2 July 2020
John Ward
[FYI request #13026 email]
REF: OIA-6722
Dear John
Thank you for your email of 4 June 2020 to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency requesting the
following information under the Official information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide full details of all communications both written and oral received or sent
in relation to the blockage of SH1 leading to Cape Reinga for the period from 1 February
to date.
The information you have requested is planned to be released publicly on the Waka Kotahi
website on or before 10 July 2020. Accordingly, your request has been refused under section
18(d) of the Act. We will notify you as soon as that information has been published.
Under section 28 of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and
review this decision. You can contact the Office of the Ombudsman by phone on 0800 802
602 or through its website at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. If you wish to discuss this matter further with Waka Kotahi, please feel free to contact me by
email to
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Richard May
Deputy General Manager
Engagement and Partnerships