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Impact assesment on Snapper privacy

Miss M Quicken made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency

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From: Miss M Quicken

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

Snapper, when tagging on and off indicates whether the user is:

a) Connect

b) Child

c) Normal Adult fare

This is visible to everyone in the bus on either the public transport onboarding or departing the bus.

Please provide the impact assessment that was done re:

a) Privacy

b) Human rights

Around the functional analysis of the Snapper system when both introduced and maintained given the evolution of laws.

Yours faithfully,

Miss M Quicken

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Kia ora

 

Partially transferring the request you made under the Official Information
Act 1982

 

Thank you for your email below requesting information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

The information you have requested is more closely connected with the
functions of Greater Wellington Regional Council than with NZ Transport
Agency Waka Kotahi. Therefore, NZ Transport Agency is transferring your
request to Greater Wellington Regional Council under section 14 of the
Act.

The time limit for their response to you is 20 working days from 13
February 2026 so you can expect a response from Greater Wellington
Regional Council on or before 13 March 2026.

 

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