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15 Walter Street
Te Aro, Wellington 6011
PO Box 11646
24 May 2019
Manners Street
Wellington 6142
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Transferring OIA request from FYI - (Craig Porter)
Greater Wellington Regional Council has received a request from FYI – Craig Porter email to
([FYI request #10308 email]) for the following information:
“In the Dominion Post on 14 May 2019 it was reported that Transport Advisor, Marie
Verschuer met with some staff on the Let's Get Wellington Moving team, at the Wellington
Regional Council spoke.
Programme director Barry Mein is quoted as saying, in effect that Ms Verschuer was in town so
we invited her to have morning tea with the team.
Please provide the following information:
1 Correspondence between Lets Get Wellington Moving/Greater Wellington Regional Council
regarding the possibility of Ms Verschuer speaking with relevant staff or providing consultancy
services in relation to trackless trams.
2 The terms of any such arrangements for speaking/consultancy services, including whether
such arrangements had a financial element.
3 Any internal dialogue which foreshadowed the arrangements for Ms Verschuer to meet with
relevant staff
4 Any request communicated to Ms Verschuer regarding the presentation of 'trackless trams' as
a transportation option”.
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OIAP-7-11124
As this information is believed by Greater Wellington Regional Council to be more closely
connected with the functions of Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme it is appropriate that
Greater Wellington Regional Council formally transfer the request to the New Zealand
Transport Agency pursuant to section 12 of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 for response.
Greater Wellington will provide any information it holds relevant to the request to the New
Zealand Transport Agency, to enable a coordinated response to the requester.
A copy of my letter, informing FYI - Craig Porter of the transfer, is attached.
Yours sincerely
Luke Troy
General Manager, Strategy
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