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7 February 2025 
 
 
 
  
Michael Zhang 
[FYI request #29604 email] 
REF: OIA-17257 
 
Dear Michael 
 
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982 
 
Thank you for your email of 18 December 2024 requesting the fol owing information under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
I would like to request the business case for the Asset Management Data Standards (AMDS) 
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Specifical y the specified monetary and non monetary benefits outlined in the business case 
regarding the implementation of a data standard across the sector 
 
The fol owing document falls within the scope of your request and is enclosed: 
 
•  AMDS Detailed Business Case FINAL – signed. 
 
In line with NZTA policy, this response wil  soon be published on our website, with personal 
information removed. 
 
 
 
 
  

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If you would like to discuss this reply with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), please contact 
the Ministerial Services team, by email to [NZTA request email]. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Liz Maguire 
Chief Digital Officer 
 
 
 
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