Authorised people for flying Drones over Highways
J. Wills made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency
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From: J. Wills
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
I formally request a list of organisations and individual traders who have authorisation to fly UAV/RPAS over roads under NZTA control.
Yours faithfully,
J. Wills
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora J
This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.
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
7 July 2025.
If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [1][NZTA request email].
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Tēnā koe J. Wills
We are writing to seek clarification on your request of 7 June 2025 which
has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Unfortunately, your original request is broad in scope which means it will
be difficult to locate the relevant information without undue delay.
Before we can progress your request, can you please provide:
a specific time period for the information sought, eg ‘2015 to present’
We would greatly appreciate it if you could get back to us as soon as
possible in order to continue processing your request.
Please note that any clarification or amendment of a request is considered
a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum legal timeframe
for response as provided for under section 15A(1) of the Act.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: J. Wills
Dear Official Correspondence,
Please advise all currently active organisations and those since Post 2021 that were given authorisation but are now expired.
Yours sincerely,
J. Wills
From: J. Wills
Dear Official Correspondence,
This is a follow-up to see if you have any updates to this request.
Yours sincerely,
J. Wills
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora J. Wills,
Thank you for your follow up email.
We are still currently working on your request. We will get back to you by
the due date of 7 July 2025
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora J. Wills,
Further to our below email we’re writing to let you know that in
accordance with the Ombudsman’s guidelines, the timeframe for processing
your request has been reset following the clarification you provided on 15
June 2025.
You can now expect a response on or before 14 July 2025.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2025 9:00 am
To: [FOI #31241 email]
Subject: RE: OIA-18599 REQUEST OF CLARIFICATION
Kia ora J. Wills,
Thank you for your follow up email.
We are still currently working on your request. We will get back to you by
the due date of 7 July 2025.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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