The Council receives approximately 500-700 requests for information under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 every year. While many of these requests are specific to an individual or property some are of broader public interest and in the interests of transparency and efficiency the Council intends to publish these responses here. The published responses may contain redactions for a number of reasons and often this is done to protect the privacy of the requesters or others in the region.
This graph tracks the number of LGOIMA requests we have received.
It is noted that these releases are for information only and are accurate as at the date of release. Should any individual wish to rely on the content of these releases it is recommended that you specially request the information from the Council at [email protected].
Often information that is requested can be found in public documents or records, such as the following:
We receive a large volume of requests for information each year. Many of the requests made are for information specific to the requestor and/or their property. However, some requests are for information which could have some public interest such as projects, bylaws, etc. Requests received which may have significant public interest and are not specific to a person/property are proactively released on our website and can be found below. We note that redactions are applied to the requestor's name and contact details to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons, under s7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA).
For ease of access, we've divided the information into topics of interest, listed alphabetically.
The topic covers dog registration, dog complaints, wandering stock and more.
| Subject | Release date |
| Dogs on Little Kaiteriteri Beach - Patrols, Infringements and Signage (pdf 150 KB) | 2 December 2025 |
| Statistics on Problem Dogs in Tasman District Council for 2023 - 26 September 2025 (pdf 5.6 MB) | 16 October 2025 |
| Breakdown of costs for dog registration fees 1 July 2023 to 2 May 2025 (pdf 155 KB) | 28 May 2025 |
| Increase to Dog Registration in 2025 (pdf 890 KB) | 3 April 2025 |
| Annual Dog registration income and how funds are spent.pdf (pdf 880 KB) | 3 April 2025 |
| Documents Relating to the Dog Control Activity (pdf 1.1 MB) | 17 December 2024 |
| Monitoring of penguin populations (pdf 462 KB) | 22 November 2024 |
| Plans, Policies and Bylaws for Penguin Protection (pdf 3.3 MB) | 19 November 2024 |
| Number of Households and dogs in Golden Bay (pdf 102 KB) | 5 November 2024 |
| Dog Registration fees, legal definition and authority (pdf 557 KB) | 14 February 2024 |
| Animal Management Procedures used when uplifting a dog (pdf 2.5 MB) | 14 December 2023 |
The topic covers building consents, swimming pools, property information and more.
| Subject | Release date |
The topic covers environmental information, coastal, rivers, biosecurity, biodiversity and more.
| Subject | Release date |
| Sprays used in greenspaces in and around Murchison Township (pdf 869 KB) | 21 May 2026 |
| Water temperature monitoring data for coastal and estuarine monitoring sites (pdf 8.8 MB) | 2 May 2025 |
| State of the Environment (pdf 216 KB) | 18 February 2025 |
| Long term planning for climate disruption.pdf (pdf 523 KB) | 6 June 2024 |
| Weed management (pdf 256 KB) | 17 May 2024 |
| Released under LGOIMA - 5G -Updated as at 14.06.2023.pdf (pdf 3 MB) | 14 June 2023 |
| Application of agricultural sprays to foraging areas (pdf 1 MB) | 31 May 2023 |
The topic covers the Council and its elected members, legal matters and more.
The topic covers water safety, harbourmaster activities, incidents or events on the water and more.
| Subject | Release date |
The topic covers Council-run green spaces, housing, other community facilities and more.
The topic covers requests related to our plans, including our ten year and annual plans, policies, bylaws and more.
The topic covers all requests related to rates, Council finances and more.
The topic covers requests related to our regulatory and compliance activities and more.
The topic covers resource consents, development engineering and more.
The topic covers road, cycle, footpath maintenance and improvements, public transport, walking, cycling, and more.
The topic covers kerbside recycling, rubbish, waste management, water supply, stormwater, wastewater and more.
Historic LGOIMA statistics are available below:
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