please let us know if you have any
questions.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Emily Clarke (she/her) | Democracy Services Advisor |
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000

[6][email address] | [7]www.tauranga.govt.nz

 

[8]Thanks Tauranga

 

Pronouns: She/Her

 

Make flexibility work – if you receive an email from me outside of normal
business hours, I am sending it at a time that suits me. I am not however
expecting you to read it and/or reply until normal business hours.

 

 

 

 

 

From: Maurice Gerbinald
<[9][FOI #28741 email]>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2024 12:11 PM
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Tauranga City Council
<[10][Tauranga City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Museum Junket

 

CAUTION:External Email.

 

Dear Tauranga City Council,

I kindly request all communications and full breakdown of costs related to
a rumoured rate payer funded overseas trip related to either CBD or
proposed Gate Pa museum which may have included Buddy Mikaere.

Yours faithfully,

Maurice Gerbinald

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[11][FOI #28741 email]

Is [12][Tauranga City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Tauranga City Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[13]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[14]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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