Kia ora K Murphy,

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

“1. How many traffic cones in total are there in Wellington?
2. How many new traffic cones have been bought in 2022 and what was the cost?
3. What is the cost of 1 road cone?
4. How many road cones were disposed of in 2022 and how are road cones disposed of?
5. What should people do if they see road cones left behind from roadworks or dumped in strange places?
6. How many people in 2022 were charged with stealing road cones in New Zealand (total) and of those, how many were in Wellington? Did anyone serve prison time?
7. What is the standard advice given to the construction workers around using road cones?i.e., distance apart, disposing of old road cones, storing, cleaning, re-using?"

Unfortunately, this request was not received by us until 21 December 2022, as it was filtered into junk mail. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 9 Februrary 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.

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,

Official Correspondence
Te Kâhui Tangata | Corporate Services
Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport  
www.transport.govt.nz

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From: Kate <[FOI #21421 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:25 am
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Road cones

Kia ora,

I have a few questions around traffic/road cones in the Wellington Region.

1. How many traffic cones in total are there in Wellington?
2. How many new traffic cones have been bought in 2022 and what was the cost?
3. What is the cost of 1 road cone?
4. How many road cones were disposed of in 2022 and how are road cones disposed of?
5. What should people do if they see road cones left behind from roadworks or dumped in strange places?
6. How many people in 2022 were charged with stealing road cones in New Zealand (total) and of those, how many were in Wellington? Did anyone serve prison time?
7. What is the standard advice given to the construction workers around using road cones?i.e., distance apart, disposing of old road cones, storing, cleaning, re-using?

Thank you in advance for your help answering this OIA due 1 February 2023.

Ngâ mihi,

K Murphy

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Kia ora K Murphy,

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request
of 14 December 2022.

 

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Services

 

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kate <[FOI #21421 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 10:25 am
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Road cones

 

Kia ora,

 

I have a few questions around traffic/road cones in the Wellington Region.

 

1. How many traffic cones in total are there in Wellington?

2. How many new traffic cones have been bought in 2022 and what was the
cost?

3. What is the cost of 1 road cone?

4. How many road cones were disposed of in 2022 and how are road cones
disposed of?

5. What should people do if they see road cones left behind from roadworks
or dumped in strange places?

6. How many people in 2022 were charged with stealing road cones in New
Zealand (total) and of those, how many were in Wellington? Did anyone
serve prison time?

7. What is the standard advice given to the construction workers around
using road cones?i.e., distance apart, disposing of old road cones,
storing, cleaning, re-using?

 

Thank you in advance for your help answering this OIA due 1 February 2023.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

K Murphy

 

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Kia ora K Murphy

 

Notification of Partial Transfer of your Official Information Act request

 

Regarding your request for Official Information below, we note that some
of the information (question two and three) to which your request relates,
namely the following query, is more closely connected with the functions
of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency:

 

“Does this mean road cones are not factored into climate change related
policies or impact calculations?

 

Section A-H of the CoPPTM document has over 300 references to cones and
around 500 pages. Is a summary available?”

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official
Information Act 1982 to transfer this part of your request.

 

Accordingly, this part of your request is being transferred to Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency today. You will hear further from Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency in due course.

 

In response to your first question where you asked:

               

                “Just wanting to confirm the government has no information
on the cost of road cones or advice/info on what someone can do if they
find one in a strange place?”

 

We would like to refer you to our previous response dated 18 January 2022
where we advised you that the Ministry of Transport does not hold this
information.

 

Ngâ mihi

Ministerial Services

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kate <[FYI request #21421 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2023 7:18 pm
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Re: Response to your recent OIA request (OC221123)

 

Kia ora,

 

Just wanting to confirm the government has no information on the cost of
road cones or advice/info on what someone can do if they find one in a
strange place?

 

Does this mean road cones are not factored into climate change related
policies or impact calculations?

 

Section A-H of the CoPPTM document has over 300 references to cones and
around 500 pages. Is a summary available?

 

Ngâ mihi :)

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Kia ora K Murphy,

 

 

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act
request  of 14 December 2022.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services

 

 

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Kate

 

This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency for response. They will contact you if they require
clarification of your request, more time to respond, or if your request
has been transferred to another organisation to respond to. Unless more
time is required, Waka Kotahi will send a response to you within 20
working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before
2^nd March 2023.

 

Lastly, the information you have requested may contain the names and
contact details of our staff. Please let us know whether you require these
names and contact details. We may need to consult our staff before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you we will assume that you do not
require staff names and contact details.

 

If you would like to discuss your request with Waka Kotahi, please contact
us by email at [1][email address].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

[2]twitter | [3]youtube | [4]facebook

 

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From: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 February 2023 8:39 am
To: Kate <[FOI #21421 email]>
Subject: Notification of Partial Transfer of your Official Information Act
request

 

Kia ora K Murphy

 

Notification of Partial Transfer of your Official Information Act request

 

Regarding your request for Official Information below, we note that some
of the information (question two and three) to which your request relates,
namely the following query, is more closely connected with the functions
of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency:

 

“Does this mean road cones are not factored into climate change related
policies or impact calculations?

 

Section A-H of the CoPPTM document has over 300 references to cones and
around 500 pages. Is a summary available?”

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official
Information Act 1982 to transfer this part of your request.

 

Accordingly, this part of your request is being transferred to Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency today. You will hear further from Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency in due course.

 

In response to your first question where you asked:

               

                “Just wanting to confirm the government has no information
on the cost of road cones or advice/info on what someone can do if they
find one in a strange place?”

 

We would like to refer you to our previous response dated 18 January 2022
where we advised you that the Ministry of Transport does not hold this
information.

 

Ngâ mihi

Ministerial Services

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kate <[6][FOI #21421 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2023 7:18 pm
To: OCU <[7][MOT request email]>
Subject: Re: Response to your recent OIA request (OC221123)

 

Kia ora,

 

Just wanting to confirm the government has no information on the cost of
road cones or advice/info on what someone can do if they find one in a
strange place?

 

Does this mean road cones are not factored into climate change related
policies or impact calculations?

 

Section A-H of the CoPPTM document has over 300 references to cones and
around 500 pages. Is a summary available?

 

Ngâ mihi :)

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Kia ora K Murphy,

 

 

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act
request  of 14 December 2022.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services

 

 

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Kate

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 18^th January 2023
for information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----
From: Kate <[5][FOI #21421 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2023 7:18 pm
To: OCU <[6][MOT request email]>
Subject: Re: Response to your recent OIA request (OC221123)

 

Kia ora,

 

Just wanting to confirm the government has no information on the cost of
road cones or advice/info on what someone can do if they find one in a
strange place?

 

Does this mean road cones are not factored into climate change related
policies or impact calculations?

 

Section A-H of the CoPPTM document has over 300 references to cones and
around 500 pages. Is a summary available?

 

Ngā mihi :)

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Kia ora K Murphy,

 

 

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act
request of 14 December 2022.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services

 

 

 

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

 

 

 

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