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13 January 2020
Maria Sherwood
[FYI request #11772 email]
REF: OIA-6171
Dear Maria
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 2 December 2019 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“I would like a copy of the business case made by the previous National government and
any funding put aside for the Tauranga to Kati Kati 4 lane highway.”
I am refusing your request under section 18(e) of the Act as the business case for Tauranga to Katikati
four lane highway does not exist. As such, there is no funding allocated for the mentioned project.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse
your request. You can find the contact details for the Ombudsman at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, please contact Chris
Farnsworth, Senior Project Manager, by email t
o [email address].
Yours sincerely
Robyn Elston
Senior Manager, System Design