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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brenndorfer <[FOI #23419 email]>
Sent: Friday, 7 July 2023 9:20 am
To: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Half price fares for Total
Mobility card holders

 

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Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

Your agency had announcing ongoing half price public transport fares for
multiple groups, including Total Mobility card users.

However, Auckland Transport has returned Total Mobility subsidies to only
40% of standard adult fares, and have stated on their website and in
social media replies that the half price fares does not apply to Total
Mobility card users.

 

I am requesting the communications that have been sent by NZTA to the
regional transport authourities relating to the half price fares, and in
particular in relation to their application to Total Mobility card users.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Michael Brenndorfer

 

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Kia ora Michael

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 7 July 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brenndorfer
<[5][FOI #23419 email]>
Sent: Friday, 7 July 2023 9:20 am
To: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Half price fares for Total
Mobility card holders

 

CAUTION: The sender of this email is from outside Waka Kotahi. Do not
click links, attachments, or reply unless you recognise the sender’s email
address and know the content is safe.

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

Your agency had announcing ongoing half price public transport fares for
multiple groups, including Total Mobility card users.

However, Auckland Transport has returned Total Mobility subsidies to only
40% of standard adult fares, and have stated on their website and in
social media replies that the half price fares does not apply to Total
Mobility card users.

 

I am requesting the communications that have been sent by NZTA to the
regional transport authourities relating to the half price fares, and in
particular in relation to their application to Total Mobility card users.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Michael Brenndorfer

 

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Kia ora Michael

 

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 5
September 2023.

 

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

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brenndorfer
<[6][FYI request #23419 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 5:10 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[7][email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA-13068 RESPONSE

 

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Dear Official Correspondence,

 

Thank you for your clarification regarding this issue.

 

I would like to send a subsequent request in relation to this in the
context of the provided answer.

 

- Did Waka Kotahi undertake consultation with the disability
community/disability advocacy groups and/or with the Ministry of Disabled
People while making a decision to not include Total Mobility card holders
in the extension of half price fares for public transport?

- If so, can you please send through the reponses provided which guided
Waka Kotahi to exclude Total Mobility Card holders from the half price
fares scheme for public transport.

- Can you please send through relevant documents or information which
highlights the rationale Waka Kotahi relied upon when making the decision
to exclude Total Mobility card holders from the half price fares for
public transport scheme

 

(No need to trawl through emails, I am hoping for things like discussion
documents, meeting minutes etc that display the information Waka Kotahi
relied upon when making this decision, and any discussion documented which
explains what line of thinking resulted in the exclusion of disabled
people from this half price fares for public transport scheme despite the
fact that disabled people were explicitely referenced during the public
consultation meetings I had observed)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Michael Brenndorfer

 

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

 

Kia ora Michael

 

 

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 7 July 2023 for 
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

Ministerial Services

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

 

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

 

 

 

[4][IMG]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Michael

 

Transferring the request you made under the Official Information Act 1982

 

Thank you for your email below requesting information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

The information you have requested is more closely connected with the
functions of Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport than with Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency. Therefore, Waka Kotahi is transferring your request to
Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport under section 14 of the Act.

The time limit for their response to you is 20 working days from 14 August
2023 so you can expect a response from Te Manatû Waka Ministry of
Transport on or before 11 September 2023.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

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

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brenndorfer
<[5][FOI #23419 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 5:10 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA-13068 RESPONSE

 

CAUTION: The sender of this email is from outside Waka Kotahi. Do not
click links, attachments, or reply unless you recognise the sender’s email
address and know the content is safe.

 

Dear Official Correspondence,

 

Thank you for your clarification regarding this issue.

 

I would like to send a subsequent request in relation to this in the
context of the provided answer.

 

- Did Waka Kotahi undertake consultation with the disability
community/disability advocacy groups and/or with the Ministry of Disabled
People while making a decision to not include Total Mobility card holders
in the extension of half price fares for public transport?

- If so, can you please send through the reponses provided which guided
Waka Kotahi to exclude Total Mobility Card holders from the half price
fares scheme for public transport.

- Can you please send through relevant documents or information which
highlights the rationale Waka Kotahi relied upon when making the decision
to exclude Total Mobility card holders from the half price fares for
public transport scheme

 

(No need to trawl through emails, I am hoping for things like discussion
documents, meeting minutes etc that display the information Waka Kotahi
relied upon when making this decision, and any discussion documented which
explains what line of thinking resulted in the exclusion of disabled
people from this half price fares for public transport scheme despite the
fact that disabled people were explicitely referenced during the public
consultation meetings I had observed)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Michael Brenndorfer

 

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

 

Kia ora Michael

 

 

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 7 July 2023 for 
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

Ministerial Services

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

 

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

 

 

 

[4][IMG]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Michael,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request which was transferred to us from Waka Kotahi New
Zealand Trasnport Agency, on 14 August 2023 seeking:

 

“- Did Waka Kotahi undertake consultation with the disability
community/disability advocacy groups and/or with the Ministry of Disabled
People while making a decision to not include Total Mobility card holders
in the extension of half price fares for public transport?

- If so, can you please send through the reponses provided which guided
Waka Kotahi to exclude Total Mobility Card holders from the half price
fares scheme for public transport.

- Can you please send through relevant documents or information which
highlights the rationale Waka Kotahi relied upon when making the decision
to exclude Total Mobility card holders from the half price fares for
public transport scheme”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 11 September 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

 

Harry (He / Him)

Kaitohutohu - Tuhinga Ôkawa|Adviser, Official Correspondence

 

 

 

From: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 2:19 PM
To: [FOI #23419 email]
Subject: OIA-13299 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER

 

Kia ora Michael

 

Transferring the request you made under the Official Information Act 1982

 

Thank you for your email below requesting information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

The information you have requested is more closely connected with the
functions of Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport than with Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency. Therefore, Waka Kotahi is transferring your request to
Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport under section 14 of the Act.

The time limit for their response to you is 20 working days from 14 August
2023 so you can expect a response from Te Manatû Waka Ministry of
Transport on or before 11 September 2023.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

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

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brenndorfer
<[5][FOI #23419 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 5:10 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA-13068 RESPONSE

 

CAUTION: The sender of this email is from outside Waka Kotahi. Do not
click links, attachments, or reply unless you recognise the sender’s email
address and know the content is safe.

 

Dear Official Correspondence,

 

Thank you for your clarification regarding this issue.

 

I would like to send a subsequent request in relation to this in the
context of the provided answer.

 

- Did Waka Kotahi undertake consultation with the disability
community/disability advocacy groups and/or with the Ministry of Disabled
People while making a decision to not include Total Mobility card holders
in the extension of half price fares for public transport?

- If so, can you please send through the reponses provided which guided
Waka Kotahi to exclude Total Mobility Card holders from the half price
fares scheme for public transport.

- Can you please send through relevant documents or information which
highlights the rationale Waka Kotahi relied upon when making the decision
to exclude Total Mobility card holders from the half price fares for
public transport scheme

 

(No need to trawl through emails, I am hoping for things like discussion
documents, meeting minutes etc that display the information Waka Kotahi
relied upon when making this decision, and any discussion documented which
explains what line of thinking resulted in the exclusion of disabled
people from this half price fares for public transport scheme despite the
fact that disabled people were explicitely referenced during the public
consultation meetings I had observed)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Michael Brenndorfer

 

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

 

Kia ora Michael

 

 

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 7 July 2023 for 
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

Ministerial Services

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

 

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

 

 

 

[4][IMG]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tçnâ koe Michael, 

 

Please find attached correspondence from Ministry of Transport.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Matt Skinner
Kaiwhakahaere | Manager

Ngâ Momo Neke me ngâ take Haumaru | Mobility & Safety

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

E: [1][email address] | [2]transport.govt.nz

 

From: OCU <[3][email address]>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 4:33 PM
To: [4][FOI #23419 email]
Subject: OC230718 RESPONSE

 

Kia ora Michael,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request which was transferred to us from Waka Kotahi New
Zealand Trasnport Agency, on 14 August 2023 seeking:

 

“- Did Waka Kotahi undertake consultation with the disability
community/disability advocacy groups and/or with the Ministry of Disabled
People while making a decision to not include Total Mobility card holders
in the extension of half price fares for public transport?

- If so, can you please send through the reponses provided which guided
Waka Kotahi to exclude Total Mobility Card holders from the half price
fares scheme for public transport.

- Can you please send through relevant documents or information which
highlights the rationale Waka Kotahi relied upon when making the decision
to exclude Total Mobility card holders from the half price fares for
public transport scheme”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 11 September 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

 

Harry (He / Him)

Kaitohutohu - Tuhinga Ôkawa|Adviser, Official Correspondence

 

 

 

From: Official Correspondence <[5][email address]>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 2:19 PM
To: [6][FOI #23419 email]
Subject: OIA-13299 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER

 

Kia ora Michael

 

Transferring the request you made under the Official Information Act 1982

 

Thank you for your email below requesting information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

The information you have requested is more closely connected with the
functions of Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport than with Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency. Therefore, Waka Kotahi is transferring your request to
Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport under section 14 of the Act.

The time limit for their response to you is 20 working days from 14 August
2023 so you can expect a response from Te Manatû Waka Ministry of
Transport on or before 11 September 2023.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

[7]twitter | [8]youtube | [9]facebook

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brenndorfer
<[11][FOI #23419 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 5:10 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[12][email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA-13068 RESPONSE

 

CAUTION: The sender of this email is from outside Waka Kotahi. Do not
click links, attachments, or reply unless you recognise the sender’s email
address and know the content is safe.

 

Dear Official Correspondence,

 

Thank you for your clarification regarding this issue.

 

I would like to send a subsequent request in relation to this in the
context of the provided answer.

 

- Did Waka Kotahi undertake consultation with the disability
community/disability advocacy groups and/or with the Ministry of Disabled
People while making a decision to not include Total Mobility card holders
in the extension of half price fares for public transport?

- If so, can you please send through the reponses provided which guided
Waka Kotahi to exclude Total Mobility Card holders from the half price
fares scheme for public transport.

- Can you please send through relevant documents or information which
highlights the rationale Waka Kotahi relied upon when making the decision
to exclude Total Mobility card holders from the half price fares for
public transport scheme

 

(No need to trawl through emails, I am hoping for things like discussion
documents, meeting minutes etc that display the information Waka Kotahi
relied upon when making this decision, and any discussion documented which
explains what line of thinking resulted in the exclusion of disabled
people from this half price fares for public transport scheme despite the
fact that disabled people were explicitely referenced during the public
consultation meetings I had observed)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Michael Brenndorfer

 

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

 

Kia ora Michael

 

 

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 7 July 2023 for 
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

Ministerial Services

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

 

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

 

 

 

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