Kia ora Charles,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 11 February 2023 seeking:

 

“Please can you share stats on accident numbers over the past 5 years (to
cover the covid period) showing whether they were caused by kiwi drivers
or overseas drivers. I’m interested in seeing if the rhetoric around
dangerous drivers being tourists ever had any legs as the last couple of
years has felt just as dangerous on the roads.

If possible, regional splits would be interesting, urban / rural etc.”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 10 March 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,

 

Ministerial Services

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Finley <[FOI #21800 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2023 9:01 am
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Accidents involving overseas
drivers

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Please can you share stats on accident numbers over the past 5 years (to
cover the covid period) showing whether they were caused by kiwi drivers
or overseas drivers. I’m interested in seeing if the rhetoric around
dangerous drivers being tourists ever had any legs as the last couple of
years has felt just as dangerous on the roads.

 

If possible, regional splits would be interesting, urban / rural etc.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Charles Finley

 

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Dear Charles

 

I am writing to you in response to your recent Official Information Act
request to the Ministry of Transport (the Ministry) where you have asked:

 

“Please can you share stats on accident numbers over the past 5 years (to
cover the covid period) showing whether they were caused by kiwi drivers
or overseas drivers. I’m interested in seeing if the rhetoric around
dangerous drivers being tourists ever had any legs as the last couple of
years has felt just as dangerous on the roads.

If possible, regional splits would be interesting, urban / rural etc.”

 

Each year the Ministry produces the safety statistics which includes the
information you are seeking in relation to overseas drivers. The
information up to 2021 can be found here:
[1]https://www.transport.govt.nz/statistics...

 

The Ministry publishes these statistics annually, for the 12 months
preceding, therefore the information relating to 2022 will be published
towards the end of 2023 as we do not currently hold this information.

 

Could you please confirm if the information available online satisfies
your request.

 

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Finley <[FOI #21800 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2023 9:01 am
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Accidents involving overseas
drivers

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Please can you share stats on accident numbers over the past 5 years (to
cover the covid period) showing whether they were caused by kiwi drivers
or overseas drivers. I’m interested in seeing if the rhetoric around
dangerous drivers being tourists ever had any legs as the last couple of
years has felt just as dangerous on the roads.

 

If possible, regional splits would be interesting, urban / rural etc.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Charles Finley

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[2][FOI #21800 email]

 

Is [3][MOT request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Transport? If so, please contact us using this
form:

[4]https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[5]https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000
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