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A large amount of our information is available on this website but if you cannot find what you need, you can use our online form to request information, and guidelines and timelines are included here.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council is committed to promoting openness and transparency in all its dealings and makes a large amount of information available through its website.
However, if you cannot find the information you want, please use the online form below to ask for the information.
or if you prefer, post your request to:
Leeanne Hooper
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Private Bag 6006
Napier 4142
Please be as specific as you can be in making your request; it helps us to find the information quickly for you. Make sure you include either a postal or email address so we can provide you with a response.
We will acknowledge your request and you will receive council's decision within 20 working days. You can use the calculator from the Office of the Ombudsmen to determine when the 20 working days expire.
However, if your request is complex, involves a large amount of research and collation, or requires us to consult with other parties, and we cannot provide you with the information within 20 days, we may extend the time limit and will let you know if we need to do this.
If the information you want is held by another organisation covered by the Act, we may transfer your request to that agency. If we transfer your request, we will let you know within 10 working days of receiving your request.
You may ask that your request be treated as urgent. If you do, you must give reasons explaining the need for urgency.
We may withhold information for specific reasons. If we do, we will explain the reasons.
The specific reasons enabling us to withhold information are set out in sections 6 and 7 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act. The most common reasons to withhold information are to:
Generally, there will be no charge for your request. Occasionally, however, if a request is for a significant amount of information or requires substantial collation and research, we may consider imposing a charge.
Under the policy:
If we are going to charge you, we will advise you of the cost of processing your request before we begin working on it. You can then decide if you want to continue, withdraw or refine your request. We may ask you to pay some or all of this cost in advance.
Charge rates (excl GST) for the purpose of calculating actual costs per hour | |
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Item | Per Hour |
Executive | $137 |
Governance and Partnerships | $87 |
Regional Assets | $101 |
Strategic Planning | $102 |
Integrated Catchment Management: | |
- Science | $113 |
- SOE Reporting (Environmental Information) | $87 |
- Client services | $93 |
- Water Information Services | $93 |
- Catchment Management | $105 |
- Biodiversity and Biosecurity | $93 |
Asset Management | $104 |
Consents and Compliance | |
- Resource consent processing | $157 |
- Resource consent Administration | $95.00 |
- Compliance/ impact monitoring of consents and approving, monitoring & auditing of Tier 1 Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plans, monitoring the new NES-PF for forestry and monitoring of Resource Management Act regulations |
$147 |
Emergency Management | |
Transport | |
Corporate Services | |
Disbursement costs shall be charged at the rates set out below: | |
- Accommodation | $150.00 per night |
- Public Notification | Actual advertising costs |
- Photocopying |
20c per A4 B&W |
- External laboratory testing |
actual cost |
- Consultant fees |
actual cost |
LGOIMA Requests to 20 April 2021
LGOIMA Requests to 31 December 2020
LGOIMA requests to 29 October 2020
LGOIMA Requests to 30 July 2020
LGOIMA Requests to 7 August 2019
LGOIMA Requests to 17 January 2020
If you are unhappy with a decision to withhold information, to charge a fee, to extend the time-frame on a request, or if you have concerns about how we have dealt with your request, you are able to have the decision reviewed by the Office of the Ombudsmen.
If you have any questions regarding official information requests, please email us here.
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