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| Received | Subject | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2026 | 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. | Information Officer to Review | Details |
| 01/08/2026 | Request for detailed financial information, including staff costs, debt and borrowing details, and council-approved expenditure for the 2026/27 financial year. | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 31/07/2026 | 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. | Complete | Details |
| 30/07/2026 | A request for 2024 building consent application data, including consent details and Requests for Information (RFI) records. | Complete | Details |
| 30/07/2026 | Documents relating to the most recent Alcohol licence application or renewal for Bottle-O Sanson, including application, assessment, decision, licence, and any hearing-related records. | Complete | Details |
| 29/07/2026 | Freedom Camping Inquiry - A request for information and documents relating to the Council's agreement with the NZMCA to manage Mount Lees Reserve, including consultation, costs, alternative options considered, and compliance with the Freedom Camping Bylaw. | With Subject Matter Expert | Details |
| 27/07/2026 | Toilet Facilities Request - A request for information on all publicly accessible council-owned or maintained toilet facilities, including locations, accessibility features, and available amenities. | Complete | Details |
| 27/07/2026 | School Bus Responsibility - A request for information on which organisation is responsible for school bus routes in the Manawatū area, including their roles, responsibilities, and relevant legislation. | Transferred | Details |
| 23/07/2026 | Please advise the plans for the ongoing maintenance of Awahuri Forest Kitchener Park and provide a copy of the April 2026 accounts. | Complete | Details |
| 22/07/2026 | Playground Timber Safety - A request for detailed information and evidence regarding the safety, structural integrity, and compliance of playground timber at Kowhai Park and confirmation that the playground remains safe for public use. | Complete | Details |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2491
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: Information Officer to Review
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2492
Date received: 01/08/2026
Requested information: Request for detailed financial information, including staff costs, debt and borrowing details, and council-approved expenditure for the 2026/27 financial year.
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2493
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: Complete
Date responded: 20/08/2026
Response:
Official information request -FLOW 212
I refer to your official information request dated 31/07/2026
The information you have requested is below
Council has reviewed the costs recorded to date for the Town Centre Refresh project, of which ‘Proposal 01: Covered Community Space in the Brick Quadrant of Manchester Square’ forms part.
Design
Council has incurred $50,855 excluding GST in design and associated professional costs for the Town Centre Refresh project.
Concept designs were commissioned for the first iteration of the Town Centre Refresh programme that outlines a range of activity including the proposed cover over the quadrant. As a result, Council is unable to identify the design costs specifically for the cover as it was part of a wider scope of work.
Consultation
Council has sought feedback for several years on possible improvements to the town centre. As part of this feedback process the idea for a cover over the quadrant again appeared. A proposed cover formed part of the town centre refresh concepts presented to council during the 2021-2031 and 2024-2034 long-term plan processes. Council approved investment into the town centre refresh programme in the 2024-2034 long term plan that included the cover over the quadrant and as a result the proposed investment in the town centre was consulted on. The consultation did not include concepts for the initial proposed programme of work given the funding was needed to develop those concepts.
Council is completing its initial consultation with the community now and should the cover over the quadrant proceed beyond this process, a fully notified Resource Consent process is required.
The identifiable external informal engagement cost to date is $240 excluding GST, relating to catering for engagement with CBD business owners. This engagement covered both the cover over the quadrant and the proposed one-way traffic alterations in the CBD and, therefore, the cost cannot be attributed solely to the cover.
MDC staff input
Elected members and council staff have contributed to the development of the proposals and associated engagement as part of their normal duties. Elected member and staff time has not been recorded for the town centre refresh programme and Council is unable to provide this information.
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.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2489
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,
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2490
Date received: 30/07/2026
Requested information: Documents relating to the most recent Alcohol licence application or renewal for Bottle-O Sanson, including application, assessment, decision, licence, and any hearing-related records.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 18/08/2026
Response:
Official information request - Documents relating to the most recent Alcohol licence application or renewal for Bottle-O Sanson, including application, assessment, decision, licence, and any hearing-related records.
I refer to your official information request dated 30/07/2026
Please find the relevant documents as, requested in link below, there was no hearing for this application.
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,
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2488
Date received: 29/07/2026
Requested information: Freedom Camping Inquiry - A request for information and documents relating to the Council's agreement with the NZMCA to manage Mount Lees Reserve, including consultation, costs, alternative options considered, and compliance with the Freedom Camping Bylaw.
Status: With Subject Matter Expert
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2485
Date received: 27/07/2026
Requested information: Toilet Facilities Request - A request for information on all publicly accessible council-owned or maintained toilet facilities, including locations, accessibility features, and available amenities.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 12/08/2026
Response:
Official information request -information on all publicly accessible council-owned or maintained toilet facilities, including locations, accessibility features, and available amenities.
I refer to your official information request dated 27/07/2026
The information you have requested is provided via the link below
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.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2486
Date received: 27/07/2026
Requested information: School Bus Responsibility - A request for information on which organisation is responsible for school bus routes in the Manawatū area, including their roles, responsibilities, and relevant legislation.
Status: Transferred
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2484
Date received: 23/07/2026
Requested information: Please advise the plans for the ongoing maintenance of Awahuri Forest Kitchener Park and provide a copy of the April 2026 accounts.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 19/08/2026
Response:
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 request – Awahuri Forest Kitchener Park Trust
Thank you for your email dated 23 July 2026. We have treated your request as seeking:
a copy of the Awahuri Forest Kitchener Park Trust’s accounts for April 2026;
information about the maintenance arrangements and ongoing restoration work, including the wetland planting, for Awahuri Forest Kitchener Park.
April 2026 accounts
Attached is the Trust’s approved financial report for the period ending 30 April 2026. Please note that these are the routine end-of-month management accounts and not the Audited Accounts relating to the dissolution of the Trust.
Maintenance of the park and ongoing restoration work
Following the dissolution of the Trust, responsibility reverted to Council who has continued to contract Green By Nature (GBN) for restoration advice, and the provision of both maintenance and new work in the park and Forest.
Pleasingly, a contract is now in place between Council and GBN. The contract was formed with input from the Trust, who had been operating without a contract with GBN for some time. You may also be aware that GBN will subcontract Ngāti Kauwhata for specific contract work.
Your concerns about the effect of the dissolution on donors and community volunteers have been noted. As stated publicly, Council is committed to preserving and maintaining this special taonga so future generations can enjoy the legacy created through years of dedicated community effort and investment made by the Trust, Council and other funders. We acknowledge your longstanding considerable contribution to the Trust and this special area.
Maintenance activities at Awahuri Forest Kitchener Park are level of service based for the different aspects of vegetation maintenance, litter bin services, cleaning, inspections and reporting, etc. For the activities that are carried out daily or weekly there are resource allocations that are intended to capture the average effort required over the course of a full year. For these weekly service activities there are 23 hours of labour allocated. In addition, there are mowing and inspection activities that are scheduled to take place fortnightly, monthly, quarterly and annually.
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.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG2483
Date received: 22/07/2026
Requested information: Playground Timber Safety - A request for detailed information and evidence regarding the safety, structural integrity, and compliance of playground timber at Kowhai Park and confirmation that the playground remains safe for public use.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 13/08/2026
Response:
Official information request - Playground Timber Safety
The information you have requested is below
Council has undertaken reasonable searches of its records to respond to your request. The Kowhai Park play tower was supplied and installed by Playground Centre Ltd in 2021. Some staff involved in the original procurement and installation are no longer employed by Council and, where information is not recorded in Council’s records, it cannot now be confirmed. Where Council states that no information is held or that a matter cannot be confirmed, this reflects the outcome of searches of Council’s records.
1. When did Manawatu District Council first become aware of the borer holes, soft timber, rotting/decay or other timber deterioration at Kowhai Park playground?
Council has identified no records confirming when this was first observed. The current Community Parks and Property Officer became aware of visible borer holes shortly after commencing employment in 2023.
2. Did Playground Centre proactively notify Council that the timber contained borer holes or evidence of insect damage or was the issue first identified by Council staff, Council’s inspection contractor or a member of the public?
Council holds no records indicating the supplier proactively notified council that the timber contained borer holes or evidence of insect damage.
3. Council’s earlier response stated that the supplier advised that “the borer holes were present when the treated wood was imported”. When was this first disclosed to Council and was Council advised of this before the timber was supplied or installed?
That statement was verbally communicated in March 2025. Council holds no recorded information confirming that Council was advised of this before the timber was supplied or installed.
4. What evidence does Council hold, apart from Playground Centre’s own assurances, to support the claim that the borer holes and timber decay are superficial and do not affect the internal strength of the timber?
None.
5. Has Council received any written assessment, report, calculation or producer statement from Playground Centre’s engineer or any other suitably qualified person confirming that the affected timber remains structurally adequate? If so, please provide this. all relent information previously supplied.
All relevant information previously supplied.
6. Has Council obtained any independent assessment of the timber condition from someone not engaged by Playground Centre? If not, why not?
No, the equipment is under the supplier's warranty.
7. Has any intrusive or below-surface inspection been carried out where the main support posts enter the safety surfacing, or where decay may extend below the visible surface? If so, please provide the findings. If not, how has Council satisfied itself that the bases of the posts remain sound?
No, MDC is satisfied after Playground Centre inspection on 21 March 2025, and that Council’s Open Spaces Contractor continues to undertake fortnightly inspections of the playground and reports any maintenance issues identified.
8. Has any independent assessment been undertaken of the foundations for the main towers and support posts? The Manufacturer Compliance Certificate supplied states that the foundations for the two main towers were prepared and poured by others and that all safety surfacing was by others. Please confirm who designed, constructed, inspected and signed off those foundations.
No. Playground Centre designed the foundations. Council holds no other recorded information.
9. Does Council hold any certification or producer statement confirming that the structure, including the main timber support posts and foundations, complies with the NZ Building Code? If so, please provide it.
No.
10. Does Council hold any independent post-installation audit or certification confirming compliance with NZS 5828:2015? If so, please provide it. If Council is relying on the Manufacturer Compliance Certificate, please confirm whether Council considers this to be independent certification, given that the installer was engaged by Playground Centre.
Council holds no recorded information confirming this. Council does not consider the manufacturer's/supplier's Compliance Certificate to be independent.
11. Playground Centre’s information refers to the timber as hardwood and appears to imply equivalence with Robinia-type durability. However, my understanding is that this is only meaningful where sapwood is excluded or adequately protected. Given that the deterioration appears to involve sapwood, what evidence does Council hold that sapwood was not present in critical structural areas, or that any sapwood present is adequately protected and structurally acceptable?
Council holds no recorded information confirming this.
12. Can Council categorically confirm that the affected structure is safe for public use? If so, please identify the specific technical evidence, certification, inspection report, engineering assessment or other document Council relies on for that conclusion.
MDC is satisfied that the Playground Centre inspection on 21 March 2025, and Council’s Open Spaces Contractor fortnightly inspections of the playground, provide the necessary assurance that the affected structure remains safe for public use.
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,