Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge
Micky Turner made this Official Information request to Michael Wood
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From: Micky Turner
Dear Michael Wood,
Can you please provide the following information:
1. Survey or any research undertaken which shows the number of people who will likely use the Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge each day.
2. Computer modelling of how the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will ease traffic congestion in Auckland.
3. Why the latest plans for a Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will (if implemented) cost close to 1 billion dollars.
4. Alternative solutions the Labour government has considered and why they were rejected (including abandoning the project until a tunnel is finished).
5. Any discussions you have had with other ministers and the Ministry of Transport regarding the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge via email - including but not limited to the cost blowout, plus why Starship Children's Hospital is begging for donations while the Labour government pour money into vanity projects such as this bridge and the Pike River Mine.
Yours faithfully,
Micky Turner
From: Hon Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
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Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [1][email address]
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From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA21-116
Dear Micky,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated the 23rd June 2021. You have requested the following information:
"Can you please provide the following information:
1. Survey or any research undertaken which shows the number of people who will likely use the Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge each day.
2. Computer modelling of how the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will ease traffic congestion in Auckland.
3. Why the latest plans for a Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will (if implemented) cost close to 1 billion dollars.
4. Alternative solutions the Labour government has considered and why they were rejected (including abandoning the project until a tunnel is finished).
5. Any discussions you have had with other ministers and the Ministry of Transport regarding the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge via email - including but not limited to the cost blowout, plus why Starship Children's Hospital is begging for donations while the Labour government pour money into vanity projects such as this bridge and the Pike River Mine."
We received your request on 23/06/2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 21/07/2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [email address]
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From: Micky Turner [mailto:[FOI #15882 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 12:18 PM
To: Hon Michael Wood <[Michael Wood request email]>
Subject: OIA21-116 Official Information request - Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge
Dear Michael Wood,
Can you please provide the following information:
1. Survey or any research undertaken which shows the number of people who will likely use the Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge each day.
2. Computer modelling of how the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will ease traffic congestion in Auckland.
3. Why the latest plans for a Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will (if implemented) cost close to 1 billion dollars.
4. Alternative solutions the Labour government has considered and why they were rejected (including abandoning the project until a tunnel is finished).
5. Any discussions you have had with other ministers and the Ministry of Transport regarding the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge via email - including but not limited to the cost blowout, plus why Starship Children's Hospital is begging for donations while the Labour government pour money into vanity projects such as this bridge and the Pike River Mine.
Yours faithfully,
Micky Turner
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From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA21-116
Kia ora Micky
I refer to your below request pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 to Hon Michael Wood, Minister of Transport, on 23 June 2021.
This email is to notify you that we are extending the 20 working days available to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A of the Official Information Act. We require up to an additional 10 working days to respond to your request. Therefore you can expect to receive a response by 4 August 2021.
The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original 20 working-day limit.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act to make a complaint about the extension to the Ombudsman.
Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
Ngâ mihi
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 |
-----Original Message-----
From: M Wood (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 2:03 PM
To: Micky Turner <[FOI #15882 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA21-116 Official Information request - Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge
OIA21-116
Dear Micky,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated the 23rd June 2021. You have requested the following information:
“Can you please provide the following information:
1. Survey or any research undertaken which shows the number of people who will likely use the Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge each day.
2. Computer modelling of how the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will ease traffic congestion in Auckland.
3. Why the latest plans for a Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will (if implemented) cost close to 1 billion dollars.
4. Alternative solutions the Labour government has considered and why they were rejected (including abandoning the project until a tunnel is finished).
5. Any discussions you have had with other ministers and the Ministry of Transport regarding the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge via email - including but not limited to the cost blowout, plus why Starship Children's Hospital is begging for donations while the Labour government pour money into vanity projects such as this bridge and the Pike River Mine."
We received your request on 23/06/2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 21/07/2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Micky Turner [mailto:[FOI #15882 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 12:18 PM
To: Hon Michael Wood <[Michael Wood request email]>
Subject: OIA21-116 Official Information request - Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge
Dear Michael Wood,
Can you please provide the following information:
1. Survey or any research undertaken which shows the number of people who will likely use the Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge each day.
2. Computer modelling of how the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will ease traffic congestion in Auckland.
3. Why the latest plans for a Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge will (if implemented) cost close to 1 billion dollars.
4. Alternative solutions the Labour government has considered and why they were rejected (including abandoning the project until a tunnel is finished).
5. Any discussions you have had with other ministers and the Ministry of Transport regarding the proposed Auckland harbour walking & cycling bridge via email - including but not limited to the cost blowout, plus why Starship Children's Hospital is begging for donations while the Labour government pour money into vanity projects such as this bridge and the Pike River Mine.
Yours faithfully,
Micky Turner
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Kia ora Micky
Please find attached a response to your OIA request of 23 June 2021.
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [1][email address]
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From: Micky Turner
Thanks Michael,
Your response was:
"Forecasts completed in 2019 estimated that there would be 1,700 pedestrians and 2,700 one-way cycle trips daily on the bridge component (Westhaven to Akoranga) of the Northern Pathway on an average day in 2026."
These figures seem very high and very optimistic. There is no evidence in the documentation of local polling to see who would actually use it regularly.
The other document indicates that 797 people 'might' use the cycle bridge daily. It also seems to say the traffic decongestion benefits would be a reduction of $54 million over 40 years. This would not warrant a potentially $1 billion spend on a new dedicated lane.
Maybe one day someone will come up with a better and cheaper plan. Potentially a bridge with shops, restaurants and cafes on it - which expands the usability of the waterfront.
Cheers - Micky
From: M Wood (MIN)
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email received.
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate. If your email falls outside of these responsibilities, it
may transferred to another office for consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)
Regards
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [1][email address]
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