15 August 2024

Media: Radio NZ (Waikato reporter)

Topic: Emergency housing consent applications

Enquiry

Further to Tuesday’s request, the reporter requested the number of submissions that have been received to date for the Contracted Emergency Housing consents.

The reporter also requested an interview with Mayor Tapsell on the same subject.

Response

The reporter was advised that as of Tuesday 13 August council had received a total of 68 submissions across the seven applications. Any submissions received yesterday and today are still being collated.

From Mayor Tapsell:

The Mayor politely declined the interview, noting that this process was an operational matter for the organisation.