Speed Cameras operating from private property.
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From: Geoff Thomas
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Are mobile cameras allowed to operate on private property? (Private property being any property not owned by the crown.)
Do you require the landowner's permission to operate from the property, and if so is this recorded as part of an approval process?
Is the permission required every time the property is or can approval be granted for a fixed time frame.
If there are any private properties approved for Mobile cameras to operate from can you please list the total number of sites broken down by region.
Yours faithfully,
Geoff Thomas
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Geoff
This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.
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
5 May 2026.
If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [1][NZTA request email].
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Geoff
Thank you for your email of 6 April 2026 seeking the following information
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Are mobile cameras allowed to operate on private property? (Private
property being any property not owned by the crown.) Do you require the
landowner's permission to operate from the property, and if so is this
recorded as part of an approval process?
Is the permission required every time the property is or can approval be
granted for a fixed time frame.
If there are any private properties approved for Mobile cameras to operate
from can you please list the total number of sites broken down by region.
We are currently responding to your request and want to ensure we are
providing the information that you are seeking. With respect to your
reference to private property being property that is not owned by the
Crown, could you please clarify whether you are seeking information that
includes or excludes council-owned or council reserve land?
Once we have received a response to this clarification email, NZTA will be
able to continue processing your request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Geoff
We are following up on our below request for clarification, sent 7 April.
In order for us to proceed with your request, can you please confirm
whether you are seeking information that includes or excludes
council-owned or council reserve land?
Ngā mihi
Chanell
Ministerial Services
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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Official Correspondence <[3][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 7 April 2026 4:11 pm
To: [4][FOI #34393 email]
Subject: OIA-21771 CLARIFICATION OF REQUEST
Kia ora Geoff
Thank you for your email of 6 April 2026 seeking the following information
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Are mobile cameras allowed to operate on private property? (Private
property being any property not owned by the crown.) Do you require the
landowner's permission to operate from the property, and if so is this
recorded as part of an approval process?
Is the permission required every time the property is or can approval be
granted for a fixed time frame.
If there are any private properties approved for Mobile cameras to operate
from can you please list the total number of sites broken down by region.
We are currently responding to your request and want to ensure we are
providing the information that you are seeking. With respect to your
reference to private property being property that is not owned by the
Crown, could you please clarify whether you are seeking information that
includes or excludes council-owned or council reserve land?
Once we have received a response to this clarification email, NZTA will be
able to continue processing your request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Geoff Thomas
Dear Official Correspondence,
Council owned land and reserves would require approval from the council and their RCA, so this could be excluded.
Yours sincerely,
Geoff Thomas
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Geoff
Thank you for refining your request on 17 April 2026 made under the
Official Information Act 1982.
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
18 May 2026.
Please be aware that the timeframe for your request has been re-set in
accordance with Ombudsman Guidance which states that if clarification is
sought within seven working days of the request, the timeframe for
responding can be re-set. Further information can be found at page 13 of
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/site...
If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [2][NZTA request email].
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Geoff
Please find attached the response to your request of 6 April 2026 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
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