Locations of ANPR cameras in Wellington region specifically Wellington City, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa & Kapiti
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From: Samantha
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Under the OIA (Official information act) I am requesting the following-
1. What are the locations of the currently installed ANPR cameras + install dates if possible.
2. What are the locations of the future, planned installed ANPR cameras.
3. What system is being used to run the ANPR cameras (axis, milestone, Rekor or other ANPR softwares)
4. How long are license plate data stored for.
5. How does the ANPR system get its plate alert data (NZTA, carjam API, police, manual plate entry)
6. Does the ANPR system check for expired rego, wof, etc or is it only for stolen vehicles
7. What is the city’s plans for ANPR (covering all entrances to the city, hotspots for stolen vehicles etc)
8. Do police have a direct access to view plate data, or is it only accessible by City Cameras/city safe
9.How many alerts for stolen cars have the police and or council had since installations
10. Are their plans to have the city fully covered by ANPR.
Please respond to this request within the 20 working days time frame.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
Samantha.
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Samantha
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Samantha
Further to your email of 19 December 2023, to help us respond to your
request for official information, can you please clarify whether you are
seeking information about Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
cameras operated by:
o the Greater Wellington Regional Council; and/or
o some or all of the cities in the region (Wellington City Council,
Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City
Council); and/or
o some or all of the district councils in the region (Masterton District
Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Kāpiti Coast District
Council);
as well as those operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
(NZTA) and NZ Police in the Greater Wellington Region.
Can you also please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR
safety cameras monitoring road users or all ANPR cameras.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Samantha
We have just realised we sent you an email seeking clarification of your
19 December 2023 request for Official Information Act 1992 (OIA) in error
as it was not ready to send in the form sent to you. Please accept our
apologies.
We are processing your OIA request and we are seeking clarification of
your request about Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. We
want to ensure that we understand what information you are requesting.
ANPR cameras are used for a number of purposes. For example, they can be
used for road safety enforcement, for accessing and managing car parking
facilities (e.g. at airports) or to manage access to other sites. ANPR
cameras are operated by both public organisations and private businesses
(e.g. car parking firms). We understand your request relates to public
organisations’ use of APNR cameras.
To help us respond to your request for official information, can you
please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR cameras
operated by:
o the Greater Wellington Regional Council; and/or
o some or all of the cities in the region (Wellington City Council,
Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City
Council); and/or
o some or all of the district councils in the region (Masterton District
Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Kâpiti Coast District
Council);
as well as those operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
(NZTA) and NZ Police in the Greater Wellington Region.
Can you also please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR
safety cameras monitoring road users or all ANPR cameras operated by these
public organisations.
Once we have received a response to this clarification email, NZTA will be
able to continue processing your request.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 2:44 PM
To: Samantha <[FOI #25241 email]>
Subject: OIA-14333 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION
Kia ora Samantha
Further to your email of 19 December 2023, to help us respond to your
request for official information, can you please clarify whether you are
seeking information about Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
cameras operated by:
o the Greater Wellington Regional Council; and/or
o some or all of the cities in the region (Wellington City Council,
Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City
Council); and/or
o some or all of the district councils in the region (Masterton District
Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Kâpiti Coast District
Council);
as well as those operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
(NZTA) and NZ Police in the Greater Wellington Region.
Can you also please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR
safety cameras monitoring road users or all ANPR cameras.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Dear Samantha
On 21 December 2023, we sought clarification from you of your request for
information about Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. That
is:
“To help us respond to your request for official information, can you
please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR cameras
operated by:
- the Greater Wellington Regional Council; and/or
- some or all of the cities in the region (Wellington City
Council, Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City
Council); and/or
- some or all of the district councils in the region (Masterton
District Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Kāpiti Coast District
Council);
as well as those operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
(NZTA) and NZ Police in the Greater Wellington Region.”
We do not appear to have a response from you. Can you please clarify the
information that you are seeking so we can continue to respond to your
request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
Sent: Thursday, 21 December 2023 1:41 pm
To: Samantha <[FOI #25241 email]>
Subject: OIA-14333 REQUEST FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION
Kia ora Samantha
We have just realised we sent you an email seeking clarification of your
19 December 2023 request for Official Information Act 1992 (OIA) in error
as it was not ready to send in the form sent to you. Please accept our
apologies.
We are processing your OIA request and we are seeking clarification of
your request about Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. We
want to ensure that we understand what information you are requesting.
ANPR cameras are used for a number of purposes. For example, they can be
used for road safety enforcement, for accessing and managing car parking
facilities (e.g. at airports) or to manage access to other sites. ANPR
cameras are operated by both public organisations and private businesses
(e.g. car parking firms). We understand your request relates to public
organisations’ use of APNR cameras.
To help us respond to your request for official information, can you
please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR cameras
operated by:
o the Greater Wellington Regional Council; and/or
o some or all of the cities in the region (Wellington City Council,
Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City
Council); and/or
o some or all of the district councils in the region (Masterton District
Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Kāpiti Coast District
Council);
as well as those operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
(NZTA) and NZ Police in the Greater Wellington Region.
Can you also please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR
safety cameras monitoring road users or all ANPR cameras operated by these
public organisations.
Once we have received a response to this clarification email, NZTA will be
able to continue processing your request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 2:44 PM
To: Samantha <[9][FOI #25241 email]>
Subject: OIA-14333 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION
Kia ora Samantha
Further to your email of 19 December 2023, to help us respond to your
request for official information, can you please clarify whether you are
seeking information about Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
cameras operated by:
o the Greater Wellington Regional Council; and/or
o some or all of the cities in the region (Wellington City Council,
Lower Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City
Council); and/or
o some or all of the district councils in the region (Masterton District
Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Kāpiti Coast District
Council);
as well as those operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
(NZTA) and NZ Police in the Greater Wellington Region.
Can you also please clarify whether you are seeking information about ANPR
safety cameras monitoring road users or all ANPR cameras.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Samantha
Please find attached the response to your request of 19 December 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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