National Office 
50 Victoria Street 
 
Private Bag 6995 
 
Wellington 6141 
 
New Zealand 
www.nzta.govt.nz 
 
 
 
 
20 November 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 Brett Cottle 
 [FYI request #6778 email] 
 
REF: OIA-3361 
 
Dear Brett 
 
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982 
 
Thank you for your email of 1 November 2017 to the Ministry of Transport, requesting the following 
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
On 22/8/16 I was involved in a road accident, the police advised that Traffic Light cameras were 
operating at the time so I'd like to obtain the footage please. 
The time was about 9.15am 
 
The intersection was the Traffic lights at the top of the (southbound) Massey Rd, Mangere offramp 
on SH20. We were pulling off the motorway and turning right to go (west) across the motorway 
overbridge and a van coming across the bridge from the west ran a red light and t-boned us. 
 
On 7 November 2017, your request was transferred under section 14(b) of the Act, to the NZ Transport 
Agency. 
 
You have requested CCTV footage, however, the CCTV system is designed to overwrite existing footage 
with new footage once the existing space on the CCTV system is reached. Footage is overwritten 
automatically after approximately three to five days, but can differ based on region.  
 
The incident you refer to took place on 22 August 2017. The Transport Agency received your request 
for footage on 7 November 2017—more than five days after the incident. The relevant footage has not 
been retained by the Transport Agency. As such, your request is refused under section 18(e) of the Act, 
as the information requested does not exist. 
 
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse 
this request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at: 
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 

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If you would like to discuss this reply with the Transport Agency, please contact Alex McMinn, Senior 
Customer Access Representative, by email to [email address] or by phone on 0800 822 
422. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
 
Neil Walker 
Senior Manager Journey Management Centre 
 
 
 

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