Official Information Act (OIA) responses

Road works

Responded: 5 May 2016
Requested: NZ Herald

• Response

Crash data following lowering of the speed limit on State Highway 2from the State Highway 1 interchange to State Highway 25 turnoff to Coromandel

Responded: 5 April 2016
Requested: Newstalk ZB

• Response

Passenger endorsements

Responded: 18 December 2015
Requested: NZ Herald

• Response 1
• Attachment 

Residential property

Responded: 7 December 2015
Requested by: Radio New Zealand

• Response 1
• Response 2

Variable message signs

Responded: 17 November 2015
Requested by: National Business Review

• Response
• Attachment

Spending on road safety advertising

Responded: 4 September 2015
Requested by: National Business Review

• Response

Anti-drink driving and anti-speeding advertising campaigns

Responded: 31 August 2015
Requested by: Radio New Zealand

• Response
• Attachment 1 - extract from drink driving advertising brief 2014
• Attachment 2 - Maori and non-Maori fatalities

GPS data for Transport Agency fleet vehicles

Responded: 12 August 2015
Requested by: NZ Herald

• Response
• Attachment 1 – How are we driving?
• Attachment 2 – NZTA over speed report 110+ October to December 2014
• Attachment 3 – Speed reports 101kph GPS October 2014 to June 2015

New technology in roading infrastructure

Responded: 17 July 2015
Requested by: NZME

• Reponse
• Attachment 1 – Red Zones
• Attachment 2 – Wireless ‘pucks’ in lieu of Inductance loops
• Attachment 3 – Temporary Lighting Solutions
• Attachment 4 – Innovative solution to use steel barriers for temporary traffic management for the duration of the SH16 Causeway Upgrade project
• Attachment 5 – Implementing a safer way to install warratahs, minimising the risk of injury to the installer
• Attachment 6 – Designed a visible system for staff to recognise when plant has been demobilised and made safe for people to approach or pass

Defecation incident in Mt Victoria Tunnel

Responded: 17 July 2015
Requested by: NZME

• Reponse
• Attachment

Northland projects and Pūhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance

Responded: 15 May 2015
Requested by: TVNZ

• Response
• Attachment 1 – SH1 Corridor improvements
• Attachment 2 – Matakohe bridges a priority for Northland
• Attachment 3 – Repairs to storm-damaged roads in Northland
• Attachment 4 – Northland roading 'pinch' points
• Attachment 5 – Background information for Northland visit
• Attachment 6 – Itinerary and supporting information
• Attachment 7 – Loop Road to Seamton's Hill
• Attachment 8 – Far North single lane bridges
• Attachment 9 – SH bridge replacement costs and map (Auckland and Northland)
• Attachment 10 – Draft RLTP programme tables
• Attachment 11 – Akerama Curves backpocket info
• Attachment 12 – Economic benefits of Pūhoi to Wellsford
• Attachment 13 – Pūhoi to Wellsford programme and budget
• Attachment 14 – Pūhoi to Wellsford construction timeline
• Attachment 15 – Pūhoi to Wellsford construction timeline
• Attachment 16 – Crash stats for Pūhoi to Warksworth section
• Attachment 17 – Pūhoi to Wellsford construction timeline
• Attachment 18 – Pūhoi to Wellsford kauri trees

Otaihanga roundabout

Responded: 13 May 2015
Requested by: Radio NZ

• Attachment 1: Letter dated 20 January 2012– SH1 Mackays to Peka Peka, Kapiti Coast Expressway – Road Safety Review: SH1/Otaihanga Road intersection
• Attachment 2: Letter dated 21 March 2012 – SH1 Mackays to Peka Peka, Kapiti Coast Expressway – Road Safety Review: SH1/Otaihanga Road intersection
• Attachment 3:  Report: SH1 MacKays Crossing to Peka Peka, Kapiti Coast Expressway – Road Safety Audit of the TOC Design (August 2012)
• Attachment 4: Report: SH1/Otaihanga Road Roundabout – Road Safety Audit of the Detail Design (July 2013)
• Attachment 5: Report: SH1/Otaihanga Road Roundabout – Post Construction Road Safety Audit (July 2014)
• Attachment 6: Covering email dated 31 July 2014 and attached reports: Otaihanga Tube data – week 1 (speed summary reports)
• Attachment 7: Covering email dated 31 July 2014 and attached reports: Otaihanga Tube data – week 1(speed stats by hour)
• Attachment 8: Internal correspondence from 2012
• Attachment 9: Internal correspondence from 2013
• Attachment 10: Internal correspondence from January 2014 to May 2014
• Attachment 11: Internal correspondence June 2014
• Attachment 12: Internal correspondence from July 2014 to August 2014
• Attachment 13: Internal correspondence from September 2014 – March 2015

Revocation of state highway status

Responded: 12 May 2015
Requested by: Radio New Zealand

• Response

Physical and verbal abuse against testing officers in Hawke’s Bay

Responded: 11 May 2015
Requested by: Harrison Christian

• Response
• Attachment

Verbal threats and physical attacks made against testing officers

Responded: 27 March 2015
Requested by: Fairfax Media

• Response
• Attachment 1 – Overview of verbal threat and assault complaints for 2013
• Attachment 2a – Incident reports: 2013
• Attachment 2b – Incident reports: Jan 2014 to Jul 2014
• Attachment 2c – Incident reports: Jul 2014 to 2015
• Attachment 3 – Yearly total for verbal threat and assault complaints

Uber complaints

Responded: 17 March 2015
Requested by: NZ Herald

• Response

Sexual assault complaints against taxi drivers

Responded: 11 March 2015
Requested by: Campbell Live

• Response

Operator Rating Safety information request

Responded: 24 February 2015
Requested by: Fairfax Media

• Response 

Visiting drivers survey

Responded: 11 Febraury 2015
Requested by: Mountain Scene Newspaper

• Response 
• Attachment A – 'New Zealand law when driving' resource evaluation 
• Attachment B – Vehicle hirers survey

Road policing and programmes to reduce drink-driving

Responded: 27 January 2015
Requested by: Dominion Post

• Response

Regional roading expenditure

Responded: 22 December 2014
Requested by: NZME News Service

• Response
• Attachment

Restricted and full driver licence test results

Responded: 18 December 2014
Requested by: Fairfax Media

• Response
• Attachment 1
• Attachment 2

Vehicle certification complaints

Responded: 10 December 2014
Requested by: Dominion Post

• Response
• Attachment

Northern Gateway Toll Road

Responded: 19 November 2014
Requested by: Herald on Sunday

• Response

Taxi driver complaints

Responded: 29 September 2014
Requested by: Northern Advocate

• Response

Basin Bridge proposal costs

Responded: 19 September 2014
Requested by: Radio New Zealand

• Response 1
• Attachment
• Response 2

Bus and taxi drivers with alcohol and/or drunk driving charges

Responded: 19 September 2014
Requested by: NZ Herald

• Response

Crashes involving speeding drivers in Waikato

Responded: 10 September 2014
Requested by: Waikato Times

• Response

Crashes involving cyclists in Manawatū/Whanganui and Taranaki

Responded: 26 August 2014
Requested by: Manawatu Standard

• Response

Complaints regarding taxi drivers

Responded: 19 August 2014
Requested by: Dominion Post

• Response

Regional roading expenditure

Responded: 14 August 2014
Requested by: TVNZ

• Response
• Attachment

Crashes in Bay of Plenty

Responded: 24 July 2014
Requested by: Sun Media Ltd
Response

Toll infringements

Responded: July 2014
Requested by: APNZ News Service

• Response

Roading expenditure

Responded: 14 July 2014
Requested by: TVNZ

• Response

Crashes at pedestrian crossings

Responded: 10 July 2014
Requested by: Fairfax NZ

• Response

Demerit points and demerit point suspensions

Responded: 24 June 2014
Requested by: New Zealand Herald
Response

Crashes involving drivers on learner or restricted licences

Responded: 17 June 2014
Requested by: Fairfax Media
Response

Rates of unlicensed drivers in Māngere

Responded: 11 June 2014
Requested by: Herald on Sunday
Response
Attachment 

Māori language training

Responded: 1 May 2014
Requested by: Radio New Zealand
Response

Northern Gateway Toll Road debt repayment

Responded: 29 April 2014
Requested by: Rodney Times
Response

Directives to process OIA requests urgently

Responded: 16 April 2014
Requested by: Newstalk ZB
Response 

Driver pass rates

Responded: 28 March 2014
Requested by: The Wellingtonian
Response

Community engagement

Responded: 17 March 2014
Requested by: Radio New Zealand
Response

Compensation for property acquisition

Responded: 22 January 2014
Requested by: The Dominion Post
Response

Crash rates in Manawatū before and after changes to give way rules

Responded: 6 January 2014
Requested by: Manawatu Standard
Response
Attachment A
Attachment B 

Christmas costs

Responded: 23 December 2013
Requested by: Fairfax Media
Response

Waterview property purchases

Responded: 9 December 2013
Requested by: TV3
Response

Red light running in the Wellington region

Responded: 9 December 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response
SH1 Karo Drive, Wellington crash reduction study

Bridges strengthened to enable them to carry 62 tonnes

Responded: 14 November 2013
Requested by: Radio New Zealand
Response

Complaints made to the NZ Transport Agency regarding threats and attacks made against examiners during driving tests

Responded: 6 November 2013
Requested by: Herald on Sunday
Response
Incident report – 1 of 2
Incident report – 2 of 2 
Spreadsheet 

Milford Road closures

Responded: 31 October 2013
Requested by: Southland Times
Response

Roads of national significance communications costs and bridge strengthening

Responded: 25 October 2013
Requested by: Radio New Zealand
Response

Alcohol-related crashes in specific regions

Responded: 21 October 2013
Requested by: APNZ
Response

Complaints made to the NZ Transport Agency about taxi companies or their drivers

Responded: 18 October 2013
Requested by: APNZ
Response

Crashes involving trucks and crashes involving overseas drivers

Responded: 14 October 2013
Requested by: Waikato Times
Response

Inspection of buses in Wellington

Responded: 7 October 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response 
Attachment

Crashes at traffic light-controlled intersections

Responded: 26 September 2013
Requested by: APNZ
Response

Consultants and contractors

Responded: 25 September 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response
Attachment

Vehicles that are subject to a certificate of fitness (including passenger vehicles)

Responded: 24 September 2013
Requested by: The Dominion Post
Response

Alcohol-related vehicle crashes on rural and urban roads

Responded: 19 September 2013
Requested by: NZ Young Farmers
Response

Release of registered person’s details from the Motor Vehicle Register

Responded: 29 August 2013
Requested by: Fairfax Business Bureau
Response

Vehicle crashes in the Bay of Plenty

Responded: 3 September
Requested by: Bay of Plenty Times
Response 

The number and nature of complaints made to the NZ Transport Agency in the year to 30 June 2013 regarding taxi companies or their drivers

Responded: 26 August
Requested by: Cherie Howie
Response

Crashes involving trucks

Responded: 21 August
Requested by: Waikato Times
Response

Fuel excise duty refunds

Responded: 12 July 2013
Requested by: Kashka Tunstall
Response

Go Wellington safety failures

Responded: 11 July 2013
Requested by: Rutger Keijser
Response 

The release of motor vehicle registered persons and driver licence holder details

Responded: 11 July 2013
Requested by: Fairfax Business Bureau
Response

Fuel excise duty refunds

Responded: 31 May 2013
Requested by: Fair Go
Response 

Unauthorised personalised plates

Responded: 21 June 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response 

Waikato Expressway property purchases and iwi consultation

Responded: 24 May 2013
Requested by: Waikato Times
Response

Crashes at Waikato intersections and the give way rules

Responded: 15 May 2013
Requested by: Waikato Times
Response

Recovery of costs relating to vehicle accidents

Responded: 15 May 2013
Requested by: APNZ News Service
Response 

Crashes in the Waikato involving vehicle faults

Responded: 10 May 2013
Requested by: Waikato Times
Response

Bicycle helmet exemptions granted

Responded: 2 May 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response
Attachment

Dunedin-based government offices

Responded: 10 April 2013
Requested by: Allied Press Limited
Response

Recovery of costs relating to vehicle accidents (1)

Responded: 9 April 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response

Recovery of costs relating to vehicle accidents (2)

Responded: 9 April 2013
Requested by: Otago Daily Times
Response

Waikato Expressway property purchases (Tamahere–Cambridge section)

Responded: 28 March 2013
Requested by: Waikato Times
Response

Crashes at intersections since the changes to the give way rule in 2012

Responded: 19 March 2013
Requested by: Hawke’s Bay Today
Response 

Number of drivers participating in New Zealand’s alcohol interlock programme

Responded: 17 January 2013
Requested by: Fairfax Media
Response

The cost of the Super Gold Card scheme each year since the scheme’s start in October 2008, broken down by region and mode of transport, including individual routes where possible.

Responded: 17 January 2013
Requested by: The NZ Herald
Response

Statistics for restricted and full practical driver tests carried out in Kilbirnie, Porirua and Lower Hutt

Responded: 16 January 2013
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response 
Attachment

All papers, documents, advice and correspondence prepared by the NZ Transport Agency relating to complaints against taxi drivers in the last year

Responded: 20 December 2012
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response

Communication and correspondence with the Minister of Transport regarding the Capital Connection business case submitted by Greater Wellington and Horizons Regional Councils

Responded: 11 December 2012
Requested by: Dominion Post
Response

Give-way crash statistics

Responded: 11 December 2012
Requested by: NZ Herald
Response

Copies of fatal crash reports relating to pedestrians killed in Auckland

Responded: 5 December 2012
Requested by: Herald on Sunday
Response 
Attachment A – reports for 2009
Attachment B – reports for 2010
Attachment C – reports for 2011
Attachment D – reports for 2012

Details for fatal and serious injury pedestrian crashes in Auckland for the past three financial years

Responded: 11 November 2012
Requested by: Otago Daily Times
Response
Attachment A – Crash statistics
Attachment B – Location statistics
Attachment C – Age statistics 

Statistics for fatal crashes involving foreign drivers

Responded: 11 December 2012
Requested by: NZ Herald
Response
Attachment A – Cause of accident
Attachment B – Driver country of origin
Attachment C – Location of crash

Total funding provided for public transport subsidies by the NZ Transport Agency over the last 10 years

Responded: 8 November 2012
Requested by: Fairfax Auckland Business Bureau
Response
Attachment – Bus & ferry subsidies 2002–2012

Graduated driver licensing system – review documents and audits

Responded: 5 November 2012
Requested by: Consumer NZ
Response 

Compulsory driver licence testing – referrals made by doctors, police officers or members of public

Responded: 29 October 2012
Requested by: APNZ
Response