Responses to information requests

We publish responses to requests made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) that are of wider public interest. In most instances, the name of the individual requester has been redacted to protect their privacy.

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2024 responses Reporting statistics Previous responses

Latest published responses

The table below shows the published responses to information requests during 2024 so far.

Subject	Response	Date
Correspondence between Govt Ministers and Mayor's Office (16MB PDF)	IRC-6068	May
Bus infringements (192KB PDF)	IRC-6310	May
Rainbow story time (174KB PDF)	IRC-6287	May
Rates and water (164KB PDF)	IRC-6179	April
Snail markings (209KB PDF)	IRC-6171	April
Wadestown Community Centre (5.57MB PDF)	IRC-6053 and IRC-6104	April
Communications with Local Government Minister (1.3MB PDF)	IRC-5900	April
Raised crossings (212KB PDF)	IRC-5920	March
Gardens Magic (1.56MB PDF)	IRC-5867	February
Water metering (240KB PDF)	IRC-5840	February
Ratepayers report (696KB PDF)	IRC-5824	February
Christmas Expenditure (227KB PDF)	IRC-5780	February
National Music Centre (51.6MB PDF)	IRC-5662	February
Footpath Parking (212KB PDF)	IRC-5789	January
Code of Conduct review (549KB PDF)	IRC-5748	January
Mayoral expenditure (717KB PDF)	IRC-5790	January
LGOIMA statistics (567KB PDF)	IRC-5852	January

Summary of responses

Quarter 3, 2024

This table shows information about requests received by the Official Information Team under the Local Government Official Information Management Act (LGOIMA) during the period 1 January – 31 March 2024.

Quarter 3, 2024	Total
LGOIMA received	109
LGOIMA decision sent within statutory timeframe	98 (89.91%)
Number of responses published	9
Average working days taken to make decision	25.72
LGOIMA extensions	32 (29.35%)
LGOIMA refused	34
LGOIMA transferred to another agency	4 (4%)

Summary of LGOIMA responses for current and previous years: Excel format (21KB XLS) | CSV format (1KB CSV)

Responses from previous years

2023 reponses

The table below shows the published responses to information requests during 2023.

Subject	Response	Date
Chamaleon Events (173KB PDF)	IRC-5710	December
Mayor Whanau diary (570KB PDF)	IRC-5757	December
Citizens' Assembly (582KB PDF)	IRC-5779	December
Dog names (142KB PDF)	IRC-5727	December
Transport Choices (180KB PDF)	IRC-5667	December
Licenses (205KB PDF)	IRC-5704	December
Courtenay Place Christmas tree (167KB PDF)	IRC-5687	December
Citizens' Assembly and asset sales (8.3MB PDF)	IRC-5676	November
Town Hall strengthening project (600KB PDF)	IRC-5521	November
Town Hall (640KB PDF)	IRC-5516	November
Executive leadership team (301KB PDF)	IRC-5619	November
Mayor's media commitments (237KB PDF)	IRC-5655	November
Consultation for LTP (250KB PDF)	IRC-5703	November
Communications roles (331KB PDF)	IRC-5611	November
Ceasefire mural (156KB PDF)	IRC-5703	November
Noise complaints (432KB PDF)	IRC-5588	November
Parking system (199KB PDF)	IRC-5510	November
Delegation to Asia (206KB PDF)	IRC-5459	October
Cycleways (1.98MB PDF)	IRC-5466	October
Delegation to Asia (195KB PDF)	IRC-5468	October
Changing lanes (805KB PDF)	IRC-5492	October
Staff list (572KB PDF)	IRC-5499	October
Shelly Bay correspondence (564KB PDF)	IRC-5408/5409	October
Shelly Bay costs (524KB PDF)	IRC-5403	October
Vehicle monitoring (175KB PDF)	IRC-5381	October
Resource consents FY 22/23 (610KB PDF)	IRC-5346	October
Bike shelters (618KB PDF)	IRC-5371	October
Bloomberg cycleways initiative (262KB PDF)	IRC-5479	October
Graffiti costs (238KB PDF)	IRC-5290	September
Multi-unit resource consents (564KB PDF)	IRC-5435	September
Councillor expenses (163KB PDF)	IRC-5271	September
Climate webinar (493KB PDF)	IRC-5275	September
Mayor's flights (632KB PDF)	IRC-5317	September
Kent Terrace Cycleways (3MB PDF)	IRC-5319	September
Confrontations (500KB PDF)	IRC-5322	September
Porirua stream (1.2MB PDF)	IRC-5422	September
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership initiative (3.3MB PDF)	IRC-5201	August
Legislative compliance (2.1MB PDF)	IRC-5245	August
Mt Crawford Development (265KB PDF)	IRC-5248	August
Leadership courses (482KB PDF)	IRC-5276	August
Flowers and bottled water (606KB PDF)	IRC-5129	August
Working overseas (533KB PDF)	IRC-5128	August
Resource consents (589KB PDF)	IRC-5157	August
ECC/ EOC Seismic Resilience (487KB PDF)	IRC-5273	August
Interest cost (613KB PDF)	IRC-5217	August
Pedestrian safety (638KB PDF)	IRC-5021	August
Shelly Bay Water Main (5.08MB PDF)	IRC-5091	August
Notice of Motion (1.27MB PDF)	IRC-5138	August
Council debt (540KB PDF)	IRC-5103	July
PR spend (529KB PDF)	IRC-5146	July
Food premises inspections (482KB PDF)	IRC-5071	July
Library data (493KB PDF)	IRC-5044	July
Economic benefit speed reductions (486KB PDF)	IRC-5019	July
Social media post (625KB PDF)	IRC-5046	June
Cycleways (751KB PDF)	IRC-4857	June
Mayor's office staff (237KB PDF)	IRC-4871	June
Potholes (256KB PDF)	IRC-4919	June
Pre-1930s builds (998KB PDF)	IRC-4768	June
InsideOUT (157KB PDF)	IRC-5012	June
Swimming agreement (231 PDF)	IRC-4739	May
Waste production, processing and disposal (5MB PDF)	IRC-4743	May
Council owned properties (318KB PDF)	IRC-4682	May
Sick days (585KB PDF)	IRC-4787	May
Local Government Parental Leave Policy (684KB PDF)	IRC-4722	May
Redundancies (202KB PDF)	IRC-4759	May
Suspensions (50KB PDF)	IRC-4757	May
Parklets in CBD (490KB PDF)	IRC-4737	May
Food Action Plan (538KB PDF)	IRC-4709	May
Thorndon Connections consultation (283KB PDF)	IRC-4665	May
Executive Leadership Team (124KB PDF)	IRC-4703	April
Mayoral staff (136KB PDF)	IRC-4674	April
Living Wage Employer Accreditation (2MB PDF)	IRC-4673	April
Dog statistics (199KB PDF)	IRC-4451	April
Failing streetlights (25MB PDF)	Failing streetlight responses	April
Sod-turning ceremony (503KB PDF)	IRC-4402	March
EV parking (598KB PDF)	IRC-4559	March
Expenditure on Mayoral Council Cars (549KB PDF)	IRC-4536	March
Apprenticeship Programme (626KB PDF)	IRC-4509	March
Wellington Pride Parade (828KB PDF)	IRC-4456	March
Ratepayers report (729KB PDF)	IRC-4397	March
Future Food (568KB PDF)	IRC-4497	March
Expenses (299KB PDF)	IRC-4428	March
Graffiti costs (604KB PDF)	IRC-4474	March
Newtown cycleway (139KB PDF)	IRC-4523	March
Te Kāinga (2.2MB PDF)	IRC-4224	March
Citizenship ceremonies (166KB PDF)	IRC-4388	March
Parking transactions (173KB PDF)	IRC-4431	March
Financial spending by WCC (767KB PDF)	IRC-4432	March
Cost of water infrastructure (549KB PDF)	IRC-4450	March
Protests (585KB PDF)	IRC-4291	February
Rates increase (602KB PDF)	IRC-4436	February
Thorndon consents (524KB PDF) Consents for Thorndon and Pipitea 2016-2022 (81KB XLSX)	IRC-4395	February
December protests (706KB PDF)	IRC-4272	February
Thorndon bike network (536KB PDF) Thorndon Connection Road Safety Audit (2.21MB PDF)	IRC-4404	February
Resilient Cities Network (3.09MB PDF)	IRC-4285	February
Parliament occupation costs (560KB PDF)	IRC-4409	February
Board of the Community Housing provider (160KB PDF)	IRC-4335	February
Publicly notified resource consents (35MB PDF)	IRC-4172	January
Ngaio cycleway (29.4MB PDF)	IRC-4249	January
Living Wage (51KB PDF)	IRC-4220	January
Property rates information (530KB PDF) Property valuation data (9.65MB XLS)	IRC-4240	January

2022 responses

The table below shows the published responses to information requests during 2022.

Subject	Response	Date
WCC properties (505KB PDF)	IRC-4056	December
Te Aro Park Toilets (179KB PDF)	IRC-4148	December
Dog Control (144KB PDF)	IRC-4151	December
Tory Whanau office decor (148KB PDF)	IRC-4195	December
Citizenship ceremony dates (88KB PDF)	IRC-4187	December
Trespasses and bans from Council facilities (505KB PDF)	IRC-4039	December
Food health and safety ratings (164KB PDF)	IRC-4038	December
Parking tickets process and statistics (576KB PDF)	IRC-4159	December
Noisiest streets in Wellington (607KB PDF)	IRC-4018	November
Shelly Bay correspondence (592KB PDF)	IRC-3792	November
Kororā correspondence Shelly Bay (5.814MB PDF)	IRC-3892	November
City artworks complaint (3.4MB PDF)	IRC-3857	November
Red stickered buildings (170KB PDF)	IRC-4026	November
Most popular dog breeds and names (147KB PDF)	IRC-4037	November
Large special licence events (141KB PDF)	IRC-4055	November
Strike 4 Climate protest (845KB PDF)	IRC-3939 and IRC-3941	November
Dog care in Wellington (559KB PDF)	IRC-3994	October
Cycleway economic impact (1.6MB PDF)	IRC-3855	October
Newtown to City cycleway (5.38MB PDF)	IRC-3876	October
Anne Frank Memorial Park (52KB PDF)	IRC-3964	October
Playground injuries (185KB PDF)	IRC-3967	October
NZ initiative (547KB PDF)	IRC-3916	October
Pest control (86KB PDF)	IRC-3877	October
Incident at Keith Spry Pool (1.75MB PDF)	IRC-3883	October
Pay Bands (810KB PDF)	IRC-3809	October
Promotion of election candidate (633KB PDF)	IRC-3866	October
350 The Terrace - Retaining Wall (684KB PDF)	IRC-3738	September
Emergency planning (677KB PDF)	IRC-3748	September
Dog attack statistics (365KB PDF)	IRC-3807	September
Milk purchases (55KB PDF)	IRC-3822	September
Election billboards (567KB PDF)	IRC-3709	September
Three Waters rates (567KB PDF)	IRC-3692	September
Councillor allowances and towing data (567KB PDF)	IRC-3715	September
Rates increase (677KB PDF)	IRC-3689	August
Campaign billboard - Paul Eagle (12.6MB PDF)	Billboard responses	August
Wellington Chinese Embassy (173KB PDF)	IRC-3591	August
Road wear - Impact of electric buses (2.5MB PDF)	IRC-3608	August
Leaky building costs (480KB PDF)	IRC-3566	August
Mahanga Bay occupation (487KB PDF)	IRC-3562	August
Shelly Bay occupation costs (68KB PDF)	IRC-3543	August
Pre-election report release (907KB PDF)	IRC-3609	August
Annual resident survey continuation (20MB PDF)	IRC-3632	August
Resourcing of the Mayor's Office (656KB PDF)	IRC-3352	July
Temporary Traffic Management Plan Costs (486KB PDF)	IRC-3453	July
Annual resident survey (141KB PDF)	IRC-3547	July
Communications staff (570KB PDF)	IRC-3515	July
Matariki fireworks (1.16MB PDF)	IRC-3534	July
Parliament protest - revised (1MB PDF)	IRC-2953 & IRC-2954	July
Parking figures and revenue (249KB PDF)	IRC-3400	July
Business NZ (50KB PDF)	IRC-3495	July
Car transporter vehicles on Cambridge Terrace (327KB PDF)	IRC-3464	July
Building consent applications (151KB PDF)	IRC-3508	July
Buildings with precast concrete floors (544KB PDF)	Precast floors	July
Pre-election report - Financial questions (560KB PDF)	IRC-3664	July
Noise control and litter complaints (544KB PDF)	IRC-3460	June
Johnsonville electric chargers usage (258KB PDF)	IRC-3321	June
Building inspections timeframes (536KB PDF)	IRC-3308	June
Building consents and resource consents timeframes (552KB PDF)	IRC-3296	June
Decision not to light Michael Fowler Centre for Nakba Day (650KB PDF)	IRC-3362	June
Libraries staff salaries (170KB PDF)	IRC-3357	June
Airbnb in Wellington (733KB PDF)	IRC-3277	May
Three Waters maintenance and infrastructure (3.4MB PDF)	IRC-3201	May
Protest activity at Parliament grounds	Parliament occupation	May
Calligratherapy course funding (1MB PDF)	IRC-3154	May
Councillor Rush use of Twitter (2.6MB PDF)	IRC-3236	May
Notice of Motion – Wellington Airport Expansion (237KB PDF)	Legal advice	May
Climate and biodiversity strategies, and significant natural areas (187KB PDF)	IRC-3241	May
Wheel clamping signage on Victoria Street (250KB PDF)	IRC-3350	May
Impact of cycleways on businesses (1.6MB PDF)	IRC-3225	May
Cost of contracted security (220KB PDF)	IRC-3379	May
In-house services (4.96MB PDF)	IRC-3255	May
Ratepayers report (800KB PDF)	IRC-3309	May
Cost of e-bikes, bicycles, and scooters (53KB PDF)	IRC-3332	May
Health nuisance complaints (637KB PDF)	IRC-3307	May
Airport noise complaints (1.8MB PDF)	IRC-3151	April
Rates differential (642KB PDF)	IRC-3153	April
Parliament Occupation Business Relief Fund (1.3MB PDF)	IRC-3179	April
Diversity training for Arts and Toi Pōneke staff (306KB PDF)	IRC-3115	April
Risk assessment of COVID transmission on Council sites (831KB PDF)	COVID Risk assessment	April
Cleaning and security contracts (840KB PDF)	IRC-3149	April
Kmart building plans (221KB PDF)	IRC-2847	March
Imagining Decolonisation Wānanga budget (601KB PDF)	IRC-2909	March
Advice on Shelly Bay (613KB PDF)	IRC-2749	March
Shelly Bay asbestos report (584KB PDF)	IRC-2605	March
Use of sprinklers at Parliament during restrictions (542KB PDF)	IRC-2954	February
Noise complaints relating to Parliament speakers (541KB PDF)	IRC-2953	February
Council debt (164KB PDF)	IRC-2897	February
CCTV costs (544KB PDF)	IRC-2774	February
Health and safety incidents relating to vaccine passes (585KB PDF)	IRC-2855	January
Use of vaccine pass for Council facilities (575KB PDF)	IRC-2675	January
Recommendations relating Covid Vaccine Pass and staff vaccination (1.11 MB PDF)	IRC-2675	January
Hataitai intersection costs (110KB PDF)	IRC-2606	January
Parking revenue and expense (530KB PDF)	IRC-2669	January
Experience Wellington restructure (1.45MB PDF)	IRC-2580	January

2021 responses

Subject	Response	Date
Location and access to Wellington City Council cameras (492KB PDF)	IRC-2531	December
Building consent timeframes (660KB PDF)	IRC-2607	December
Te Matapihi – Central Library (5.15MB PDF)	IRC-2393	November
Council employee data (4.96MB PDF)	IRC-2504	November
Fossil fuels usage (832KB PDF)	IRC-2474	November
Oriental Parade slip (572KB PDF)	IRC-2385	November
Decision not to purchase book (1.51MB PDF)	IRC-2523	November
Spatial Plan (4.94MB PDF)	IRC-2519	November
Asteron Centre (950KB PDF)	IRC-2346	October
CCTV cameras (536KB PDF)	IRC-2389	October
COVID-19 Level 3 Parking Decisions (840KB PDF)	IRC-2332	October
Tākina Conference & Exhibition Centre (1.9MB PDF)	IRC-2309	October
World of WearableArt (WOW) (2.4MB PDF)	IRC-2356	October
Advertising spending (1.4MB PDF)	IRC-2158	September
Ross Tanner report (1.1MB PDF)	IRC-2345	September
Drownings in council pools (615KB PDF)	IRC-2319	September
Illegal dumping cost (152KB PDF)	IRC-2261	September
List of legislation concerning the Council (820KB PDF)	IRC-2308	September

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Quarter 3, 2024

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