LGOIMA Requests

Please find the information you have requested in this link – withheld due to privacy

The document has been redacted under section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, to protect the privacy of an individual. 

The property and valuation information you have requested (property address, unique property ID, capital value, land value, land area and rating category) is publicly available through the Council website - Rates Property Search | Manawatū District Council.  The valuation information is based on the 2022 revaluation, which is the operative valuation for the 2025/26 rating year.  These assessed amounts are made publicly available to support transparency of rating information. 

You have asked for a breakdown of the individual rating components that make up rates for each property (i.e. general rate, uniform annual general charge, water supply, wastewater, stormwater and the individual Horizons Regional Council rates).  Council does not hold this information in a property-level dataset or in the format requested, nor do we hold any Horizons Regional Council rating information.  Producing a per-property breakdown of each individual rating component would require creating new information, which Council is not obliged to do under the LGOIMA. 

The individual rating components adopted for the 2025/26 rating year are however publicly available in our Annual Plan - MDC-Annual-Plan-2025_Final-260625.pdf. 

You also requested the total rates paid to MDC and HRC, and the amounts paid by each individual rate. However, under section 30 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, information relating to rates payments, instalment status, arrears and other account-specific details may only be released to the individual ratepayer or their authorised agent.  As releasing this information would be contrary to the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, this part of your request is refused under section 17 (c)(i) of the LGOIMA.  
Again, MDC does not hold any HRC information. 

Manawatū District Council has made no payments to consultancy/advisory firms on behalf of mana whenua/Māori over that period. Accordingly, there is no information to provide in response to parts (a), (b) or (c) of your request. 

23 February 2026

Just to clarify for this request.  

The information you requested is below;

1) The number of personal grievances or formal complaints relating to disputes with the public over council rules or statutory obligations, and any high-level reports or summaries about trends or impacts of these disputes on staff or council operations.
Manawatu District Council (MDC) has not had any issues in this regard.

2) The number of cases where people have disputed or delayed paying rates, fees, or charges, or refused to comply with council requirements (for example, dog registration), and any summaries or reports describing the nature or volume of these disputes.
MDC has had two such cases identified during the relevant period.

• One individual disputed Council rates and dog registration requirements but has since paid the outstanding amounts.
• A second individual is currently in dispute regarding payment of their rates.

No formal summaries or reports have been prepared regarding the nature or volume of these disputes, as the number of cases is minimal.
3) Total costs, including legal fees, court or debt recovery costs, or extra staff time, related to handling the above disputes, and any reports or summaries assessing the impact on council resources or finances.
The total direct costs incurred to date are $2,274.09. This amount relates solely to debt recovery expenses.
The work associated with these matters has been undertaken as part of normal business-as-usual (BAU) activities. Accordingly, no additional staff time or internal administrative costs have been separately recorded.
No reports or summaries have been prepared assessing the impact on Council resources or finances, as the number of cases is minimal.

4) The number of LGOIMA requests received that relate to disputes over council rules, charges, or enforcement, and any internal summaries or reports about high-volume requests or the impact of repeated requests on staff and operations.  
NIL meeting these criteria.

We have received numerous documents from sovereign citizen groups, however they are not addressed only to our council. The documents are global in focus and do not apply to our regulatory framework.

The information you have requested is below and within this link – LG2425Documents.zip

1. The full name of MDC1 who I understand is a Parking Warden.        
   Chris McRae 

2. Evidence of MDC1’s appointment as a Parking Warden under Section 128D of the Land Transport Act 1998 
   Please see the link above for a copy of the officer’s warrant issued under Section 128D of the Land Transport Act 1998 

3. A copy of Council’s original resolution imposing a 60 minute limit for parked vehicles along part of Kimbolton Road. 
   Please see the link above 

Please find in this link, the documents as requested between 1 January 2025 and 1 February 2026.  I have also included all documents received as part of the original application. 

The documentation represents our best efforts to locate material relevant to your request. While we have conducted a thorough search based on the information available, there remains a possibility that some relevant information may not have been identified.