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Wellington 6141
New Zealand
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www.nzta.govt.nz
5 August 2022
Jack Gibbons
[FYI request #19864 email]
REF: OIA-10505
Dear Jack
Extending the time to respond to your request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 9 July 2022 requesting information about the State Highway 1 (SH1)
Waikato Expressway’s 110kmh speed limit under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
…1) The Economic Evaluation / Business Case.
2) The Environmental Impact Review (including co2e and other pollutant gas predictions).
3) The Road Safety Audit (including for walking and cycling)…
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 five more working days to respond to
your request and wil send you our response on or before 12 August 2022.
We are extending the deadline because of the consultations 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 ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to
extend the time we wil take to respond to your request. You can find the contact details for the
Ombudsman at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
If you would like to discuss the extension with Waka Kotahi, please contact Ministerial Services, by
email to [NZTA request email]
Yours sincerely
James Sorensen
Principal Advisor – Ministerial Services
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