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| Received | Subject | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/10/2025 | Information about Brooks Place | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 15/10/2025 | Information about MDC traffic counting contract | Awaiting approval to release | Details |
| 13/10/2025 | Information about alcohol licensing and hairdressers/barbers | Complete | Details |
| 13/10/2025 | Request for dog attack incident report | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 09/10/2025 | Makino Aquatic Centre Policies & Procedures | Complete | Details |
| 08/10/2025 | Details of 2025-25 budget for Rangitikei Valley Road and costs for October 2024 works | Complete | Details |
| 30/09/2025 | Information about procurement and contracting of Feilding District Promotions | Information Officer to Review | Details |
| 23/09/2025 | Further questions about unopposed candidates and the candidate booklet | Complete | Details |
| 13/09/2025 | Information on any discussions between TKR, MDC CEO, Mayor, and Councillors re: 12 Sept hikoi and omission of Māori Ward candidate from 2025 election booklet | Complete | Details |
| 12/09/2025 | Information about the Candidate Election Booklets for the upcoming elections | Complete | Details |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2396
Date received: 20/10/2025
Requested information: Information about Brooks Place
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2395
Date received: 15/10/2025
Requested information: Information about MDC traffic counting contract
Status: Awaiting approval to release
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2393
Date received: 13/10/2025
Requested information: Information about alcohol licensing and hairdressers/barbers
Status: Complete
Response:
Please find the information you have requested below;
- How many alcohol licence applications have received objections during the set period July to June 2024-25? Nil
- Did those objections come from within the TA boundary? - N/A
- If not, where? Were these given weight / dismissed?
- Numbers of any hairdressers or barbers within the district that hold a liquor licence No hairdressers or barbers hold an alcohol licence
- Any enforcement action taken against hairdressers / barbers for unauthorised sale of alcohol No enforcement action has needed to be taken for unauthorised sale of alcohol by a hairdresser or barber
- Numbers for any wineries, breweries, meaderies, distilleries that hold both an on and off-licence No alcohol licences for these types of premises
- Numbers of renewal alcohol licence applications that have been declined based off a relevant LAP Manawatu District does not have a LAP
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2394
Date received: 13/10/2025
Requested information: Request for dog attack incident report
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2392
Date received: 09/10/2025
Requested information: Makino Aquatic Centre Policies & Procedures
Status: Complete
Response:
The information you have requested is attached;
- Child Protection Policy
- DOP-12 Responsibility of an Aquatics Instructor
- DOP-6 Managing Pool Alone Policy
- DOP-5 Supervision of Children
Attachments:
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2391
Date received: 08/10/2025
Requested information: Details of 2025-25 budget for Rangitikei Valley Road and costs for October 2024 works
Status: Complete
Response:
I refer to your official information request dated 8th October 2025. The information you have requested is below.
1. The 2024-2025 budget for road maintenance for the unsealed portion off the road, excluding berm maintenance.
Budgets are not broken down per road, so this question is unable to be answered. Road maintenance for sealed and unsealed road is a Lump Sum cost per year and responsive to levels of service and performance requirements.
Breakdown for grading (labour/contractors) and
materials of the above mentioned area
Grading of the unsealed portion of Rangitikei Valley Road is $2,973.91 per
grade or $11,895.64 per year.
The 2024-2025 itemised expenditure for road
maintenance for the unsealed portion off the road, excluding berm maintenance
of the above-mentioned area.
$13,939.92 of re-sheeting and $2,480.10 of dust suppressant
2. The cost of the one off 1000 L dust, control, road surface sealing application carried out approximately October 2024
Cost for materials and cost for application.
Approximately $3,500.00 per 1000L inclusive of application
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2390
Date received: 30/09/2025
Requested information: Information about procurement and contracting of Feilding District Promotions
Status: Information Officer to Review
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2389
Date received: 23/09/2025
Requested information: Further questions about unopposed candidates and the candidate booklet
Status: Complete
Response:
The answers to your questions are below. All documents are
included in this link – LG_2389_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.
Please note that some documents have had details redacted under Section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 to protect the privacy of individuals.
- Any policies, guidance, advice, or instructions (internal or external) regarding the treatment, inclusion, or exclusion of unopposed candidates in the candidate profile booklet.
There are no policies or instructions regarding this. All guidance, advice and instructions are provided in response to question 4.
- Any correspondence (including but not limited to emails, letters, meeting notes, reports, and Teams or chat messages) between Council staff, Electoral Officers, contractors, or third parties relating to the treatment or handling of unopposed candidates in the candidate profile booklet.
There was no correspondence on this prior to the candidate profile booklet being published (except for that which is supplied in response to question 3). All correspondence post-publication is supplied in response to question 4.
- The full correspondence referenced in your response, being the email(s) between the Electoral Officer and the Deputy Electoral Officer relating to the proofing of voting documents and the candidate profile booklet.
Documents are included in the link above
- Any subsequent correspondence, advice,
decisions, or discussions since the release of the candidate profile
booklet that address or explain the approach taken to unopposed
candidates, including how this has been communicated to elected members,
staff, or the public.
Documents are included in the link above.
This article is referenced in the document ‘Q4 - 16 Sep - Legal advice’
Old software blamed for wiping ‘face of Māori ward’ from voter booklet | The Post
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2386
Date received: 13/09/2025
Requested information: Information on any discussions between TKR, MDC CEO, Mayor, and Councillors re: 12 Sept hikoi and omission of Māori Ward candidate from 2025 election booklet
Status: Complete
Response:
The files you have requested are contained in this link – LG_2386_Documents.zip
Please note that some information has been withheld (redacted) under section 7(2)(a) to protect the privacy of individuals.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2385
Date received: 12/09/2025
Requested information: Information about the Candidate Election Booklets for the upcoming elections
Status: Complete
Response:
The information you have requested is below, and the email (with attachments) is attached.
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.
- Whether the omission of the Māori ward councillor was identified in any quality control, proofing, or review processes prior to publication.
There was no omission. The absence of the Mayoral candidate and Māori ward candidate was standard practice and not unexpected. This is due to the fact that both the Mayoral candidate and the Māori ward candidate were unopposed. Unopposed candidates do not appear in the candidate profile book. There are no emails relating to the identification of any omission.
- Any internal or external correspondence (including emails, letters, meeting notes, reports, and Microsoft Teams or other chat messages) where this omission was raised with the Chief Executive or any other teams at Manawatū District Council.
There are no emails relating to the identification of any omission.
- Any decisions, advice, or explanations recorded about this omission, including the reasoning for how it was handled.
There are no emails relating to the identification of any omission.
- A copy of any correspondence (including emails, letters, meeting notes, reports, and Teams chats) created or received by Manawatū District Council relating to the preparation, contents, or distribution of the candidate election booklets.
An email between the Electoral Officer (Warwick Lampp, from the Council's contracted electoral services provider) and the Deputy Electoral Officer (Ash Garstang, Council staff member) is attached. This email relates to the proofing of the voting documents and candidate election booklet, which was prepared by electionz.com.
Attachments:
- Attachment - MN011.20251011.20250806231755.form-proof.PROD.pdf (72KB)
- Attachment - MN011.20251011.20250807203127.booklet.PROD.pdf (9.9MB)
- Attachment - MN021.20251011.20250806231850.form-proof.PROD.pdf (73KB)
- Attachment - MN031.20251011.20250806231938.form-proof.PROD.pdf (68KB)
- Attachment - MN031.20251011.20250806233103.form-proof.PROD v2.pdf (70KB)
- Email - proof of voting documents and Information and Candidate Profiles booklet.pdf (10.2MB)