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7 February 2023
Thorndon Residents’ Association
[FYI request #21570 email]
REF: OIA-11872
Dear Thorndon Residents’ Association
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 17 January 2023 requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
The fol owing data in a spreadsheet format that can also be readily used to display the location
and type of each event in Google Maps, for these streets: Aitken St, Bowen St, Bunny St, Grant
Rd, Hill St, Lambton Quay, Molesworth St, Murphy St, Park St, Pipitea St, Thorndon Quay,
Tinakori Rd, Wadestown Rd, Whitmore St.
1. The number of reported fatal cycling-related accidents on these streets during the past 10
years?
2. The number of fatal pedestrian accidents recorded on these streets during the past 10
years?
3. Al metadata (quality or qualifying information) that is pertinent to the data provided.
On 18 January 2023, you followed up with a request for additional information:
To ensure that the Association does not overlook other serious but non-fatal incidents, and
assuming that the data is accessible from the same authoritative source, please ADD to this
information request, for the same list of streets:
ALL cycling accidents, and
- ALL pedestrian accidents,
- an indication of the severity of each accident, and
- information about the type/nature of each accident ... covering the past 10 years
The data you requested is attached and should be read in conjunction with the caveats on the first
page of the spreadsheet.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Ministerial Services by email at
[NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Galina Mitchelhill
Senior Manager Research and Analytics
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