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Clarification of conditions for AT to receive funding from NZTA for weed and vegetation control in the road corridor.

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From: Hana Blackmore

Dear Auckland Transport,

Would you please clarify your LGOIMA response in your letter of 16 September 2019 - (CAS-1147797-T1C5Q3) where you state:

"Auckland Transport must meet the following conditions to receive NZTA funding for weed and vegetation control:
• In urban areas, grass cutting to lawn standard or maintenance of alternative low-cost ground cover treatments in medians and traffic islands only ..."

This has been interpreted by Auckland Council officers to mean that NZTA funding in urban areas is ONLY provided for this grass cutting and ground cover treatments on medians and traffic islands and not for ANYTHING ELSE on the kerb and channel, footpaths or berms.

If this is correct, can you confirm that weed and vegetation control operations in urban areas with chemical, mechanical or thermal technologies etc is NOT ELIGIBLE for NZTA funding and therefore has to be wholly funded by Auckland Transport.

Yours faithfully,

Hana Blackmore

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Kia ora Hana,

Auckland Transport (AT) acknowledges receipt of your request for official
information dated 28 January about funding for weed and vegetation control
in the road corridor.

We hope to respond to your request as soon as possible, but not later than
1 March, which is 20 working days after the day your request was received.
If we aren’t able to respond to your request by then, we will notify you
of an extension of that timeframe.

Your case is being managed by Varsha who is one of our LGOIMA (Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act) Business Partners. If
you have any further queries, you can contact the team on (09) 355 3553
during business hours, quoting Local Government Official Information
request number CAS-292173-H7P4P3.

Ngâ mihi,

Emma | Case Coordinator
Customer Care
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010| 
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Kia ora Hana 

 

I’ve attached the official information you asked for

 

On 28/01/2021 you asked for information about funding for weed and
vegetation control. 

 

I’ve attached a response from Mark Laing, who is our Executive General
Manager for Finance. 

 

Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request appropriately,
you are able to make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman in
accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and seek an investigation
and review in regard to this matter.

 

You can contact the Ombudsman at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

Varsha 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

Auckland Transport

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

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