Kia ora Zach,

 

Notification of Transfer of your Official Information Act request

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport Te Manatū Waka, thank you for your
Official Information Act request of 14 November 2024.

 

The information to which your request relates is more closely connected
with the functions of the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official
Information Act 1982 to transfer your request.

 

Accordingly, your request is being transferred to NZTA today.

 

You will hear further from NZTA in due course.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Harry (He / Him)

Kaitohutohu - Tuhinga Ōkawa|Adviser - Accountability and Correspondence

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Blomby <[FOI #29205 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2024 10:18 pm
To: OIA <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - OIA Request - National single
payment public transport system

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Costs

When it was announced in 2022, the national single payment system for
public transport was going to cost 1.3 billion dollars and that the
supplier was Cubic.

 

Is this still accurate or have the costs or supplier changed? Please
provide both original costing estimates and current costing expectations
if they are different.

 

Additionally, how much has the Auckland rollout of the program cost,
originally estimated and final cost of delivery?

 

Functionality

When announced in 2022, the system was said to allow for concessions. Now
when the Auckland program is being rolled out, it specifically does not
have this functionality.

 

Please provided all documents and emails between the supplier and ministry
relating to functionality of the system, including proposed and agreed
functionality.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Zach Blomby

 

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Kia ora Zach

 

This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982 which has been transferred from Ministry of
Transport.

 

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of NZ Transport
Agency Waka Kotahi 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, NZ Transport Agency will send a response to you within
20 working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before
13 December 2024.  

 

If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [1][email address].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

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-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Blomby <[4][FOI #29205 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2024 10:18 pm
To: OIA <[5][MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - OIA Request - National single
payment public transport system

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Costs

When it was announced in 2022, the national single payment system for
public transport was going to cost 1.3 billion dollars and that the
supplier was Cubic.

 

Is this still accurate or have the costs or supplier changed? Please
provide both original costing estimates and current costing expectations
if they are different.

 

Additionally, how much has the Auckland rollout of the program cost,
originally estimated and final cost of delivery?

 

Functionality

When announced in 2022, the system was said to allow for concessions. Now
when the Auckland program is being rolled out, it specifically does not
have this functionality.

 

Please provided all documents and emails between the supplier and ministry
relating to functionality of the system, including proposed and agreed
functionality.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Zach Blomby

 

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Kia ora Zach,

 

Thank you for your request of 14 November 2024 to the Ministry of
Transport, seeking information about the National Ticketing Solution (NTS)
and the recent rollout of contactless payments on public transport
services in Auckland.

 

On 15 November 2024, your request was transferred to NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi (NZTA) under section 14 of the Act.

 

In order to respond to your request, we are seeking clarification on the
following part of your request:

 

Please provided all documents and emails between the supplier and ministry
relating to functionality of the system, including proposed and agreed
functionality.

 

As it stands, this part of your request seeks a significant volume of
material as it has no defined timeframe and has a broad scope. This means
that we will most likely need to refuse this part of your request under
section 18(f) as the information requested cannot be made available
without substantial collation or research. It is likely that several
thousand items will fall within the scope of your request, as it covers
several years of the programme’s development and is broad in nature.

 

This part of your request is premised on your previous question around the
functionality of the NTS and if it has changed to not include concessions,
since it was announced in 2022. We can confirm that the NTS will include
concessions fares such as student or child discounts, and products such as
SuperGold or Community Service Cards. Our response will cover this in more
detail.

 

As there has been no change to the product that will be rolled out to
customers across 2025 and 2026, we ask that you clarify your request by
either:

 a. Confirming that you no longer wish to request documents and emails
relating to the functionality of the NTS system.
 b. Specify a suitable timeframe and scope for your request for materials,
which NZTA can assess as part of your response.
 c. Confirm that you do not wish to clarify your request, in which case
NZTA will assess your request as it currently stands.

 

We look forward to hearing from you by 26 November 2024, for us to
progress your request effectively.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

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

 

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From: Official Correspondence
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 11:28 AM
To: [FOI #29205 email]
Subject: OIA-16949 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Kia ora Zach

 

This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982 which has been transferred from Ministry of
Transport.

 

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of NZ Transport
Agency Waka Kotahi 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, NZ Transport Agency will send a response to you within
20 working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before
13 December 2024.  

 

If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [5][email address].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

[6]Connect with us on Social Media

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Blomby <[8][FOI #29205 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2024 10:18 pm
To: OIA <[9][MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - OIA Request - National single
payment public transport system

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Costs

When it was announced in 2022, the national single payment system for
public transport was going to cost 1.3 billion dollars and that the
supplier was Cubic.

 

Is this still accurate or have the costs or supplier changed? Please
provide both original costing estimates and current costing expectations
if they are different.

 

Additionally, how much has the Auckland rollout of the program cost,
originally estimated and final cost of delivery?

 

Functionality

When announced in 2022, the system was said to allow for concessions. Now
when the Auckland program is being rolled out, it specifically does not
have this functionality.

 

Please provided all documents and emails between the supplier and ministry
relating to functionality of the system, including proposed and agreed
functionality.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Zach Blomby

 

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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:

[10][FOI #29205 email]

 

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