6 November 2024
File Ref: IRC-7313
P Robins
[FYI request #28820 email]
Tēnā koe P Robins,
Thank you for your email of 19 October 2024 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council (the
Council) requesting the following information:
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I request all communications in any form between Councillor Young and any government
ministers in September and October 2024.
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act
1987 (LGOIMA).
Councillor Young attended a dinner on 18 September 2024 where Minister Simon Watts was in
attendance however, they did not have a substantial conversation beyond pleasantries.
Outside of this dinner, there is no further communication between Councillor Young and any
government ministers in the timeframe requested. For this reason, your request has been refused
under section 17(g) of the LGOIMA as the information requested is not held.
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 to withhold information 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
Chelsea McHugh
Senior Advisor Of icial Information
Complaints & Information Assurance
Wellington City Council