Waterview Tunnels Opening Ceremony Cost
Phillip Hart made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency
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From: Phillip Hart
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the opening ceremony and events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
"A number of formal and community celebration events were held in between Sunday 18 and Tuesday 27 June 2017." https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/the-we...
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Hart
From: Official Correspondence
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From: Phillip Hart <[FOI #20314 email]>
Sent: Monday, 22 August 2022 6:06 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Waterview Tunnels Opening Ceremony
Cost
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Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the
opening ceremony and events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
"A number of formal and community celebration events were held in between
Sunday 18 and Tuesday 27 June 2017."
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Yours faithfully,
Phillip Hart
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From: Phillip Hart
Dear Official Correspondence,
Staff names and contact details are not required, unless they recieved payment in relation to the relevant events that was over and above their normal remuneration.
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Hart
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Phillip,
Thank you for your request of 23 August 2022 under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The costs of the Waterview Tunnel opening ceremony and other associated
events over the life of the $1.4b project has been published as part of a
WPQ 19066 (2022) response, which is publicly available here:
[1]www.parliament.nz/en/pb/order-paper-questions/written-questions/document/WQ_19066_2022/19066-2022-simon-court-to-the-minister-of-transport
If this satisfies your request under the Act please let us know by email
at Official Correspondence [2][email address].
We look forward to hearing from you.
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From: Phillip Hart <[7][FOI #20314 email]>
Sent: Monday, 22 August 2022 6:06 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[8][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Waterview Tunnels Opening Ceremony
Cost
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Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the
opening ceremony and events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
"A number of formal and community celebration events were held in between
Sunday 18 and Tuesday 27 June 2017."
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Yours faithfully,
Phillip Hart
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From: Phillip Hart
Dear Official Correspondence,
Thank you for the prompt response. However, the reference provided only gives the total costs involved, not the detailed breakdown requested:
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the
opening ceremony and events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
"A number of formal and community celebration events were held in between
Sunday 18 and Tuesday 27 June 2017."
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Hart
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Phillip
Please find attached a letter advising of an extension to your request of
25 August 2022 for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
A response will now be sent to you on or before 3 October 2022.
Ngâ mihi
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Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2022 8:55 am
To: 'Phillip Hart' <[FOI #20314 email]>
Subject: OIA-10830 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Kia ora Phillip
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From: Phillip Hart <[10][FOI #20314 email]>
Sent: Monday, 22 August 2022 6:06 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[11][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Waterview Tunnels Opening Ceremony
Cost
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Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the
opening ceremony and events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
"A number of formal and community celebration events were held in between
Sunday 18 and Tuesday 27 June 2017."
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Yours faithfully,
Phillip Hart
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Phillip
Please find attached the response to your request of 22^nd August 2022 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
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From: Phillip Hart <[5][FOI #20314 email]>
Sent: Monday, 22 August 2022 6:06 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Waterview Tunnels Opening Ceremony
Cost
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Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the
opening ceremony and events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
"A number of formal and community celebration events were held in between
Sunday 18 and Tuesday 27 June 2017."
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Yours faithfully,
Phillip Hart
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