Safety camera programme costs
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From: Dale
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please provide:
1) A detailed breakdown of the total cost of the Safety Camera transfer project since the Cabinet decision was made in 2019 to 1 July 2025, including major expenditure categories and components.
2) The number of times the project budget was exceeded, if any, and the amount by which the budget was exceeded in each instance.
3) Details of any approved budget increases, if any, over the life of the project, including the date and amount of each increase.
Yours faithfully,
Dale
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Dale
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Official Information Act 1982.
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15 August 2025.
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Dale
Thank you for your email of 19 July 2025 seeking the following information
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1) A detailed breakdown of the total cost of the Safety Camera transfer
project since the Cabinet decision was made in 2019 to 1 July 2025,
including major expenditure categories and components.
2) The number of times the project budget was exceeded, if any, and the
amount by which the budget was exceeded in each instance.
3) Details of any approved budget increases, if any, over the life of the
project, including the date and amount of each increase.
We are processing your OIA request and want to ensure we are providing the
information that you are seeking about the Safety Camera System Programme.
To help us respond to your request, can you please clarify whether you are
seeking this information about the transfer of safety cameras to NZ
Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) from NZ Police and/or establishing
safety camera operations in NZTA.
Once we have received a response to this clarification email, NZTA will be
able to continue processing your request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Dale
Dear Ministerial Services,
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify my request. I am interested primarily in the establishment of NZTA’s capacity and capability to run safety camera operations.
This may include:
• Capital costs (e.g. camera procurement, installation, infrastructure)
• Operating costs (e.g. maintenance, calibration, staff, offence verification and infringement processing)
• Technology and system costs (e.g. software licensing, data storage, cybersecurity)
• Public engagement or communications campaigns
• Any costs associated with programme governance, compliance, and evaluation.
Yours sincerely,
Dale
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Dale
Thank you for refining your request on 24 July 2025 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
21 August.
Please be aware that the timeframe for your request has been re-set in
accordance with Ombudsman Guidance which states that if clarification is
sought within seven working days of the request, the timeframe for
responding can be re-set. Further information can be found at page 13 of
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/site...
If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [2][NZTA request email].
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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Kia ora Dale
Please find attached the response to your request of 19 July 2025 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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Ngā mihi
Joanna
Joanna Gordon
Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kotuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Phone: +64 06 590 9376
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Palmerston North
Private Bag 11777, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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