Our Reference: A1421319
11 December 2020
Tony Randle
Email: [FYI request #14121 email]
Dear Mr Randle,
Request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
(LGOIMA)
We refer to your information request received 12 November 2020. A copy of your request
is set out below:
1) Can I please have a copy of the monthly fare revenue for each bus route and for each bus
PTOM unit for each month from July 2018?
2) Can I please have a copy of the bus ticket sales by ticket type and ticket type revenue for
each bus route for each month from July 2018?
3) Can I please have a copy of the monthly bus PTOM contract operating cost paid to bus
operators for each PTOM bus unit for each month from July 2018?
I am also interested in the resultant PT patronage for Otago’s public transport services and so
also request the following monthly patronage information.
4) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total number of passenger boardings by bus
route from July 2018?
5) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total number of bus passenger transfers from
July 2018?
6) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total number of bus passenger journeys
(passenger boardings less transfers) from July 2018?
7) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total number of passenger boardings which
began during Peak Times by bus route from July 2018?
8) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total number of passenger boardings which
began during Off Peak Times by bus route from July 2018?
9) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total passenger kilometres by bus route from
July 2018?
10) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total passenger kilometres in respect of Peak
Times trips by bus route from July 2018?
11) Can I please have a copy of the monthly the total passenger kilometres in respect of Off
Peak trips by bus route from July 2018?
The Otago Regional Council’s transport team have reviewed your request and advised
as follows:
The ORC has now transitioned to a new ticketing system, the Bee Card, and are still
developing our reporting capability (along with other Regional Councils who form the
wider ticketing consortium). Our older ticketing system is now out of service, although
we have maintained a data store of historic reporting. Our response is limited as a result
of this. In the future we will be able to deliver a greater level of detail through our new
ticketing system.
For the period of your request we have the following data sets which should address the
questions you have asked, albeit in slightly different search parameters:
1. Otago patronage and revenue by transport unit for July 2018 to August 2020
2. Base monthly contract payments per transport unit.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any queries concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
James Gribble
Administration Officer- Legal
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