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25 May 2021
Michael Brown
[FYI request #15392 email]
REF: OIA-8092
Dear Michael
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 7 May 2021 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
1. Has NZTA has ever conducted unconscious bias surveys on its staff, including senior decision makers
and management, to measure their attitudes towards different modes of transport?
2. If so, please provide the full survey reports.
In response to the first part of your request, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has not conducted an
unconscious bias survey on any of its staff to measure their attitudes towards different modes of transport.
As no such survey has been conducted, I am refusing the second part of your request under section 18(e) of the
Act, as the information requested does not exist.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse your
request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, you are welcome to contact the Ministerial Services team
at [email address].
Yours sincerely
Deborah Hume
Establishment Manager Multimodal and Innovation