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19 December 2025
Charlie Drummond
[FYI request #32967 email]
REF: OIA-20391
Dear Charlie
Extension of time to respond to request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 23 November 2025 requesting information relating to the Digital
Driver Licence (DDL) programme of work under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
On 25 November 2025 we contacted you to advise that parts of your request had been
transferred to the Ministry of Transport as they were more closely aligned with the Ministry’s work.
The fol owing aspect of your request remains with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA):
Please provide copies of all advice, briefing notes, Aide-Mémoires, and reports provided
to the responsible Minister(s) by the Ministry regarding the DDL policy.
On 26 November 2025, you clarified that you were seeking information across a period of two
years. This sets the timeframe for your request as 26 November 2023 to 26 November 2025.
This letter is to advise you that NZTA is extending the 20 working days available to respond to
your request, as al owed for under section 15A of the Act. We require an additional 10 working
days and wil send you a response on or before 30 January 2026.
The deadline is being extended as the consultations necessary to make a decision on your
request are such that a thorough response cannot reasonably be made within the original 20-
working-day limit.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the
extension. More information about the Ombudsman is available online at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

If you would like to discuss the extension with NZTA, please email the Ministerial Services team
via email to [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Jackie Smith
Manager Ministerial Services