Official Information Act requests and responses
The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) helps New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and anyone in New Zealand to access information held by governments and government agencies. This promotes openness and transparency, and enables public participation in government. Here you will find a summary of recent requests for information sought from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga under this legislation. Occasionally, you may find our responses to other relevant public service sector investigations in this section.
If you wish to have a copy of the material released in any particular information release, please contact Heritage New Zealand's Senior Legal Advisor, via email on SnrLegalAdvisor@heritage.org.nz.
Please understand that if the size of the release is such that Heritage New Zealand is allowed to charge for the photocopying under the Ombudsman’s guidelines for doing so, then a charge for the release will be made.
OIA requests 2022
| Requestor |
Details |
Date released |
| Katherine Raue |
Information on archaeological dig at Moturua Island BOI, during phone call any other information re dig requested.
|
January |
Hayley Lawrence
|
All documentation for Authority 2002/104.
|
13 January |
| Haumoana White |
Evidence of delegation from Board to MHC, breakdown of groups provided for in conditions.
|
14 January |
| Lal Mulligan |
Applicant's archaeological report; HNZPT archaeologist's assessment.
|
24 January |
Peter Gill
|
Email to Matthew Bacon re Poyntzs Rd (no such email in HNZPT system).
|
3 February |
Brendan (Ben) Kissane-Crawford
|
Info relating to the earthquake strengthening and restoration of the Carnegie Library, Westport.
|
24 February |
Samantha Olley
|
Material re Crime Scene Cleaners.
|
16 March |
Nic John
|
Subdivision of 64 Nile St, Nelson (Trinity Church).
|
25 March
|
| Jake McKee |
Documents re construction of K Mart, Wellington at R27/554.
|
29 March |
Marisa Eck/Little
|
Information on 50 McDonnell Rd, Horeke, Okaihau.
|
5 April |
| Tim Fletcher |
Questions regarding interviewing and candidate selection.
|
26 April |
| Setareh Stienstra |
Copy of site investigation report and legal advice from Ministry.
|
13 May |
| Piriakau Inc/Carlton Bidois |
Information on granting of authority 2022-615.
|
1 June |
| Peter Hills |
History of 9 Hopetoun, Ponsonby.
|
10 June |
If you wish to have a copy of the material released in any particular information release, please contact Heritage New Zealand's Senior Legal Advisor, via email on SnrLegalAdvisor@heritage.org.nz.
Please understand that if the size of the release is such that Heritage New Zealand is allowed to charge for the photocopying under the Ombudsman’s guidelines for doing so, then a charge for the release will be made.
OIA requests 2021
| Requestor |
Details |
Date released |
| Andy Mitchell |
Information on nomination of Petone Wharf. |
15 February |
Chris Marshall
|
Rose Evans conservation report on Te Tiki o Tamamutu from 2013.
|
15 February |
| Lazarevic |
Material on Watts Peninsula. Previously released July 2020 |
23 February |
| Marie Gibbs |
Internal assessments in archaeological authorities 2019/76, 2020/652, 2021/039. |
5 March |
Russell Gibbs
|
Application and other material for Archaeological Authority 2020/220 (Rapanui Rd).
|
16 March |
T Wadsworth
|
Copies of OIA releases for:
- number of prosecutions
- damage caused by fireworks
- prosecutions policy
- number of buildings destroyed in Christchurch earthquakes
- sexual harassment
- number of Māori sites in the Waikato (2 requests).
|
30 March &
12 April |
| C Howes |
Correspondence on unauthorised demolition of old stone barn at Maheno. |
9 April |
F Tyler
|
Policy for charging for supply of Official Information and details of charges in 2020.
|
23 & 27 April |
Alana Thomas Kaupare
Co Ltd |
Information on the Taonga Tuturu in Kemp House.
|
4 May |
| Merehora Taura |
Archaeological information on Waitangi Islands.
|
14 May |
| Brendon Rich |
Information held on Lisburn House including structural report.
|
21 May |
| Adam Irish |
Information re ownership or funding of St Gerard's Wellington.
|
3 & 23 June |
| G Compton |
Correspondence on rollout of integrated ticketing solution at Wellington Railway Station.
|
14 June |
Ngāti Tamaoho Trust/
Tori Ngataki |
All information held on Ngāti Tamaoho iwi and associated whānau.
|
15 June |
| J Tolerton |
Cost of refurbishment of Kate Sheppard House. |
16 June |
| Hinetewhiurangi Kani |
Listing report and other material on Waimarama 3A6B68.
|
29 June |
| F Greig |
Correspondence on rollout of integrated ticketing solution at Wellington Railway Station.
|
15 July |
| I Wells |
Correspondence on rollout of integrated ticketing solution at Wellington Railway Station.
|
15 July |
| Marlo Garlick |
Correspondence re wheelchair access to Wellington Railway Station |
15 July |
| F Greig |
Reports on Snapper ticketing at Wellington Railway Station and material on
wheelchair access ramp.
|
15 July |
| McKillop |
All material relating to installation of Snapper ticketing at Wellington Railway Station
and material on access ramp.
|
16 July |
| T Peoples |
Objections by Heritage New Zealand to improved accessibility to heritage buildings. |
17 July |
| J King |
Documentation on addition of access ramp at Wellington Railway Station. |
21 July |
| T Wilkinson |
Documentation showing concerns and goals of Heritage New Zealand regarding the
proposed wheelchair access to Wellington Railway Station.
|
21 July |
| J Shannon |
Documentation provided to owners on wheelchair access ramp to be installed at
Wellington Railway Station.
|
21 July |
| M McMenamin |
Proposed design of wheelchair ramp to be installed at Wellington Railway Station. |
22 July |
| R Matthews |
Documentation on ramp at Wellington Railway Station. |
23 July |
| R Langford |
Documentation re Onekaka Wharf listing and SH60 Overbridge . |
5 August |
| W Bramley |
Information on koiwi recovered from Maketu early 2019. |
28 August |
| N McDonald |
OIA statistics. |
10 September |
| H Briggs |
Site damage information. |
14 September |
| C Tobin |
Correspondence between Heritage New Zealand, Timaru District Council and
Environment Canterbury on Chrome Platers Building, Timaru.
|
30 September |
| Data Govt.nz |
Data on wāhi tapu. |
11 October |
| O Lewis |
Documentation on prosecutions under s87 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere
Taonga Act 2014.
|
11 October |
| M Hall |
Potential National Historic Landmarks. |
14 October |
If you wish to have a copy of the material released in any particular information release, please contact Heritage New Zealand's Senior Legal Advisor, via email on SnrLegalAdvisor@heritage.org.nz.
Please understand that if the size of the release is such that Heritage New Zealand is allowed to charge for the photocopying under the Ombudsman’s guidelines for doing so, then a charge for the release will be made.
OIA requests 2020
| Requestor |
Details |
Date released |
| Jessica Maxwell |
Correspondence from Hastings DC re gate and fence at Hikanui Pā. |
21 January |
Dai Mitchell
|
Authority requests for works on land in headwaters of the Brook Stream in Nelson area.
|
3 January &
10 February |
K Eglington
|
Information re Archaeological Authority 2020/582.
|
4 May |
Tracy Hillier
|
Information re removal of kōiwi from Te Arakopita Drifts, Opotiki.
|
9 June |
H White
|
Documents about decision not to accord Poutama iwi/hapu status under Heritage New Zealand
Pouhere Taonga Act 2014.
|
17 June |
| James Ryan |
Numbers of prosecutions under Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014.
|
24 June |
| Tim Herewini |
Archaeological authority file on 23 Rimurimu Key and information of koiwi found at Arakotipa,
Waiotahe Drifts Rd, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty.
|
3 July |
| Neil Plimmer |
List of archaeological sites on Watts Peninsula, Wellington .
|
15 July |
| Tim Herewini |
Archaeological authority file on Snell Rd, Woodland Rd, Harrison Rd, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
|
16 July |
| Ben Fraser |
Information on Fleming Creamota Mill, including listing report, press clippings and
historical information.
|
16 July &
1 August |
| Jemma Burlington |
All information held relating to the land in CT 781761.
|
20 July |
Restore our Catholic
Cathedral Group
|
Any information re the demolition of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament,
Barbadoes Street, Christchurch.
|
20 July &
3 August |
| Ron Walden |
Information re meetings between Heritage New Zealand, Greg White (Ngati Tama)
and members of Ngati Maniapoto.
|
20 July |
| Dan Stevens |
Archaeological application, details of consultation & decision on application for
forestry planting on land between Te Hurunui Drive, Pegasus and Kaiapoi Pa Rd.
|
23 July |
Dr Justine Maxwell
(Sunrise Archaeology) |
Any archaeological report relating to 39 Peraki St, Kaiapoi.
|
23 July |
| Wiremu Puke |
Copies of CIAs from other cultural groups such as THAWK, NAMTOK that
accompanied application for archaeological authority for Waikato Regional
Theatre development.
|
11 August |
| Jemma Burling |
List of archaeological sites in the Hokianga. |
20 August |
| Jemma Burling |
Information re sites at Wairere - Macdonnell Rd, Horeke, Hokianga.
|
20 August |
| Claudia Cooper |
Expenditure by credit cards during lockdown. |
21 August |
| Haumoana White |
Authorities granted in Poutama area. |
2 September |
| Jo Malcolm |
Erebus Memorial authority documents. |
15 September |
| Anne Coney |
Erebus Memorial authority documents. |
15 September |
| Mathew Casey QC |
Archaeological authority information Whangamata Boardwalk.
|
10 November |
| Jennifer Clare Low |
All information about St James Theatre, Auckland. |
16 November |
| Peter Staite |
All information held on midden and terrace site U16/192.
|
16 November |
| Tim Herewini |
Information on any koiwi found in Snells Rd excavation Opotiki; all
information on koiwi or taonga found in Hapu Rohe, Opotiki.
|
9 December |
OIA requests 2019
| Requestor |
Details |
Date released |
| Michelle Gosse |
Information regarding damage recorded to Heritage New Zealand from fireworks. |
30 January |
Hayley Lawrence
|
File on archaeological authority 2003/07 for Tangoio.
|
1 February |
Simon Mount QC
|
Heritage New Zealand Prosecutions Policy.
|
12 February |
Brad Flahive
|
Total amount spent on advertising for last five years.
|
27 February |
Sue Mclaughlin
|
All information relating to 548 Marshland Road, Christchurch. |
27 February |
| Esther Aigwi |
Incentive Fund information and derivations of figures in graphs in Annual Reports. |
14 & 18 March |
Donna-lee Biddle
|
Number of Maori sites in NZ and Waikato, number of investigations of site damage,
number of prosecutions (two requests).
|
12 April &
7 June |
Bert Jansma
Bert McLay |
Documentation on Kaupokonui Dairy Factory including Board paper and appendices
(four requests).
|
14 & 30 May
13 June |
James Gardner-Hopkins
|
Information on Te Tahuna o Rangataua as a listed site.
|
7 June |
| Andrea Hotere |
Waterfront Industry Commission Building archaeological assessment.
|
25 June |
| Marek Townley |
Archaeological authority issued for Okura bush. |
25 June |
| Tony Woodridge |
All material re property Rapid No 6969 State Highway 1 Pakaraka.
|
8 July |
| Jody O'Callaghan |
Diversity questionnaire. |
17 July |
| Wendy Napier-Walker |
All information on condition 2 in archaeological authority for 20 Levers Rd, Tauranga. |
5 August |
| Lee Kenny Stuff Media |
All correspondence with regard to Citizens' War Memorial Christchurch during period
1/1/18 - 22/7/19 with CEAT, RSA, CCC, CCT and CPT.
|
23 August |
| Cushla Norman TVNZ |
Requested names of all people who had submitted listing nominations in Central
Region for the past few months for Wellington Civic Square and Wellington Library.
|
31 July |
| Dave Stevens |
All information relating to archaeological investigations made in Waipoua
Forest, Northland.
|
29 August |
| Margaret Griffiths |
All documentation held on the Burnside Church, Wairarapa.
|
3 September |
| Steven Rainbow |
Number of heritage buildings destroyed in Christchurch earthquakes and number that survived.
|
11 September |
| Jo Bailey |
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga letter of significance of George Porter flats. |
21 August |
| Vic Eastman |
Review of heritage entry for Onekaka Wharf and tramway.
|
2 September |
| Andrew Riddell |
All communications since 1 January 2010 between Heritage New Zealand Pouhere
Taonga and Far North District Council or Far North Holdings Limited, or the Russell
Wharf and Waterfront Trust, or Duke of Marlborough Hotel, or Bay of Islands Planning
Ltd on anything related to the Russell Wharf, including on any development proposals for
the wharf or requests for comment by HNZPT.
|
13 November |
| Renee Pureti |
Records back to 1990 of applications for land at Tumu Kaituna 14. |
25 November |
| Vanessa Wilson |
Information and communications relating to site damage at 147 Rawhiti Road,
Bay of Islands.
|
28 November |
| Tim Selwyn / Herewini |
All material relating to koiwi at 23 Rimu Rimu Key, Opotiki. |
17 December |
OIA requests 2018
| Requestor |
Details |
Date released |
Mahina-arangi Baker
|
Copy of authority application and all correspondence re 2018/378.
|
12 January |
Mount View Trust / Alister Taylor
|
Information on 6111 Russell-Whakapara Road.
|
30 January |
| Rev. Doug Lendrum |
All information regarding the listing nomination for St David's. |
14 March |
Teuila Fuatai, newsroom
|
All material on Fletchers archaeological applications for work at Oruarangi Rd, Mangere.
|
19 March |
Maraea Tanerau-King
|
All material on St Francis Church and Hohepa Wharenui, Mangamaunu Marae, SH1 Kaikoura.
|
28 March |
MJ Wenley
|
Archaeological reports and authorities issued for Ahuriri, Napier in last five years.
|
23 April |
| Ian Lawlor |
All files re authority 2016/201 re archaeological sites on the OSHR boundary and the old Mendessohn property.
|
27 April |
| Trevor Lord |
QS, engineering and geotech information from Environment Court appeal re McLeans Mansion.
|
30 April |
| Tim Hogan |
Appendices for evidence presented in Environment Court appeal for G Wilkinson and P Bain.
|
24 May |
| Mary Anderson |
All information on archaeological authority issued for Shelly Bay, Wellington. |
26 June |
| Sunday Star Times |
Sexual harassment information. |
8 July |
| Wendy Napier Walker |
Number of authorities issued in 2017 , number that were for residential properties, and how
many involved an 'investigation'.
|
14 August |
| Trevor Berry |
List of all archaeological authorities applied for, those sites which were Maori sites and all
appeals and their current status for the following periods:
- Prior to May 2014
- Under Heritage New Zealand Act 2014
|
25 October
15 October |
| Dr Bryan Gilling / Morrison Kent |
All information about archaeological finds at Tamati Place, Waikanae
|
13 Novembr |
Other public sector investigations
The State Services Commission's investigation into Thompson and Clark and its relationships with public sector entities including Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga was released on 18 December 2018.
Heritage New Zealand has completed a review dating back to 2008 regarding this matter, and you can read our response to the Thompson & Clark (and other companies) investigation (pdf).
