OC230055b
14 March 2023
FYI New Zealand Request
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Tēnā koe Requestor
Thank you for your request dated 7 March 2023 in which you requested the following under the
Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Please explain why much information on the subject of '15-20 minute cities' (eg. resilience
cities) is found with NZ Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Local Councils, and
International Affiliates; indicating an intention to adopt or impose strategic resilience plans
in the form of '15-20 minute cities'; as shown at the following links:…”
You shared numerous links to councils and other organisations’ websites, both from New Zealand
and overseas. The best way for you to obtain additional information about those organisations and
their views on 15-20 minute cities is for you to contact them directly. I am unable to provide this
information to you.
I am therefore refusing your request under Section 18(g) of the Act as the information requested is
not held by the Ministry of Transport.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the Ombudsman’s
websit
e www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
The Ministry publishes our Of icial Information Act responses and the information contained in our
reply to you may be published on the Ministry website. Before publishing we wil remove any
personal or identifiable information.
Nāku noa, nā
Hilary Penman
Manager Ministerial Services
transport.govt.nz | hei-arataki.nz
HEAD OFFICE: PO Box 3175, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. PH: +64 4 439 9000
AUCKLAND OFFICE: NZ Government Auckland Policy Office, PO Box 106483, Auckland 1143, New Zealand. PH: +64 4 439 9000