Kia ora Miss M Quicken,

 

I am writing to you regarding your request for information under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

For the purposes of the response, we have designated the four emails you
sent on 20^th of March 2026 as a single request for information under the
Act designated as 2026-117.

 

In this email, we are seeking clarification of information you are
requesting, specifically with your references to a “SuperGold scheme
funding gap”.

 

Under the current funding model of the scheme, which was introduced in
2016, SuperGold concessions are funded by central government with a bulk
funding approach.

This means that Greater Wellington annually receives a lump sum of funding
for the concession, then a reporting process from Greater Wellington to
NZTA identifies any over or under funding and adjusts the subsequent
year(s) funding appropriately.

As a result of the above, Greater Welington does not consider that there
is a “gap” in the amount of the funding received, as the concession is
funded by central government and any discrepancy in the amount received is
adjusted for in the following year.

 

Greater Wellington is therefore asking that you clarify what you are
referring to by “SuperGold scheme funding gap.”

 

Please note that amendments to your request will reset the 20-working day
timeframe for a response as set out by the Act.

If we do not receive any clarification of your request, then we will look
to answer your current requests to the best of our understanding. This may
result in a refusal to this part of your request under section 17(e) of
the Act, wherein “that the document alleged to contain the information
requested does not exist”

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Jamie Wallace-Thexton (he/him)
Kaitohutohu | Project Advisor
Metlink
M 021 972 588
100 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
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Tēnā koe Miss Quicken

 

Request for information 2026-117

 

I refer to your four requests for information dated 20 March 2026. 

 

Our response is enclosed.

 

Ngā mihi

Samantha Gain | she/her
Kaiwhakahaere Matua Metlink | Group Manager Metlink
Metlink
100 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 11646, Manners St,
Wellington 6142  

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Kia ora Miss Quicken

 

This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982, which has been partially transferred to our
agency from Greater Wellington Regional Council:

 

B) The minutes or such document which documented both the decisionmaker/s
and the decision itself to delay it for at least a year

C) Impact assessment of the decision adopted

 

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
28 April 2026.

 

If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [1][email address].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

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Tēnā koe Miss Quicken

 

Request for information 2026-117

 

I refer to your four requests for information dated 20 March 2026.

 

Our response is enclosed.

 

Regards

Michelle Groves on behalf of Paul Tawharu, Group Manager Metlink (Acting)
Kaiāwhina Matua ki te Kaiwhakahaere Matua Waka | Executive Assistant to
Group Manager Metlink  

Metlink
100 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 11646, Manners St,
Wellington 6142  

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