LGOIMA Requests

Date received: 10/08/2026

Requested information: Feilding Property Details - A request for addresses of all properties in Feilding that have backflow valves installed and all properties that are on water meters.

Status: Not Started

Date received: 08/08/2026

Requested information: A request for Council to review the property’s rates increase and provide, under LGOIMA, the information and rationale supporting the increase despite a significant decline in the property’s valuation.

Status: Not Started

Date received: 07/08/2026

Requested information: Noise complaints information - Request for noise complaint information for the period September 2025 to date

Status: Information Officer to Review

Date received: 05/08/2026

Requested information: Process Heat Users - A request for a list of process heat users in the region who are required to apply for resource consent for greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare emissions plans under specific 2023 regulations

Status: Transferred

Date received: 04/08/2026

Requested information: Pool Fencing Inspections - Information about properties in the Feilding township that have swimming pools and pool fencing inspections.

Status: Information Officer to Review

Date received: 04/08/2026

Requested information: Workforce Data - A request for workforce data from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.  

Status: Complete

Date responded: 11/08/2026

Response:

Please find below the details as requested for 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025:

The proportion of the council’s employees who are women - 59.32%
The proportion of the council’s employees who are men - 40.11%
The proportion of the council’s employees who are another gender diverse - 0.57%
The proportion of the council’s employees who are Māori - we don't record this
Annual staff turnover. - 24.43%

Date received: 03/08/2026

Requested information: Information on Councils core business systems - Request for information on Council's core business systems, planned replacements or upgrades, supporting documentation, and associated budgets and timelines from 1 July 2023 onwards.

Status: With Subject Matter Expert

Date received: 01/08/2026

Requested information: Financial Breakdown Request -

Status: With Subject Matter Expert

Date received: 31/07/2026

Requested information: Covered Community Space Proposal Cost Inquiry - Request for the total ratepayer cost of design, consultation, and staff time for the proposed covered community space in Manchester Square.

Status: With Subject Matter Expert

Date received: 30/07/2026

Requested information: A request for 2024 building consent application data, including consent details and Requests for Information (RFI) records.

Status: Complete

Date responded: 06/08/2026

Response:

In relation to your request for certain building consent information for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, we are able to provide a report identifying:

Building consent number;
Requests for Information (RFIs); and
A description of each RFI.

However, we are unable to provide the RFI category and application type requested.

This information is not recorded in a format that can be readily extracted from our systems. Providing this information would require the manual review of individual building consent records and the manual compilation of the requested data. As a result, this part of your request would require substantial collation or research.

Accordingly, this part of your request is refused under section 17(f) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 on the grounds that the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

In accordance with section 17A of the LGOIMA, we considered whether extending the timeframe for responding to your request or imposing a charge would enable the request to be granted. We concluded that neither option would overcome the need for substantial manual review and collation of individual consent records and therefore would not make the request reasonably able to be met.

Personal details (names, addresses, contact details, etc) of third parties, which have been withheld under section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA, to protect their privacy. 

I do not consider that those persons’ privacy interests are outweighed by the public interest in the information’s release. Information withheld pursuant to this section will be redacted in the relevant documents and marked as such. 

Manawatū District Council may publish this response along with a summary of the request on our website.   Requests and responses may be paraphrased.    

To protect your privacy, we will not generally publish personal information about you, or information that identifies you.   

If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact the LGOIMA Response Team on 06 323 0000 or by replying to this email.  

Yours sincerely,