Traffic Volumes and dates of infringements
Hannah Baxter made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Hannah Baxter
Dear New Zealand Police,
Recently you wrote to me and told me that there had only been 40 infringements between 2014 and April 2021 (some 7 years) for R581 using a motor vehicle under 3500kgs in a prohibited area in a particular area in christchurch being the area of Pound Road to McLeans Island Road and McLeans Island Road to McArthurs Road, and all of Chatterton's Road to McLeans Island Road.
Please specify on which dates those 40 infringements were given and on which roads.
Please detail how many of those were upheld or waived and on what grounds.
Please also give me the traffic volume for those roads, during those restricted times and how many of those are vehicles over 3500kgs.
Yours faithfully,
Hannah Baxter
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Ms Baxter
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, by New Zealand Police on 7 May 2021.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 4 June 2021.
Ngā mihi
Sarah
Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Ms Baxter
I refer to your request of 7 May 2021 for the following information:
Recently you wrote to me and told me that there had only been 40
infringements between 2014 and April 2021 (some 7 years) for R581 using a
motor vehicle under 3500kgs in a prohibited area in a particular area in
christchurch being the area of Pound Road to McLeans Island Road and
McLeans Island Road to McArthurs Road, and all of Chatterton's Road to
McLeans Island Road.
Please specify on which dates those 40 infringements were given and on
which roads.
Please detail how many of those were upheld or waived and on what grounds.
Please also give me the traffic volume for those roads, during those
restricted times and how many of those are vehicles over 3500kgs.
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Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ
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Kia ora Hannah
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 7 May 2021.
Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in providing you with
this response.
Kind regards, Michelle
Ministerial Services PNHQ
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