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5 March 2025 
 
 
 
  
Timothy Parker  
[FYI request #29981 email] 
REF: OIA-17555 
 
Dear Timothy  
 
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982 
 
Thank you for your email of 6 February 2025 requesting information relating to the Let’s Get 
Wellington Moving programme under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). I will address each 
part of your request in turn below. 
 
1.  The five maps created showing shortlisted programme options. Two of these maps were 
published in Stuff: 
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2
Fdominion-post%2Fnews%2Fwellington%2F126525178%2Fmass-rapid-transit-routes-
considered-for-east-and-south-of-wellington-leaked-
map&data=05%7C02%7Cofficial.correspondence%40nzta.govt.nz%7Cea4123c8f1fb4a76
86dd08dd462d7008%7C7245e48ca9ff4b2898ef05cfa8edb518%7C0%7C0%7C63874388
3311138849%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLj
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C%7C&sdata=t1OURBEZKF%2FAwHb3kffe%2Bnm%2F3Ll14ljID%2BDXMsDSZmg%3D
&reserved=0 
 
I refer you to pages 10 to 14 of the report titled 2021-10-22-LGWM-PSLO-Report.-Final_Redacted, 
which you can download from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA)’s website at: 
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh1-wellington-improvements/archived-documents/ within the Let’s 
Get Wellington Moving business case process archive ZIP file. 
 
2.  Concept or developed scheme designs of SH1 from the Terrace Tunnel to Cobham Drive, 
created for the four shortlisted LGWM programmes that went to consultation in late 2021. 
This includes designs for the Basin Reserve changes. 
 
I refer you to Section 5 of the report titled LGWM-Preferred-Programme-Options-Report-28-June-
Post-Board on pages 14 to 16 – also part of the ZIP file above.  
 
As the information you requested is publicly available, I am refusing your request under section 18(d) 
of the Act. 
 
 
   

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Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse 
this request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at 
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 
 
In line with NZTA policy, this response will soon be published on our website, with personal 
information removed. 
 
If you would like to discuss this reply with NZTA, please contact the Ministerial Services team by email 
to [NZTA request email]. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
Jackie Smith 
Manager Ministerial Services, Regulatory 
 
 
 
 
 

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