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16 May 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 Isabella 
[FYI request #19218 email] 
REF: OIA-9976 
 
Dear Isabella 
 
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982 
 
Thank you for your email of 27 April 2022 to Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency requesting 
the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
I am requesting the raw numbers of Restricted and Ful  practical driving tests which received 
an "incomplete" result from 2017 - 2022. I would also like this information as a percentage of 
total practical tests administered, or the total number of results (i.e., how many failed, passed, 
received "incomplete" results, or did not sit). If possible, I would like these data broken down 
by region and/or by provider. 
 
The fol owing document falls within the scope of your request and is enclosed: 
•  OIA-9976 - Isabella (Data).xlsx 
 
Please note that the fol owing information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect 
the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons: 
•  Test volumes for the Chatham Islands where less than four tests resulted in a pass, fail or 
terminated status in any calendar year between 2017-2022. 
•  Class 1 (Car) full licence test volumes for the Marlborough region in the 2022 calendar year 
due to only one or two testing officers conducting Class 1 full licence tests between 1 January 
2022 and 30 April 2022. 
 
With respect to the information that has been withheld, I do not consider there are any other factors 
which would render it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information available. 
 
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to 
withhold information from your request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at 
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 
 
This information you have requested has been enclosed in the attached spreadsheet. This information 
should be considered in conjunction with the caveats on the first tab of the spreadsheet.  
 
In line with Waka Kotahi policy, this response wil  soon be published on our website, with personal 
information removed. 
 
  

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If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Kerry Greig, Manager, Data 
Services, by email to [email address] 
 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
Galina Mitchelhill 
Senior Manager, Research and Analytics  
 
 
 
 
 
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