File ref: IRC-5141
3 August 2023
Ian Apperley
[FYI request #23464 email]
Kia ora Ian
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 (the Act), received on 11 July 2023. You requested the fol owing information:
• provide a copy of the Mayoral gift register, that is, gifts that have been made to the mayor
instead of gifts the mayor has given for the period 1 January 2023 – 30 June 2023.
Wellington City Council has
granted your request for information.
Gift/Hospitality/Koha Register – Mayor’s Office
Date
From
Origin
Description
18/10/2022 WGTN Chamber
New Zealand Atarangi Martinborough Pinot
11/11/2022 Anne Frank CNZM QSO
New Zealand Anne Frank - Te Rātaka a Tētahi
Kōhine
11/11/2022 Manifestors Unite
New Zealand Book Auper Manifestor -
Manifest The secret in You
12/11/2022 Indonesian Ambassador
Indonesian
Silk scarf
12/11/2022 Mekar Bhuana Aotearoa
Sharing of Cultures festival Indonesian
Head piece
11/12/2022 Ngati Pōneke Māori arts
New Zealand Book - The Silent Migration and
Toi Whakairo
11/12/2022 Ngati Pōneke Māori arts
New Zealand Māori carving
29/11/2022 Wellington Phoenix
Football club
New Zealand Phoenix flag
30/11/2022 Parks, Sport and Recreation
- Wellington Gardens
New Zealand Book - Two hundred of Ōtari-
Wilton Bush
Once upon a time - Stories about
12/12/2022 Volunteer Wellington - Your
Community connector
New Zealand volunteers VOL 6- spiral bounded
book
12/12/2022 Tākina events - Xmas
platter tray
New Zealand Xmas tray - cake nuts etc
12/12/2022 Iron Duke Partners -
Business Consultants
New Zealand Book - Sandy Hook
13/12/2022 Turkish Embassy
Turkey
Ornament
07/12/2022 South African High
Commission
South Africa
Don David - Malbec 2021 Wine
08/12/2022 CHORUS - limited
Telecommunications
New Zealand Puzzle and calendar
12/12/2022 Japanese Embassy
Japan
Calendar
05/12/2022 Swiss Embassy
Switzerland
Tea
Date
From
Origin
Description
08/12/2022 Cuban Embassy
Cuba
Havana plunger coffee and Lindt
master chocolatier collection
19/12/2022 Turkish Embassy
Turkey
2 x bottles of Lindauer brut
curvee wine
09/12/2022 Otago University
New Zealand Calendar
20/01/2023 Bennett and Slater
New Zealand Book '100% Pure Future, New
Zealand Tourism Renewed'
16/02/2023 Artist mentor ‘Mica Still'
New Zealand Self-made cards and portrait of
the Mayor on A5 cards
20/02/2023 Randell Cottage Writers
New Zealand Book - Room to Write
17/02/2023 High Commissioner of India India
Ferrero Rocher chocolates and
Trout Valley Riesling Wine
18/02/2023 Swedish Royalty
Switzerland
Silver platter
03/03/2023 Mayor of Logan City
Australia
Don Sheil Indigenous range silver
platter
Aotearoa NZ Festival of the
12/03/2023
Arts
New Zealand
Picture frame art piece
28/03/2023 Aotearoa AWA Hawaiki
New Zealand 3 x t-shirts
22/05/2023 Lontessa
New Zealand Dress
Book - Nga kupu no parihi 19*
23/05/2023 Embassy of Brazil
Brazil
Texts from Brazil 19* and bag
Embassy of Brazil New Zealand
23/05/2023 Embassy of Brazil
Brazil
Sliver bracelet
23/05/2023 Embassy of Argentine
Republic
Argentina
Wine - Marques Casa Concha
23/05/2023 Embassy of Cuba
Cuba
Ornaments from Embassy of
Cuba
25/04/2023 NZ Defence Force
New Zealand NZ Defence Force gold medal
07/06/2023 Xiamen Chinese delegation China
Silk scarf
07/06/2023 Xiamen Chinese delegation China
Golden rooster broach
07/06/2023 Xiamen Chinese delegation China
Silk wall hanging
14/06/2023 High Commissioner of India India
Tamil conference medal 2022 x 2
14/06/2023 High Commissioner of India India
Silk table runner
19/06/2023 Artstart Foundation
New Zealand Coffee grounds
20/06/2023 New Zealand Society of
Authors
New Zealand Book - The Children of Heaven
and 32gb USB Flash drive (New)
Note: We have provided data from the start of Mayor Whanau’s triennium.
Right of review
If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you may request the Office of the Ombudsman
to investigate the Council’s decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Please note, we may proactively release our response to your request with your personal
information removed.
Thank you again for your request, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards
Asha Harry
Official Information
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