LGOIMA Requests
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| Received | Subject | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2026 | Information about notable trees in Pharazyn Street | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 11/05/2026 | Information about heritage order applications, proposals or NOR in Taonui Road property | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 05/05/2026 | What herbicides or weed control products are used in public spaces, where and how often they are applied, and what policies guide their use. Also, when the current approach to herbicide use was last formally reviewed. | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 04/05/2026 | Invoices from the past six years for Building Consent Authority accreditation. also, whether any transfer of powers to Fire and Emergency New Zealand has occurred, and if so, the dates and copies of related agreements. | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 30/04/2026 | Information on museum and gallery funding over last 10 years | Complete | Details |
| 29/04/2026 | Information about engagement with Ngā Hapū o Himatangi in respect of Lake Pukepuke/Pukepuke Lagoon over the past five years | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 29/04/2026 | Information about current or future insurability of properties in MDC region | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 21/04/2026 | Request for details on parking restrictions, enforcement activity and revenue, compliance monitoring of disability parks, and the process for reporting violations. | Awaiting approval to release | Details |
| 17/04/2026 | Request for how much MDC has spent over three years on boy racer-related road damage, how much came from ratepayers, and related impacts, responses, and trends. | Complete | Details |
| 14/04/2026 | Availability of Graduate Roles in Council for each year from 2020 to 2026 (inclusive) | Complete | Details |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2454
Date received: 11/05/2026
Requested information: Information about notable trees in Pharazyn Street
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2455
Date received: 11/05/2026
Requested information: Information about heritage order applications, proposals or NOR in Taonui Road property
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2451
Date received: 05/05/2026
Requested information: What herbicides or weed control products are used in public spaces, where and how often they are applied, and what policies guide their use. Also, when the current approach to herbicide use was last formally reviewed.
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2453
Date received: 04/05/2026
Requested information: Invoices from the past six years for Building Consent Authority accreditation. also, whether any transfer of powers to Fire and Emergency New Zealand has occurred, and if so, the dates and copies of related agreements.
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2450
Date received: 30/04/2026
Requested information: Information on museum and gallery funding over last 10 years
Status: Complete
Response:
Thank you for your request for information regarding funding provided by Manawatū District Council to public museums and galleries over the last 10 financial years.
Council funding for museums and galleries has primarily been provided through contestable grants and partnership funding arrangements. A summary of the funding provided is set out below.
Council Funding Provided
Note:
Coach House Museum is governed by the Manawatū Historic Vehicle Collection Trust in Feilding.
Te Manawa Museum based in Palmerston North is the regional museum that Manawatū District Council makes a small contribution to each year.
Feilding and District Arts Society is a visual arts membership group with an arts centre located in Feilding.
Council has contestable funding that was known as the annual partnership fund and is now referred to as priority services, event, or annual contribution grants funding.
|
Financial Year |
Recipient |
Funding Type |
Amount |
|
2016/17 |
Coach House Museum |
Annual Partnership Fund |
$10,000 |
|
2016/17 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2017/18 |
Coach House Museum |
Annual Partnership Fund |
$10,000 |
|
2017/18 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Manawatū Garden & Art Trail |
$1,200 |
|
2017/18 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2018/19 |
Coach House Museum |
Annual Partnership Fund |
$10,000 |
|
2018/19 |
Coach House Museum |
Museum Mural Project |
$2,750 |
|
2018/19 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Manawatū Garden & Art Trail |
$2,000 |
|
2018/19 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2019/20 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Annual Partnership Fund |
$10,000 |
|
2019/20 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,360 |
|
2020/21 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Priority Services Funding |
$30,000 |
|
2020/21 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2021/22 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Priority Services Funding |
$30,000 |
|
2021/22 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Manawatū Arts Expo |
$3,700 |
|
2021/22 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2022/23 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Priority Services Funding |
$20,000 |
|
2022/23 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2023/24 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Priority Services Funding |
$20,000 |
|
2023/24 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Priority Services Funding |
$10,000 |
|
2023/24 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Manawatū Arts Expo |
$3,000 |
|
2023/24 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2024/25 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Priority Services Funding |
$20,000 |
|
2024/25 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Priority Services Funding |
$10,000 |
|
2024/25 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Art Awards |
$1,000 |
|
2024/25 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
|
2025/26 |
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
Priority Services Funding |
$30,000 |
|
2025/26 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Priority Services Funding |
$5,000 |
|
2025/26 |
Te Manawa Museum |
Annual Contribution |
$20,000 |
Total Council Funding by Recipient
|
Recipient |
Total Funding |
|
Coach House Museum (MHVCT) |
$192,750 |
|
Feilding and District Arts Society |
$35,900 |
|
Te Manawa Museum |
$200,360 |
Council has not identified any funding specifically allocated for acquisitions of art or other collection items during this period.
Creative Communities Scheme Funding (Administered on behalf of Creative New Zealand)
The following funding was provided through the Creative Communities Scheme, which is administered by Council on behalf of Creative New Zealand. This funding is not Council funding but may be of interest.
|
Financial Year |
Recipient |
Project |
Amount |
|
2017/18 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Manawatū Arts Expo |
$3,000 |
|
2018/19 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Mural Project |
$1,500 |
|
2018/19 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Resident Artists Programme |
$1,000 |
|
2018/19 |
Manawatū Historic Vehicle Collection Trust |
Mural Project |
$3,250 |
|
2021/22 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
School Holiday Workshops |
$1,110 |
|
2021/22 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
After-school Arts Classes |
$3,052.18 |
|
2022/23 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Affordable Art Classes |
$2,495 |
|
2022/23 |
Manawatū Historic Vehicle Collection Trust |
2D Display Horse Project |
$3,000 |
|
2023/24 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Arts and Crafts Classes |
$8,415.36 |
|
2024/25 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Affordable Arts Classes |
$11,772 |
|
2025/26 |
Feilding and District Arts Society |
Affordable Arts Classes |
$10,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recipient |
Total Creative Communities Funding |
|
Feilding and District Arts Society |
$42,584.54 |
|
Manawatū Historic Vehicle Collection Trust |
$6,250 |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2448
Date received: 29/04/2026
Requested information: Information about engagement with Ngā Hapū o Himatangi in respect of Lake Pukepuke/Pukepuke Lagoon over the past five years
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2449
Date received: 29/04/2026
Requested information: Information about current or future insurability of properties in MDC region
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2447
Date received: 21/04/2026
Requested information: Request for details on parking restrictions, enforcement activity and revenue, compliance monitoring of disability parks, and the process for reporting violations.
Status: Awaiting approval to release
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2446
Date received: 17/04/2026
Requested information: Request for how much MDC has spent over three years on boy racer-related road damage, how much came from ratepayers, and related impacts, responses, and trends.
Status: Complete
Response:
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2445
Date received: 14/04/2026
Requested information: Availability of Graduate Roles in Council for each year from 2020 to 2026 (inclusive)
Status: Complete
Response:
Thank you for your enquiry regarding university graduate roles at Manawatū District Council from 2020 to 2026.
Below is a summary of roles that were either recruited for, or intended to recruit, recent university graduates during this period:
- 2020 – Graduate Planner
- 2021 – No roles identified
- 2022 – No roles identified
- 2023 – Graduate Planner
- 2024 – Junior Policy Adviser
- 2025 – Graduate Planner
- 2026 – Graduate Planner
These roles reflect positions designed with university graduate candidates in mind, including those that may have been advertised but not filled.