This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Information of causes of fatal and non-fatal accidents'.


   
50 Victoria Street 
Private Bag 6995 
 
Wellington 6141 
 
New Zealand 
T
 
 64 4 894 5400 
F 64 4 894 6100 
 
www.nzta.govt.nz 
 
 
26 May 2021 
 
 
Fred Alvrez 
DriveLife Limited 
[FYI request #15463 email]  
REF: OIA-8133 
 
Dear Fred 
 
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982 
 
Thank you for your e-mail of 16 May 2021 to NZ Police requesting information under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (the Act). This request was transferred to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency 
(Waka Kotahi) for response on 17 May 2021 as the information that you have requested is more 
closely associated with the functions of Waka Kotahi. 
  
You have requested the following information under the Act: 
 
Can you please supply data around the causes of fatal and non-fatal accidents for the 2019 
calendar year.  
This could be summarised, e.g. numbers caused by excessive speed, driver error etc.  
 
The information you have requested has been provided in the following spreadsheet: 
•  OIA-8133.xlsx 
 
The information should be considered in conjunction with the caveats on the first tab of the 
spreadsheet. 
 
In accordance with Waka Kotahi policy, this response will also be published on our external website 
shortly.  
 
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Mel Smalley, Manager Data 
Services, by e-mail to [email address].  
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Galina Mitchelhill 
Senior Manager, Research and Analytics