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Is the Minister a genuine fare-paying "regular" public transport user as he claims?

Mark Williams made this Official Information request to Michael Wood

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From: Mark Williams

Dear Michael Wood,

published in the digital edition of the New Zealand Herald dated 18 October 2022 is the following Statement from you, when speaking about the planned closure (for maintenance) of the Auckland rail tracks:

"Wood told the Herald today that as a regular public transport user, "I acknowledge Aucklanders' frustration at hearing there will be further disruption to their commute."

My question to you is:
1. Please advise on how many days in the last six months you have used and paid for public transport.

2. Please advise what this mode of public ransport was, and in what city.

Please do not include journies you did not personally pay for (for example, publicity or policy annoncements regarding public transport).

Please do not include any lunch-time only use of Wellington buses.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Williams

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From: Hon Michael Wood
Michael Wood

Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.

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Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Deputy Leader of the House

 

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [4][email address]

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From: M Wood (MIN)

OIA22-544

Dear Mark,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated the 18th of October 2022. You have requested the following information:

"1. Please advise on how many days in the last six months you have used and paid for public transport.

2. Please advise what this mode of public ransport was, and in what city.

Please do not include journies you did not personally pay for (for example, publicity or policy annoncements regarding public transport).

Please do not include any lunch-time only use of Wellington buses."

We received your request on 18/10/2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 16/11/2022, 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.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]

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From: M Wood (MIN)

Attachment OIA22 544 Mark Williams Response.pdf
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Tçnâ koe Mark,  

Please find attached correspondence from Hon Michael Wood.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Office of Hon Michael Wood

Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace
Relations and Safety  

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

 

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