Kevin Stratful was an economic development consultant for Development West Coast (DWC) and the director of Renew Energy Limited (REL), the company behind a controversial waste-to-energy plant proposed for the West Coast.
He came under fire for using his work emails to promote the plant and urging West Coast councils to “avoid” responding to requests for official information.
In an email chain to West Coast mayors and council chief executives obtained by Stuff, Stratful said all councils and the DWC should have a joint policy on how OIA requests were handled and “what process or policies are put into place to avoid them”. He also said he had previously been given “the chance to edit” responses before they were sent to the media.
Stratful said there had “never been a conflict of interest” and that his latest resignation was “no big deal.”