Kia ora Kate,

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official Information Act request of 9 October 2022 seeking:

“I would like to request all information prepared for the Minister of Transport about the impacts of the half price public transport policy which began on 1 April 2022.

I am interested in all impacts, including on ridership levels; carbon emissions and air pollution; social wellbeing and cost of living; and regional economies."

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 7 November 2022, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

The Ministry publishes Official Information Act responses on our website when there may be wider interest in the information released. This means the information provided to you might be published after you have received it.

Ngâ mihi nui,

Emma
Kaitohutohu - Tuhinga Ôkawa | Advisor, Official Correspondence
Te Kâhui Tangata | Corporate Services
Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport
www.transport.govt.nz

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From: Kate Day <[FOI #20806 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 9 October 2022 8:23 pm
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Impacts of half price public transport

Dear Ministry of Transport,

I would like to request all information prepared for the Minister of Transport about the impacts of the half price public transport policy which began on 1 April 2022.

I am interested in all impacts, including on ridership levels; carbon emissions and air pollution; social wellbeing and cost of living; and regional economies.

Yours faithfully,

Kate Day

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Kia ora Kate,

 

Thank you for the request for information sent on 9 October 2022
regarding- impacts of half price public transport policy.

 

Please find attached to this email:

o Response letter
o Documents that were identified within the scope of the request

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me or
Helen White.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Shrutika Shrivastava (Shru) (she / her)

Kaitohutohu – Whakaritenga Ohaoha  | Adviser – Economic Regulation

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

M: +64 22 601 5611 | E: [1][email address] |
[2]transport.govt.nz

 

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Wellington (Head Office) | Ground Floor, 3 Queens Wharf | PO Box 3175 |
Wellington 6011 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office | 45 Queen Street | PO Box
106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000
|

Disclaimer: This email is only intended to be read by the named recipient.
It may contain information which is confidential, proprietary or the
subject of legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you must
delete this email and may not use any information contained in it. Legal
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