Kia ora AP,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 14 March 2024 seeking:

 

“I request any information held relating to the appointment of Simon
Bridges as Chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency. For the avoidance of
doubt, this request includes:

- Advice from the Ministry provided to the Minister regarding this
appointment

- Any other correspondence between the Minister and the Ministry
concerning the appointment

- Any papers taken to Cabinet regarding the appointment”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 15 April 2024 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 - Accountability and Correspondence

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: AP <[FOI #26098 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:13 PM
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Simon Bridges appointment

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

I request any information held relating to the appointment of Simon
Bridges as Chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency. For the avoidance of
doubt, this request includes:

- Advice from the Ministry provided to the Minister regarding this
appointment

- Any other correspondence between the Minister and the Ministry
concerning the appointment

- Any papers taken to Cabinet regarding the appointment

 

Yours faithfully,

 

AP

 

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Kia ora AP,

 

This email is to notify you that the Ministry is extending the 20 working
days available to it to respond to your Official Information Act request
pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the Act. 

 

We require an additional 17 working days as “consultations necessary to
make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the
request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit”.

 

You may now expect a full response to your request by 9 May 2024. However,
we will endeavour to respond to your request before this date.

 

Please note you have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to approach
the Ombudsman about this extension.

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Harry Atkins (He / Him)

Kaitohutohu - Tuhinga Ôkawa|Adviser - Accountability and Correspondence

 

 

 

From: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 12:07 PM
To: AP <[FOI #26098 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Simon Bridges appointment
OC240267

 

Kia ora AP,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 14 March 2024 seeking:

 

“I request any information held relating to the appointment of Simon
Bridges as Chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency. For the avoidance of
doubt, this request includes:

- Advice from the Ministry provided to the Minister regarding this
appointment

- Any other correspondence between the Minister and the Ministry
concerning the appointment

- Any papers taken to Cabinet regarding the appointment”

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 15 April 2024 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 - Accountability and Correspondence

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: AP <[1][FOI #26098 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:13 PM
To: OCU <[2][MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Simon Bridges appointment

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

I request any information held relating to the appointment of Simon
Bridges as Chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency. For the avoidance of
doubt, this request includes:

- Advice from the Ministry provided to the Minister regarding this
appointment

- Any other correspondence between the Minister and the Ministry
concerning the appointment

- Any papers taken to Cabinet regarding the appointment

 

Yours faithfully,

 

AP

 

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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:

[3][FOI #26098 email]

 

Is [4][MOT request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Transport? If so, please contact us using this
form:

[5]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:

[6]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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References

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4. mailto:[MOT request email]
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6. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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Dear AP,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Jono Reid

Kaitohutohu Mātāmua, Kāwanatanga | Principal Adviser, Crown Entity
Monitoring

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

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Wellington 6011 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office |Level 7, 167B Victoria
Street West | PO Box 106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND
| Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

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Good morning AP,

 

I am writing to let you know that an error has been spotted in the request
that we provided you. We will issue a new response.

 

Can you please delete the previous response and let me know when this is
done?

 

Thanks and Kind Regards,

 

 

Jono Reid

Kaitohutohu Mātāmua, Kāwanatanga | Principal Adviser, Crown Entity
Monitoring

 

 

 

From: Jono Reid
Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2024 6:26 PM
To: [FOI #26098 email]
Subject: Your Official Information Act request - OC240267

 

Dear AP,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Jono Reid

Kaitohutohu Mātāmua, Kāwanatanga | Principal Adviser, Crown Entity
Monitoring

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Wellington (Head Office) | Ground Floor, 3 Queens Wharf | PO Box 3175 |
Wellington 6011 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office |Level 7, 167B Victoria
Street West | PO Box 106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND
| Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Disclaimer: This email is only intended to be read by the named recipient.
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Good afternoon AP,

 

As per my email earlier today, please find attached an updated response to
your Official Information Act request.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Jono Reid

Kaitohutohu Mātāmua, Kāwanatanga | Principal Adviser, Crown Entity
Monitoring

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

 

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Wellington (Head Office) | Ground Floor, 3 Queens Wharf | PO Box 3175 |
Wellington 6011 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office |Level 7, 167B Victoria
Street West | PO Box 106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND
| Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Disclaimer: This email is only intended to be read by the named recipient.
It may contain information which is confidential, proprietary or the
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Good afternoon AP,

 

Attached is Part two of the response.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Jono Reid

Kaitohutohu Mātāmua, Kāwanatanga | Principal Adviser, Crown Entity
Monitoring

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

 

 

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Wellington (Head Office) | Ground Floor, 3 Queens Wharf | PO Box 3175 |
Wellington 6011 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office |Level 7, 167B Victoria
Street West | PO Box 106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND
| Tel: +64 4 439 9000 |

Disclaimer: This email is only intended to be read by the named recipient.
It may contain information which is confidential, proprietary or the
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