LGOIMA Request Details: LG1937

​Dear Neil

Please find following our responses to your questions:

1.      How much has the Council paid for iwi engagement/consultation (or a similar concept) for each of the last two years?
Council's most significant investment in Iwi engagement/consultation is the employment of a Principal Adviser Māori.  We are also required under the RMA to get Cultural Impact Assessments and Advice, which is part of our District Planning Budget.  Other than that there is a small amount of catering and travel.  We do not code catering to individual meetings, so we have estimated the catering cost on the basis of the number of meetings.
Total Cost: $268,538

2.      What is the exact breakdown of that expenditure (if any)?

Expense Category2018/192019/20TotalPrincipal Adviser Māori (Total Costs)105,246123,855229,101District Planning30,0006,04336,043Travel to Waikato to investigate WWTP        2,044 ​2,044Catering (estimated)           700 6501,350Total137,990130,548268,538

Notes

-     the Principal Advisor Maori was employed part way through the 28/19 FY    

• District Planning: Consists of  Plan Change 51 (Precinct 4) $30,000 for cultural impact assessment, Plan Change 65 (Outstanding Natural Features & Landscapes) $6043.48
• Travel was for two staff members and two Iwi representatives to investigate Waste Water Treatment Plants that have wetlands discharge systems
  

3.      For every capital project, was there a budget item for iwi engagement/consultation (or a similar concept)?
No

4.      If so, by specific project, how much was budgeted and what percentage of the total project cost was it?
N/A
Kind Regards, Richard