LGOIMA Requests

UPDATED REQUEST

The information you have requested is below; 

The total number of ratepayers within the Manawatu District Council and the date that this is relevant for. 

There are 20,395 active contacts in our database that own a property . i.e. “ratepayers” 

We set rates on 1 July 2025 on 15816 rating units.  
Additionally a quick note on how your council defines a “rating unit,” just so I’m consistent across all councils. 
The rating units are determined by a combination of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 and the Rating Valuations Act 1998   

Our valuers drive the use of the Rating Valuations Act as per Valuer General directive.  

A rating unit may be made up of multiple valuations where they are owned by the same person and used jointly as a single unit, and are contiguous or separated only by a road, river etc. 

I refer to your official information request 08 November 2025. 

We have transferred your request to HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL  

• The information to which your request relates, namely details about your Horizons rates, is not held by us but is held by them.  

In these circumstances, we are required by section 12 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act to transfer your request.   

You will hear further from HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL concerning your request.   

The requested information, including the officer’s report, barking surveys, barking dog diaries/logs, and related correspondence, is in this link – Withheld due to privacy concerns
 

The photos provided by the complainant were included in the response to your first information request, except one that was overlooked.  This has been included in the above link.

 You will note that some information has been redacted under section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act to protect individuals’ privacy. 

I refer to you information request which we received on 05 November 2025. 

The information you have requested is attached. 

Please find the two Contact Centre Requests that we have received in this link – withheld due to privacy

These include the actions taken by our Animal Control Officers. 

The kennel facility has been operating continuously since 1989, and Council has determined that it holds existing use rights for this activity. As a result, a resource consent is not required for the ongoing kennel operation.