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Kia ora Jack

 

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Thanks

Nat

 

 

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Dear Jack,

 

Please find attached correspondence regarding your Official Information
Act request.

 

Kind regards,

Nat

 

 

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Kia ora Jack,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request transferred to us on 7 December 2022 seeking:

 

“I wish to have access to any analysis which has been done on the
development of high-speed rail networks connecting major New Zealand towns
and cities, including but not limited to cost-benefit analyses,
environmental impacts, comparisons and impacts on road, air and sea
travel.”

 

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Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Official Correspondence

Te Kâhui Tangata | Corporate Services

Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport  

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jack [1][FOI #21277 email]
Sent: Monday, 28 November 2022 10:31 am
To: Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY]
[2][The Treasury request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Analysis of high speed rail
networks in New Zealand

 

Dear The Treasury,

 

I wish to have access to any analysis which has been done on the
development of high-speed rail networks connecting major New Zealand towns
and cities, including but not limited to cost-benefit analyses,
environmental impacts, comparisons and impacts on road, air and sea
travel.

 

Yours faithfully,

Jack GN

 

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Kia ora Jack,

 

Please find attached a letter to your request under the Official
Information Act 1982 regarding high-speed rail network analysis.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Oscar Casswell-Laird (he/him)

Kaitohutohu Matua | Senior Adviser

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

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