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Legality and origins of Waka Kotahi

Grace Haden made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency

The request was partially successful.

From: Grace Haden

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

The New Zealand Transport agency was set up by virtue of section 93 Land transport management act 2003 (https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...)

Up to sept 2019 the web site refelects that the name was New zealand transport agency with the words Waka Kotahi underneath ( https://web.archive.org/web/201909081656...) then the logo changed to be Waka Kotahi in bold and at the top with New Zealand transport agency underneath https://web.archive.org/web/201909081656...

Waka Kotahi is not legally defined and does not appear in legislation it is not even a registered trade mark

we have now progressed to the stage that Waka Kotahi is the " entity "refered to yet there is legally no such entity, it is not defined in legislation and appears to be the maori words invented for a crown entity .

while the 97% of the population who do not speak maori would not object to the words being underneath the name of the crown entity , is some how feels wrong that a fictional name has been attributred to a statutory entiy and now features first and often on its own without refence to the legal entity

By way of OIA please provide all documentation which gives a back ground to the creation of the words Waka kotahi including consultation with the public with regards to the adoptation of the maori name for a corown entity

Provide the legislative refences which create any legality to the words Waka Kotahi and approvals from parliament for this creation showing who approved this and when

Please provide the costs of rebranding and trademark costs etc. associated to making Waka Kotahi the main name as opposed to teh legal name coming first

Also provide documentation which show why the name was not tradmarked and the consequences of any one regestering a company Waka Kotahi Ltd

I am particularly concerned that assigning undefined non legal terms to legal entities whihc can confuse the public and potentialy opens the door for for fraudulent on the public Please provide all documentation which show that consideration of a undefined name has on accountability to the public .. frequently in news articles the statement is made that waka Kotahi is doing this or that.. how can an undefined name act or hold assets .. please provide any evidence you can that justifies the use of this undefined name

Yours faithfully,

Grace Haden

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Kia ora Grace

 

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 23
August 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][NZTA request email].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

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-----Original Message-----
From: Grace Haden <[FOI #23603 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 July 2023 6:03 PM
To: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Legality and origins of Waka
Kotahi

 

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,

 

The New Zealand  Transport agency  was set up  by virtue of section 93
Land transport management act 2003 
([6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...)

 

Up to sept 2019  the web site refelects that the name  was New zealand
transport agency  with the  words  Waka Kotahi  underneath (
[7]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...) 
then   the  logo changed to be Waka Kotahi   in bold and at the top with 
New Zealand transport agency underneath  
[8]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Waka Kotahi is not legally defined  and  does not appear in legislation  
it is not even a registered trade mark

 

we have now progressed to the stage  that   Waka Kotahi is  the " entity
"refered to yet   there is  legally no such entity, it is not defined in
legislation  and appears to be the maori words invented for a crown entity
.

 

while the 97% of the population  who do not speak maori   would   not
object to the   words being underneath the name of the crown entity , is
some how feels wrong that a fictional name has been attributred to a
statutory entiy and  now features first and often on its own  without
refence to   the  legal  entity

 

By way of OIA please  provide all documentation which gives  a back ground
to the creation of the words Waka kotahi   including  consultation with
the public with regards to the adoptation of the maori name for a corown
entity

 

Provide the legislative refences which  create any legality  to the words
Waka Kotahi  and  approvals from parliament  for this creation showing  
who approved this  and when

 

Please provide the costs of rebranding  and trademark costs etc. 
associated to  making Waka Kotahi the main name  as opposed to teh legal
name coming  first

 

Also   provide documentation which show why the name was not tradmarked
and the consequences of any one regestering  a company Waka Kotahi Ltd

 

I am particularly concerned  that assigning  undefined  non legal terms
to   legal entities     whihc can confuse the public  and  potentialy
opens the door for  for fraudulent  on the public Please provide  all 
documentation which  show that consideration of a undefined name has on
accountability to the public .. frequently in news articles   the
statement is made that waka Kotahi  is doing this or   that.. how can an
undefined name  act  or hold assets ..  please provide any evidence you
can that  justifies the    use of this undefined name

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Grace Haden

 

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From: Grace Haden

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

thank you for your reply

English is my second language

I was educated in NZ from year 1

I am now finding that I am being corresponded with in a language whcih is goreign to me

could you please correspond to me in english and not using words whcih do not form the english language .

those who speak maori can have the choice therefore if you do not discriminate you will respect my choice and use english only and not a missmash of english and another language of ecenly interoduced words does not work for pensioners .

Please respect our culture

Yours faithfully,

Grace Haden

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From: Official Correspondence
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Dear Grace,

 

Please find attached a response to your request of 26 July 2023, which
also extends part of your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

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

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

 

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From: Official Correspondence
Sent: Thursday, 27 July 2023 9:43 am
To: Grace Haden <[FOI #23603 email]>
Subject: OIA-13189 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Kia ora Grace

 

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 23
August 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 [5][NZTA request email].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

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

 

[9][IMG]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Grace Haden <[10][FOI #23603 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 July 2023 6:03 PM
To: Official Correspondence <[11][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Legality and origins of Waka
Kotahi

 

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,

 

The New Zealand  Transport agency  was set up  by virtue of section 93
Land transport management act 2003 
([12]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...)

 

Up to sept 2019  the web site refelects that the name  was New zealand
transport agency  with the  words  Waka Kotahi  underneath (
[13]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...) 
then   the  logo changed to be Waka Kotahi   in bold and at the top with 
New Zealand transport agency underneath  
[14]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Waka Kotahi is not legally defined  and  does not appear in legislation  
it is not even a registered trade mark

 

we have now progressed to the stage  that   Waka Kotahi is  the " entity
"refered to yet   there is  legally no such entity, it is not defined in
legislation  and appears to be the maori words invented for a crown entity
.

 

while the 97% of the population  who do not speak maori   would   not
object to the   words being underneath the name of the crown entity , is
some how feels wrong that a fictional name has been attributred to a
statutory entiy and  now features first and often on its own  without
refence to   the  legal  entity

 

By way of OIA please  provide all documentation which gives  a back ground
to the creation of the words Waka kotahi   including  consultation with
the public with regards to the adoptation of the maori name for a corown
entity

 

Provide the legislative refences which  create any legality  to the words
Waka Kotahi  and  approvals from parliament  for this creation showing  
who approved this  and when

 

Please provide the costs of rebranding  and trademark costs etc. 
associated to  making Waka Kotahi the main name  as opposed to teh legal
name coming  first

 

Also   provide documentation which show why the name was not tradmarked
and the consequences of any one regestering  a company Waka Kotahi Ltd

 

I am particularly concerned  that assigning  undefined  non legal terms
to   legal entities     whihc can confuse the public  and  potentialy
opens the door for  for fraudulent  on the public Please provide  all 
documentation which  show that consideration of a undefined name has on
accountability to the public .. frequently in news articles   the
statement is made that waka Kotahi  is doing this or   that.. how can an
undefined name  act  or hold assets ..  please provide any evidence you
can that  justifies the    use of this undefined name

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Grace Haden

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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

 

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

[15][FOI #23603 email]

 

Is [16][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[17]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

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

[18]https://aus01.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.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

References

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2. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
3. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
4. https://nzta.govt.nz/
5. mailto:[NZTA request email]
6. https://twitter.com/WakaKotahi_news
7. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
8. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
9. https://nzta.govt.nz/
10. mailto:[FOI #23603 email]
11. mailto:[email address]
12. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...
13. https://web.archive.org/web/201909081656...
14. https://web.archive.org/web/201909081656...
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Kia ora Grace

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 26 July 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Ngā mihi

 

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

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

 

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

From: Grace Haden <[5][FOI #23603 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 26 July 2023 6:03 pm

To: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Legality and origins of Waka
Kotahi

 

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,

 

The New Zealand  Transport agency  was set up  by virtue of section 93
Land transport management act 2003 
([7]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...)

 

Up to sept 2019  the web site refelects that the name  was New zealand
transport agency  with the  words  Waka Kotahi  underneath (
[8]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...) 
then   the  logo changed to be Waka Kotahi   in bold and at the top with 
New Zealand transport agency underneath  
[9]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Waka Kotahi is not legally defined  and  does not appear in legislation  
it is not even a registered trade mark

 

we have now progressed to the stage  that   Waka Kotahi is  the " entity
"refered to yet   there is  legally no such entity, it is not defined in
legislation  and appears to be the maori words invented for a crown entity
.

 

while the 97% of the population  who do not speak maori   would   not
object to the   words being underneath the name of the crown entity , is
some how feels wrong that a fictional name has been attributred to a
statutory entiy and  now features first and often on its own  without
refence to   the  legal  entity

 

By way of OIA please  provide all documentation which gives  a back ground
to the creation of the words Waka kotahi   including  consultation with
the public with regards to the adoptation of the maori name for a corown
entity

 

Provide the legislative refences which  create any legality  to the words
Waka Kotahi  and  approvals from parliament  for this creation showing  
who approved this  and when

 

Please provide the costs of rebranding  and trademark costs etc. 
associated to  making Waka Kotahi the main name  as opposed to teh legal
name coming  first

 

Also   provide documentation which show why the name was not tradmarked
and the consequences of any one regestering  a company Waka Kotahi Ltd

 

I am particularly concerned  that assigning  undefined  non legal terms
to   legal entities     whihc can confuse the public  and  potentialy
opens the door for  for fraudulent  on the public Please provide  all 
documentation which  show that consideration of a undefined name has on
accountability to the public .. frequently in news articles   the
statement is made that waka Kotahi  is doing this or   that.. how can an
undefined name  act  or hold assets ..  please provide any evidence you
can that  justifies the    use of this undefined name

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Grace Haden

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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

 

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

[10][FOI #23603 email]

 

Is [11][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[12]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

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

[13]https://aus01.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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This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

References

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2. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
3. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
4. https://nzta.govt.nz/
5. mailto:[FOI #23603 email]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...
8. https://web.archive.org/web/201909081656...
9. https://web.archive.org/web/201909081656...
10. mailto:[FOI #23603 email]
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12. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
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