Reference: 20220514
7 December 2022
Jack GN
[FYI request #21277 email]
Dear Jack
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 28
November 2022. You requested:
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.
I believe that the information you have requested is more closely connected with the
functions of the Ministry of Transport. Accordingly, I have decided under section 14(b)(i ) of
the Of icial Information Act to transfer your request to the Ministry of Transport.
The Ministry of Transport has 20 working days from receipt of this transfer to make a
decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
David Taylor
Manager, National Infrastructure Unit
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz