50 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141
New Zealand
T 64 4 894 5400
1 September 2019
F 64 4 894 6100
www.nzta.govt.nz
Barry Garrick
[FYI request #11070 email]
Ref. OIA-5696
Dear Barry
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 28 August 2019 requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I would like to request under the OIA any correspondence (including but not limited to
text messages, emails, messages through messaging apps) between NZTA staff and
the office of Chris Bishop MP between 1 May 2019 and today (28/08/2019). By office
I also mean to include the MP himself and his staff.
On 20 September 2019, the NZ Transport Agency extended the timeframe for responding to
your request.
There are 8 documents in scope of your request. This information was compiled from
searches of the official correspondence mailbox, the Transport Agency Board secretariat
mailbox and the mailbox of the Regional Director – Lower North Island. The names of the
documents and my decision regarding their release are in the document schedule attached.
Some information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of
natural persons. I do not consider that it is in the public interest to make this information
available.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision
to withhold this information. You can find the contact details for the Ombudsman at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with the NZ Transport Agency, please contact
Ministerial Services by email to [email address].
Yours sincerely
Leisa Coley
Manager, Ministerial Services
Appendix 1 – Document Schedule
REF
Document name
Comment
1
Email - NZT-3873 Email and attached letter
Released in full.
– 15 May 2019
2
Email - Fwd: NZTA’s proposed road layout
Information withheld under section 9(2)(a)
changes between State Highway 2 Pomare
of the Act. Out of scope information has
Rd/Wairere Rd and Grounsell Crescent
been redacted.
intersections
– 10 May 2019
3
Email - NZT-3934 response and attachment Released in full.
– 21 May 2019 (note that this response is
related to document 2)
4
Email - RE: Public meeting – Melling. May
Out of scope information has been
27, 7pm.
redacted.
– 24 May 2019
5
Letter - CE Business Central, MP Chris
Released in full.
Bishop, Mayor for Lower Hutt and Mayor for
Upper Hutt
– 29 May 2019
6
Email - Meeting with NZTA – Friday 2
Released in full.
August – MVT-0015 and attached Hutt
Valley Update
– 8 August 2019
7
Email - Letter for Emma Speight (email and
Information withheld under section 9(2)(a)
attached letter dated 14 August 2019).
of the Act.
– 20 August 2019
8
Email - Joint letter for Chris Bishop and
Information withheld under section 9(2)(a)
Ginny Andersen
of the Act. Out of scope information has
– 27 August 2019
been redacted.
9
Email - Transmission Gully visit (NZT-
Information withheld under section 9(2)(a)
4274/MVT0033) and attached letter
of the Act.
– 2 September 2019