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Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141
New Zealand
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www.nzta.govt.nz
19 September 2022
Phillip Hart
[FYI request #20314 email]
REF: OIA-10830
Notice of extension made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 25 August 2022 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please supply a detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred for the opening ceremony and
events for the Waterview Tunnel in June 2017:
This letter is to advise you that Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days
available to us to respond to your request as al owed for under section 15A of the Act. We need an
additional 10 working days to respond to your request. A response wil be sent to you on or before 3
October 2022.
We are extending the deadline because of the consultations and col ation required for Waka Kotahi to
respond to your request is such that a decision could not be made within 20 working days. It wil take
us more than 20 working days to thoroughly respond to your request.
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 [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Priscilia Gain
Acting Principal Advisor - Enterprise