9 February 2023
Media: Local Democracy Reporter
Topic: Elected members' code of conduct
Enquiry
Reporter working on a story about yesterday’s Council meeting, specifically the matter in relation to the code of conduct, sought clarification on what had changed in terms of complaints process between the 2019 code and the proposed new code + what had changed between the version provided to elected members pre-Xmas and the version presented yesterday [8 Feb].
Response
We provided the reporter with the RLC website link to the code that was adopted in 2019 to enable her to compare the two and noted that the proposed new code was more specific than the 2019 code regarding complaints process and that there had been some minor wording changes between the pre-Xmas and latest versions.
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Media: Rotorua Daily Post
Topic: January building consents
Enquiry
Reporter requested the following information for January 2023 and any relevant commentary:
- What was the total value of commercial building consents issued in January 2023?
- What was the total number of commercial building consents issued in January 2023?
- How does the compare with January 2022?
What were the top five commercial building consents in terms of value issued in January 2023? Please include what, where and how much each of the top five consents were for.
Response
We provided the following information:
- The total value of commercial consents issued in January 2023 -- $1,706,000
- The total number of commercial consents issued in January 2023 – five
82331 | COMMERCIAL BUILDING - STAGE ONE | 49 SALA STREET | $1,415,000 |
84294 | CLASSROOM ALTERATIONS AND TOILET UPGRADE - A BLOCK | 637 S HWAY 33 | $200,000 |
84309 | NEW OFFICE ABLUTIONS AND FIRE WALL ADDITION | 1177 HINEMOA STREET | $50,000 |
84243 | RESITE PORTACOM | 49 SALA STREET | $40,000 |
84224 | INSTALL HANDRAILS AND EMERGENCY LIGHT | 1139 TUTANEKAI STREET | $1,000 |
Jan 2022 Commercial Consents Information:
- The total value of commercial consents issued in January 2022 -- $14,356,000
- The total number of commercial consents issued in January 2022 -- 12