Official Information Request - RLC, Kainga Ora, and RLC land holdings

Sent: Monday, 27 June 2022 10:25 am
Subject: LGOIMA request - correspondence between RLC and Kainga Ora, and RLC land holdings

I refer to your LGOIMA request of 1 June 2022 regarding 8 Titoki Place (noted as 18 in your email) and 33 Thebes Street, and respond as follows:

• A copy of the Geotechnical Investigation Report including the findings of the site investigation and the assessment of the ground conditions for 33 Thebes Street and 8 Titoki Place.
• The name and contact details of the consultants who provided the Geotechnical Investigation Report for 33 Thebes Street and 8 Titoki Place.
  Rotorua Lakes Council does not hold a copy of the Geotechnical Investigation Report. Any investigation of the ground conditions of 8 Titoki Place have been undertaken by Kāinga Ora. Council has therefore referred this part of your request to Kāinga Ora for response.
  Note: 33 Thebes Street is sportsfields land adjacent to the velodrome and is not being considered for any other use.
• Any correspondence (emails or letters) between Rotorua Lakes Council, Kainga Ora and the consultants involved, pertaining to 33 Thebes Street and 8 Titoki Place. Attached is the information requested for the period 4 November 2019 to 1 June 2022. Redactions have been made under the following clauses of the Act: -Section 7(2)(a) – protect the privacy of natural persons (third party names and contact details) -Section 7(2)(b)(ii) – prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the information (proposed fees) -Section 7(2)(c) – protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence (and outside the scope of the request) Note: The marked redactions are made section 7(2)(a) of the Act, unless indicated otherwise.
• A list of all freehold land (excluding reserves) owned by Rotorua Lakes Council within the urban area.
• Attached are:
  Spreadsheet containing a list of RLC owned non-reserve (not gazetted) land. The last column indicates whether the land is being managed as a reserve – shown as RED and ORANGE on the map.
  Map indicating the location of RLC owned property showing:
  RED lots – RLC owned property
  GREEN lots – RLC owned property – Gazetted reserves
  ORANGE lots – RLC owned property – Land managed as reserves (non-gazetted)
  For your information, a map of all Reserves can be found on Council’s website at the following link - Reserves Viewer (rdc.govt.nz)

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. The Ombudsman’s Office can be contacted by calling 0800 802 602, emailing info@ombudsman.parliament.nz, online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz, or by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

Publication of responses to LGOIMA requests

Please note: Our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Rotorua Lakes Council website after they have been responded to, with requesters’ personal details withheld. If you have any concerns about this please contact the Council on info@rotorualc.nz.

Regards