April 2026 Passenger Rail Network Shutdown Delay Discussions
L Connolly made this Official Information request to Auckland Transport
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From: L Connolly
Dear Auckland Transport,
I would like to see communication, minutes, studies or documented decisions with regards to discussions of delaying, cancelling or otherwise not proceeding with the shutdown of the Auckland passenger rail network from March 2026 onwards, including but not limited to the April 2026 scheduled full network closure.
Yours faithfully,
Linda
From: AT Official Information (AT)
Auckland Transport
Kia ora L,
Auckland Transport (AT) acknowledges receipt of your request for official
information dated 30 March 2026 for communications and minutes on
discussions regarding changes to the planned Auckland passenger rail
shutdown from March 2026 onwards.
To comply with our statutory obligation, our decision is due to you by 30
April 2026. This is 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to make a decision within this timeframe, we
will be in contact. Please note this includes Good Friday on 3 April 2026,
Easter Monday on 6 April 2026, and Anzac Day on 27 April 2026 as these are
classed as non-working days.
We will be in contact at our earliest convenience if we require
clarification, or if your requested information is held by another agency.
Your case is being managed by Varsha, who is one of our LGOIMA Business
Partners. If you have any further queries, you can contact the team on
(09) 355 3553 during business hours, quoting Local Government Official
Information request number CAS-1317484-D1W5H1.
Ngā mihi,
Juwairiyah | Customer Care Coordinator
Customer and Network Performance
Auckland Transport
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
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Kia ora L
I’m the LGOIMA Business Partner who’s looking into your official
information request
My name is Varsha and I’m a LGOIMA Business Partner at Auckland Transport.
I’m responsible for looking into the official information request you made
on 30/03/2026 for communications and minutes on discussions regarding
changes to the planned Auckland passenger rail shutdown from March 2026
onwards.
The LGOIMA requires that we let you know our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to meet that time frame and we are
therefore letting you know of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 8 May 2026 or sooner.
This extension is necessary because of ongoing internal consultations.
Ngā mihi
Varsha
LGOIMA Business Partner
Auckland Transport
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
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Auckland Transport
Kia ora L
I’m the LGOIMA Business Partner who’s looking into your official
information request
My name is Varsha and I’m a LGOIMA Business Partner at Auckland Transport.
I’m responsible for looking into the official information request you made
on 30/03/2026 for communications and minutes on discussions regarding
changes to the planned Auckland passenger rail shutdown from March 2026
onwards.
We are still in the process of consulting and need to extend our decision
date to 20 May 2026, or earlier if possible. I apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause. If the information becomes available before
20 May, I will provide it to you as soon as possible
Ngā mihi
Varsha
LGOIMA Business Partner
Auckland Transport
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
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Kia ora,
I’ve attached the official information you asked for
On 30 March 2026 you asked for communications and minutes on discussions
regarding changes to the planned Auckland passenger rail shutdown from
March 2026 onwards.
Please find attached a response from Phil Wratt.
I have also attached a supporting document.
Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request appropriately,
you are able to make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman in
accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and seek an investigation
and review in regard to this matter.
You can contact the Ombudsman at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, simply reply to this email leaving the
subject line as it is. We’ll make sure this information is added to your
case.
Ngā mihi
Ashleigh
LGOIMA Business Partner
Auckland Transport
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
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From: L Connolly
Dear AT Official Information (AT),
My request was for:
communication, minutes, studies or documented decisions with regards to discussions of delaying, cancelling or otherwise not proceeding with the shutdown of the Auckland passenger rail network from March 2026 onwards, including but not limited to the April 2026 scheduled full network closure.
What I requested was not for the statement you gave to your customer service representatives to pass to the public. In the email you included from Amber Carran-Fletcher's email the following in included: "Reprogramming these works could cause delay not only to the CRL but also other projects causing potentially significant increased costs, and delays to continual improvement in reliability and performance of the existing network."
The request is for the documentation behind this statement and this email indicates that it exists. What was the costs vs delays? Was this study completed? The documentation I requested would cover this. Am I to believe that the only time this was brought up was in one stakeholder meeting? Seems unlikely given there is an ongoing fuel crisis. What information was presented to support the position to the stakeholders then if it was so convincing it did not require additional discussion? Again, this is covered under the request.
Yours sincerely,
L Connolly
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