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3 February 2022
Tim Adriaansen
[FYI request #17997 email]
REF: OIA-9260
Dear Tim
Notice of extension made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 18 December 2021 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Stuff.co.nz reported: "A Waka Kotahi spokeswoman said the agency undertook a
“thorough, detailed assessment” of a range of options to repurpose bridge lanes. That
included assessments of the costs and safety risks, as well as the operational, health
and wider network impacts and benefits of each of the options, she said."
Please provide all documents detailing this assessment and any report presenting it's
conclusions to Waka Kotahi, including information presented to any part of the
organisation and also any presentation or report provided to the board.
Please provide the minutes of the board meeting at which this information was received
by the board and a decision was made.
Any additional documents presented to the board which were referenced or utilised in
their decision regarding providing access for active modes to the Auckland Harbour
Bridge
As this was a policy decision regarding strategic asset management, was presented to
cabinet and has significant climate impacts, Waka Kotahi were legally required to
complete a Climate Implications of Policy Assessment (CIPA) before making this
decision.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days available to us to respond to your
request as allowed for under section 15A of the Act. We need 10 more working days to respond to
your request. We will send you our response on or before 21 February 2022.
The deadline is being extended because of the additional consultations required to be undertaken
which are necessary to make a decision on your request. A thorough response to your request cannot
reasonably be made within the 20-working-day limit.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the extension.
More information about the Ombudsman is available online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. If you
would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Official Correspondence, by email to
[email address].
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Official Correspondence, by
email to [email address].
Yours sincerely
Josh Driscoll
Principal Advisor, Ministerial Services
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