LGOIMA Requests
Refine Search
Search results: 702
| Received | Subject | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/2022 | Details of costs of providing sand and sandbags, and decision process. Also who does drain maintenance in Feilding and how often | Complete | Details |
| 09/07/2022 | Since 2015 flood, what work has been done, how many new houses approved and what are the plans for the $18m allocated for repairs | Complete | Details |
| 04/07/2022 | Information on Council Borrowing | Complete | Details |
| 01/07/2022 | Budget information - various areas of science research | Complete | Details |
| 29/06/2022 | History of noise complaints over last 6 months for 36 Duke Street and if possible the quantity and/or dates of these complaints. | Complete | Details |
| 28/06/2022 | All letters, emails or details of contact made about flooding since the house was built - *** Glasgow Terrace | Complete | Details |
| 27/06/2022 | Bio Plant Ltd, Kawakawa Road - application including reports etc and current status | Complete | Details |
| 20/06/2022 | Building consent applications in last 3 years, how many underwent the RFI process, and how long did this take. | Complete | Details |
| 17/06/2022 | Copies of all submissions both for and against the proposal to stop part of Opawe Road and proposed walking access easement | Complete | Details |
| 13/06/2022 | Complaint re: LG2072 Delay in responding | Complete | Details |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2092
Date received: 11/07/2022
Requested information: Details of costs of providing sand and sandbags, and decision process. Also who does drain maintenance in Feilding and how often
Status: Complete
Date responded: 27/07/2022
Response:
I refer to your official information request dated 11 July 2022.
Part of the information you have requested is below. However, we have decided to refuse your request for information which relates to - How much the bags cost and How much the sand cost.
This information is being withheld under section 7 (2)(b)(ii) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, as it would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the companies who are the subjects of the information.
The answers to your remaining questions are below.
What company was used to purchase these items?
There were 4 companies used to source resources. Smart Pack Limited, Rangitikei Aggregates, Tim McColl Contracting Limited, Higgins Contractors Feilding.
Was there any consultancy involved in this process?
No public consultancy was involved.
Who made the overall decision to approve this activity?
Chief Executive of Manawatū District Council.
Does MDC have a team that maintains the drains around Feilding?
Higgins are contracted to maintain drains around Feilding.
If so how often do they maintain the drains?
The drains are being monitored weekly and maintained as and when required.
I'm going to need it all in detail and a breakdown of the costs where the money came out and what was free and what wasn't
All budget expenditure came from the Civil Defence Emergency Management budget or through the normal annual roading contract with Higgins Contractors. Those budgets are available in our Annual Plan https://www.mdc.govt.nz/documents/plans/annual-plan.
As above a detailed breakdown of costs by supplier is not available. All other information available has already been released through our media release https://www.mdc.govt.nz/news/2022/media-release-operation-sandbag on the 13th of July 2022.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
Attachments:
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2091
Date received: 09/07/2022
Requested information: Since 2015 flood, what work has been done, how many new houses approved and what are the plans for the $18m allocated for repairs
Status: Complete
Date responded: 03/08/2022
Response:
I refer to your official information request dated 09 July 2022. The information you have requested is below.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2090
Date received: 04/07/2022
Requested information: Information on Council Borrowing
Status: Complete
Date responded: 07/07/2022
Response:
I refer to your official information request dated 04 July 2022. The information you have requested is below.
1: How much in 000's does the council owe to lenders? Total debt owed to external agencies as at 30 June 2022 is $88.8M.
2: Who does the Council borrow money from and what interest rates does the council pay? Council uses the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) for long term borrowing, interest rates fluctuate, the average cost of borrowing for council as at 31 March 2022 was 2.43%. (The average has not yet been calculated as at 30 June 2022.)
*Assuming you mean LGFA not LGIF
3: Is the Council a shareholder in the LGIF and if so what dividends has the Council received from the LGIF? Yes Council is a shareholder of the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA), For the year ended June 2021, the total LGFA dividend paid was $857,000 which is a dividend rate of 3.428% on the $25 million of equity. Manawatu has 100,000 shares and received $3,428 for the 2021 financial year. LGFA pays a dividend of 1.5% over its cost of funds. This is calculated each year but is at the discretion of the Directors (no information on dividends for the 2022 year yet)
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2089
Date received: 01/07/2022
Requested information: Budget information - various areas of science research
Status: Complete
Date responded: 25/07/2022
Response:
Official information request for - Budget information - various areas of science research.
I refer to your official information request dated 01 July 2022.
The information you have requested is below.
| SCIENCE and RESEARCH CONSULTANCY subjects x budgets and people | Budget 2023 | Names of budget holders | role title | spent in the last 3 years |
| Air quality | $0 | Robert Rose | Environmental Team Leader | Nothing |
| Biosecurity | ||||
| Civil Defence | $0 | Jeff Graham | Senior Emergency Management Adviser | No research projects, normal operating costs only. |
| Climate change | ||||
| Coastal processes | ||||
| District Planning- land use and hazards | ||||
| Drinking water quality | $0 | Robert Rose | Environmental Team Leader | Nothing |
| Drought | ||||
| Energy planning | $26,000 | Rebecca Bell | Strategy Manager | Staff research and planning only |
| Erosion and sediment deposition | ||||
| Extractive resources | ||||
| Extreme Weather | ||||
| Fire risk and response | ||||
| Flooding- river, coastal | ||||
| Geothermal risks | ||||
| Groundwater | $0 | Robert Rose | Environmental Team Leader | Nothing |
| Harbour sedimentation | ||||
| Insurance Risk Assessment | ||||
| Lake health | ||||
| Landslide dams | ||||
| Landslide, avalanche, debris flow | ||||
| Liquefaction | ||||
| Seismic Hazards | $0 | Jeff Graham | Senior Emergency Management Adviser | $8,424 from MDC budgets with further $80,000 funding given from EQC. |
| Pandemic | ||||
| Pollution | ||||
| Rockfall | ||||
| Subsidence and land instability | ||||
| Supply Chain disruption | ||||
| Tsunami | ||||
| Volcanic Activity |
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
Warm regards,
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2088
Date received: 29/06/2022
Requested information: History of noise complaints over last 6 months for 36 Duke Street and if possible the quantity and/or dates of these complaints.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 29/06/2022
Response:
I can confirm that there have been no incidents of excessive noise reported to Council including afterhours noise control officers in the past 6 months.
Only two reports of excessive noise have been received regarding this property, one in February 2019 and one in July 2017.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2087
Date received: 28/06/2022
Requested information: All letters, emails or details of contact made about flooding since the house was built - *** Glasgow Terrace
Status: Complete
Date responded: 25/07/2022
Response:
I refer to your official information request dated 28 June 2022.
A link to the information you have requested is below.
LG_2087_Documents_for_release.zip
The link will expire after 7 days so remember to save any documents you wish to have continued access to.
We recommend that this link is opened on a PC.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
Warm regards,
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2086
Date received: 27/06/2022
Requested information: Bio Plant Ltd, Kawakawa Road - application including reports etc and current status
Status: Complete
Date responded: 29/06/2022
Response:
Hello Lizanne,
Official information request for Bio Plant Ltd, Kawakawa Road - application including reports etc and current status
I refer to your official information request dated 27 June 2022.
Here is a link for the information you have requested - LG_2086_Documents_for_release.zip
The link will expire after 7 days so remember to save any documents you wish to have continued access to. We recommend that this link is opened on a PC.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2084
Date received: 20/06/2022
Requested information: Building consent applications in last 3 years, how many underwent the RFI process, and how long did this take.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 19/07/2022
Response:
Thanks for your patience as we sorted through the information for you, which is below and attached.
- What is the total number of building consent applications you have received in the last three years, displayed in a table as a monthly and annual figure?
| 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
| July | 67 | 49 | 60 |
| August | 71 | 61 | 71 |
| September | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| October | 35 | 54 | 69 |
| November | 58 | 62 | 67 |
| December | 52 | 44 | 45 |
| January | 45 | 27 | 41 |
| February | 62 | 52 | 58 |
| March | 52 | 74 | 82 |
| April | 49 | 61 | 46 |
| May | 57 | 67 | 76 |
| June | 55 | 76 | 78 |
| | |||
| Total | 662 | 687 | 751 |
- Of these received building consent applications how many underwent the "request for information (RFI) process" outlined in regulation 7(2)(d)(iv) of the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006, displayed in a table as a monthly and annual figure?
Please see the attached spreadsheet - https://jarvis.mdc.govt.nz/site/orgadmin/LGOIMA/LG2084/GoGet Consents RFI Analysis Report 20220715.xlsx - Of the building consent applications received that underwent the "request for information (RFI) process," how many days after applications were received did it take for RFI's to be made, displayed as a table of annual figures?
As discussed with Brent, we are unable to provide this report.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2083
Date received: 17/06/2022
Requested information: Copies of all submissions both for and against the proposal to stop part of Opawe Road and proposed walking access easement
Status: Complete
Date responded: 18/07/2022
Response:
Thank you for your patience as we worked through the submissions to prepare them for release. Please find below a link with the information you have requested.
Submissions_to_Proposed_Closure_of_Opawe_Road_2022_-_contact_details_redacted.zip
The link will expire after 7 days so remember to save any documents you wish to have continued access to.
We recommend that this link is opened on a PC.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2080
Date received: 13/06/2022
Requested information: Complaint re: LG2072 Delay in responding
Status: Complete
Date responded: 15/06/2022