6 August 2025
Tony Randle
By email: [FYI request #31529 email]
Dear Tony
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“LGOIMA”):
Request for Information
I refer to your email dated 14 July 2025 requesting information on the level of subsidy
provided for each Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) unit within Canterbury’s
public transport services (bus, train, and ferry). You have asked for this data to be
broken down by year, covering all years for which such information is available.
Specifically, you are seeking the following details for each PTOM unit by month:
1) The fare revenue
2) The patronage data
3) Subsidy amounts
4) The commerciality ratio
Please find the requested data in the attached spreadsheet.
You wil be aware that if you are not satisfied with this response, you can refer this
matter to the Office of the Ombudsman under s27 (3) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Should you require any further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to
contact
[ECAN request email] in the first instance.
Yours sincerely,
Giles Southwell,
Director Corporate and Public Transport Services
File Number: GOVE/INQU/OMBU/3161C
IN-CONFIDENCE