Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Monday, 21 February 2022
Craig Innes
[FYI request #18133 email]
Dear Craig
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 10 January 2022 requesting the fol owing information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please confirm the source(s) of funding for the Mount Messenger Bypass project. Please
indicate if the funding might be broadly characterised as part of the Belt and Road
Initiative
I can confirm that the sources of funding for the Mount Messenger Bypass project are the
Accelerated Regional State Highway Programme and the National Land Transport Fund.
These two funding sources are maintained by the New Zealand Government and are not in
any way associated with the Belt and Road Initiative.
I trust that this satisfies your request.
Yours sincerely
Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport
Tel: +64 4 817 8731 Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wel ington 6160 Email: [email address] www.beehive.govt.nz