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2 September 2025
Nathan Jones
[FYI request #31898 email]
REF: OIA-19175
Dear Nathan
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 5 August 2025 requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. Al written correspondence (including emails, letters, meeting minutes, and internal memos)
between Tesla and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, or any of their representatives, relating to
the Clean Car Discount scheme.
2. This request covers the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 October 2023, or to the most recent
date of record available.
On 12 August 2025, we emailed you seeking clarification on your request, as the scope would capture
applications that Tesla made on behalf of its clients, which wil include a lot of private information. We
asked if you were more interested in emails between NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and
Tesla as the administrator of the Clean Car Discount (CCD) scheme.
We followed up with you on 15 August and 26 August 2025 but have not received a reply to date.
Therefore, we have interpreted the scope of your request to not include the emails regarding
applications under the CCD scheme.
The fol owing document contains emails that fal within the scope of your request and is enclosed:
• OIA-19175 emails.
Please feel free to make another request to NZTA regarding this, and if you are seeking information
about applications for clean car rebates made on behalf of customers, these wil contain private
information that would need to be withheld and may be released in a heavily redacted state.

If you would like to discuss this reply with NZTA, please contact the Ministerial Services team, by
email to [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Sam Russell
Manager – Ministerial Services
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