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21 January 2025
Isaac Morrison
[FYI request #29427 email]
REF: OIA-17133
Dear Isaac
Extension of time to respond to request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 3 December 2024 requesting the fol owing information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. The business cases for al current Roads of National Significance (RoNS) projects,
including:
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Cost Benefit Ratios (BCRs)
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Present Value calculations
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Economic assessment details
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Project cost estimates – Publicly available:
2. Specifical y for the Hawke's Bay Expressway four-laning project:
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The ful business case
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Detailed BCR analysis
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Economic benefits assessment
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Construction timeframes
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Cost estimates
This letter is to advise you that NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is extending the 20
working days available to respond to your request, as allowed for under section 15A of the Act.
We require an additional ten working days and wil send you a response on or before 5 February
2025.
The deadline is being extended as your request is for a large quantity of information and the
consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a thorough response
cannot reasonably be made within the original 20-working-day limit.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the
extension. More information about the Ombudsman is available online at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss the extension with NZTA, please email the Ministerial Services team
via email to [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Tom James
Manager, Ministerial Services