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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brown <[FOI #15605 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 30 May 2021 12:46 PM
To: Official Correspondence <[NZTA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Followup regarding unconscious
bias

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

Thank you for your prompt reply to previous OIA request
([6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...).
I have a followup question.

 

Given that the agency has not conducted staff unconscious-bias tests
relating to different transport modes, how does NZTA ensure that staff do
not have this form of unconscious bias and that this is not affecting NZTA
decisions?

 

My queries are presented in the contemporary context of NZ needing to
transition to a different balance of transport modes due to population
growth and requirements to reduce carbon emissions. Such a transition is
heightening conflicting needs across the transport sector, necessitating
more scrutiny of NZTA decisions. Ensuring that NZTA staff do not harbour
unconscious bias in their decision-making is one way to demonstrate
transparency and identify issues.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Michael Brown

 

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Dear Michael

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 30 May 2021 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Regards

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brown <[FOI #15605 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 30 May 2021 12:46 PM
To: Official Correspondence <[NZTA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Followup regarding unconscious
bias

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

Thank you for your prompt reply to previous OIA request
([5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...).
I have a followup question.

 

Given that the agency has not conducted staff unconscious-bias tests
relating to different transport modes, how does NZTA ensure that staff do
not have this form of unconscious bias and that this is not affecting NZTA
decisions?

 

My queries are presented in the contemporary context of NZ needing to
transition to a different balance of transport modes due to population
growth and requirements to reduce carbon emissions. Such a transition is
heightening conflicting needs across the transport sector, necessitating
more scrutiny of NZTA decisions. Ensuring that NZTA staff do not harbour
unconscious bias in their decision-making is one way to demonstrate
transparency and identify issues.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Michael Brown

 

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