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5 July 2019
Kathy White
Waikato Regional Councillor for Taupo-Rotorua
[FYI request #10532 email]
Dear Kathy,
Ref: OIA-5297
Extension of time to respond to request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 13 June 2019 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please (1) provide the test results and the report that ensued, that was supposed to provide a
strategy for moving forward in relation to the road surface at SH1 Atiamuri. (2)
Correspondence to and from the NZTA in relation to tar seal bleeding in the Atiamuri area
from 2015 to 2019.
Please also answer these questions:
(3) Did you find a solution to the problem you were having with the road seal in this area, and
were future road repairs successful?
(4) Was there an issue with tar seal bleeding along this stretch of road at any time in 2019?
The NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days available to respond to your request, as
allowed for under section 15A of the Act. We require an additional 5 working days to respond to your
request. We will send you a response on or before 18 July 2019.
The deadline is being extended because of the consultations necessary to make a decision on your
request. A thorough response to your request cannot reasonably be made within the 20-working-day
limit.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to extend
this request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be locat
ed at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. If you would like to discuss the extension with the Transport Agency, please email
[NZTA request email]. Yours sincerely
Leisa Coley
Manager Ministerial Services
