Who owns the New Zealand Drivers License?
Tangata Whenua made this Official Information request to Michael Wood
The request was partially successful.
From: Tangata Whenua
Dear Michael Wood,
Please confirm the identity of the owner of the New Zealand Driver's License.
It is my belief that the New Zealand Driver's License is the exclusive property of the Ministry of Land Transport and the Minister responsible for that department is Hon Michael Wood.
Therefore, Hon Michael Wood is responsible for every single Driver's License issued from the New Zealand Land Transport Ministry.
When a private citizen purchases a government document, it still remains property of the government. the payer / purchaser has no ownership of government issued documents.
Why does the license not offer full disclosure to prevent police officers from mistaking the license as our personal and private property?
Yours faithfully,
Tangata Whenua
From: Hon Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email received.
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate. If your email falls outside of these responsibilities, it
may transferred to another office for consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)
If you haven't yet booked your free COVID-19 vaccine, we encourage you to
do so. You can book online at [1]bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 0800 28 29
26.
You can get vaccinated without a booking or appointment at a number of
sites across Auckland. You can find a list online [2]here.
If you already have a booking but it’s not for a few weeks, you can move
this forward – there are thousands of appointments still available this
week. You can do this online at [3]bookmyvaccine.nz.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and your whânau.
Getting as many Aucklanders vaccinated as soon as possible is the key to
preventing lockdowns and getting the city back to work.
Regards
Office of Hon Michael Wood
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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4. mailto:[Michael Wood request email]
From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-602
Kia ora,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated the 14th of December 2022. You have requested the following information:
"Please confirm the identity of the owner of the New Zealand Driver's License.
It is my belief that the New Zealand Driver's License is the exclusive property of the Ministry of Land Transport and the Minister responsible for that department is Hon Michael Wood.
Therefore, Hon Michael Wood is responsible for every single Driver's License issued from the New Zealand Land Transport Ministry.
When a private citizen purchases a government document, it still remains property of the government. the payer / purchaser has no ownership of government issued documents.
Why does the license not offer full disclosure to prevent police officers from mistaking the license as our personal and private property? "
We received your request on 14/12/2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 01/02/2023, 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)
Tçnâ koe,
Thank you for your email of 14 December 2022 requesting information.
The information requested is believed to be more closely connected with
the functions of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The request is therefore
being transferred to them for a response.
Waka Kotahi will contact you in due course regarding this request.
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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From: Tangata Whenua
Dear M Wood (MIN),
Thank you for your response? Is Waka Kotahi the Minister responsible for the Transport Ministry?
Yours sincerely,
Tangata Whenua
From: M Wood (MIN)
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email received.
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate. If your email falls outside of these responsibilities, it
may transferred to another office for consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)
If you haven't yet booked your free COVID-19 vaccine, we encourage you to
do so. You can book online at [1]bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 0800 28 29
26.
You can get vaccinated without a booking or appointment at a number of
sites across Auckland. You can find a list online [2]here.
If you already have a booking but it’s not for a few weeks, you can move
this forward – there are thousands of appointments still available this
week. You can do this online at [3]bookmyvaccine.nz.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and your whânau.
Getting as many Aucklanders vaccinated as soon as possible is the key to
preventing lockdowns and getting the city back to work.
Regards
Office of Hon Michael Wood
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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References
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2. https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccine...
3. https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/
4. mailto:[email address]
From: Tangata Whenua
Dear Michael Wood,
“ it is not possible to provide a personal response to every email received.”
Please do not provide falsehoods or mislead the public. This is an official information request made under section 21 of the OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT 1982 - Right of Access. You must respond to this email BY LAW no later then January 15 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Tangata Whenua
From: Hon Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email received.
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate. If your email falls outside of these responsibilities, it
may transferred to another office for consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)
If you haven't yet booked your free COVID-19 vaccine, we encourage you to
do so. You can book online at [1]bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 0800 28 29
26.
You can get vaccinated without a booking or appointment at a number of
sites across Auckland. You can find a list online [2]here.
If you already have a booking but it’s not for a few weeks, you can move
this forward – there are thousands of appointments still available this
week. You can do this online at [3]bookmyvaccine.nz.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and your whânau.
Getting as many Aucklanders vaccinated as soon as possible is the key to
preventing lockdowns and getting the city back to work.
Regards
Office of Hon Michael Wood
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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References
Visible links
1. https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/
2. https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccine...
3. https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/
4. mailto:[Michael Wood request email]
From: Info@nzta.govt.nz
Kia Ora Tangata
Thank you for your email on 14 December 2022 to Hon Michael Wood,
regarding a New Zealand licence card. As the regulator of the land
transport system, your email has been referred to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for response.
Your enquiry has been forwarded to the appropriate department of Waka
Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, and a response will be provided to you as soon
as possible.
Ngā mihi
Keely Puklowski
Senior Customer Response Representative
Customer Services
P 0800 822 422 / E [1][email address] / W [2]nzta.govt.nz
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Palmerston North Office
Private Bag 11777, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: M Wood (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 3:39 pm
To: '[FOI #21420 email]'
<[5][FOI #21420 email]>
Cc: M Wood (MIN) <[6][email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA22-602 Official Information request - Who owns the New
Zealand Drivers License?
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Tēnā koe,
Thank you for your email of 14 December 2022 requesting information.
The information requested is believed to be more closely connected with
the functions of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The request is therefore
being transferred to them for a response.
Waka Kotahi will contact you in due course regarding this request.
Ngā 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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From: Complaints Escalation
Kia Ora Tangata
Thank you again for your email on 14 December 2022 to Hon Michael wood,
regarding a New Zealand licence card. Thank you for your patience with
this matter.
New Zealand driver licences are the property of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency – this is outlined in section 30 of the [1]Land Transport Act 1998,
which also sets out the circumstances under which a driver licence is to
be surrendered, including to an enforcement officer such as the Police.
Additionally, clause 63 of the [2]Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule
1999 sets out the form of driver licences, and what details must be
included on a licence card; under this clause, there is no requirement for
any government symbols or disclosure statements to be included on any
licence that is issued.
I hope this information is of assistance to you.
Ngâ mihi
Keely Puklowski
Senior Customer Response Representative
Customer Services
P 0800 822 422 / E [3][email address] / W [4]nzta.govt.nz
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Palmerston North Office
Private Bag 11777, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Tangata Whenua
Hi Keely Puklowski, thanks for your correspondence. I hope you've had a wonderful new year so far. I am eagerly awaiting your response
Yours sincerely,
Tangata Whenua
From: Complaints Escalation
Kia ora
Thank you for contacting Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. This is an
automated response to confirm we've received your email and you will
receive a response within two working days.
Ngā mihi,
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Palmerston North Office
Private Bag 11777, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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From: Info@nzta.govt.nz
Kia Ora Tangata
Thank you for your reply.
I responded to your email on 22 December 2022, please refer to the chain
below for the outcome.
Please confirm if you have any further queries we can assist with.
Ngā mihi nui
Keely Puklowski [1](She/Her)
Complaints Advisor, Customer Experience
Customer and Services
Email: [2][email address]
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
[3][IMG]
[4][IMG]
Private Bag 11777, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
[5]twitter | [6]youtube | [7]facebook
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