Train Control Operating Irregularities
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From: A. Puohotaua
Dear KiwiRail,
I am requesting all records of Operating Irregularities and Incidents involving Train Control and their investigative outcomes including corrective measures taken from 16 July 2023 to 16 July 2025.
Yours faithfully,
A. Puohotaua
From: Dave Allard
KiwiRail
Good afternoon
A quick email to acknowledge receipt of your official information request for information on Train control irregularities as per the below.
We received your request on 16 July 2025, and will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13 August 2025, i.e. the 20 working days after the day your request was received.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
I'll be looking after your request, so any questions please get in touch with me at this email address, or on the number below.
Cheers
Dave
Dave Allard | Senior Government Relations Advisor
DDI: 027 201 8182
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
www.kiwirail.co.nz
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From: Dave Allard
KiwiRail
Good afternoon
I am getting in touch re your OIA request below asking for "all records of Operating Irregularities and Incidents involving Train Control and their investigative outcomes including corrective measures taken from 16 July 2023 to 16 July 2025".
Please be advised, we have started scoping out your request and have identified 41 incidents that fall within the scope of your request and timeframe.
I have asked the subject matter experts to compile all records for one of these incidents to see roughly how long it would take to process your request, and for one record it has taken approximately 5 hours of their time.
Accordingly, as it stands your request will be too large to process.
Is there a particular interest behind the request that might enable refinement?
Happy to discuss if you'd like to give me a call on the number below.
Kind regards
Dave
Dave Allard | Senior Government Relations Advisor
DDI: 027 201 8182
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
www.kiwirail.co.nz
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From: Dave Allard
KiwiRail
Good morning
Following up on my email below - any thoughts?
As noted, happy to discuss.
Cheers
Dave
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From: Dave Allard
KiwiRail
Good afternoon
We have attempted to make contact to refine your request into a more manageable size, however we have not heard from you as at time of writing.
Given the request would ordinarily be due back to you in the next few days, we are hereby declining your request under Section 18(f) of the OIA - or in other word substantial collation.
If you would like to get back in touch to discuss this, you are welcome to contact me on the details below.
Furthermore, as this decision has been made under the OIA, you have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards
Dave
Dave Allard | Senior Government Relations Advisor
DDI: 027 201 8182
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
www.kiwirail.co.nz
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