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19 July 2021
Tony Randle
[FYI request #15675 email]
Ref: OIA-8243
Dear Tony,
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 4 June 2021 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
The Waka Kotahi One Network Framework (ONF) includes the following statement:
"By definition, all Metro Rail lines would be classified as PT1 (highest strategic significance) as they are
considered rapid transit corridors irrespective of frequency, availability and or volume of people movement."
I am interested in understanding the ONF criteria for classifying public transport (PT) services including why a
PT service would assessed as being "Rapid Transit" or not under the ONF.
1) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of the ONF presentations, working papers or background reports
used in the mid-2020 virtual workshops with invited stakeholders as part of the Stage 2: Detailed design, tools
and integration development of the ONF?
2) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of the ONF survey and any supporting material used to inform the
sector of the high-level design of the ONF, as well as gain feedback on the prioritisation of service outcomes
and performance measures as part of the Stage 2: Detailed design, tools and integration development of the
ONF ?
3) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF reports that discuss Metro Rail Lines and why
they are all considered to be rapid transit corridors under the ONF?
4) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF reports that discuss the criteria to be used for
assessing if a PT service (bus or rail) is rapid transit?
5) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF reports that discuss why "Buses > 40 services
per hour" are considered rapid transit and bus services ">12 bus services per hour" are only considered PT2
"Spine Services".
6) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF presentations, working papers or background
reports used to support the definition that "all Metro Rail lines would be classified as PT1 (highest strategic
significance) as they are considered rapid transit corridors irrespective of frequency, availability and or volume
of people movement."
7) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF presentations, working papers or background
reports used to support the definition that "Buses > 40 services per hour" are considered rapid transit and bus
services ">12 bus services per hour" are only considered PT2 "Spine Services"
8) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF meeting (or workshop) agendas, presentations,
working papers or background reports where discussions on the criteria to classify rail PT services under the
ONF including if it would be assessed as rapid transit or not ?
9) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any and all ONF meeting (or workshop) agendas, presentations,
working papers or background reports where discussions on the criteria to classify bus PT services under the
ONF including if it would be assessed as rapid transit or not ?
10) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any correspondence with Auckland Transport on which PT
services (bus and rail) would be considered rapid transit services?
11) Can Waka Kotahi please provide a copy of any correspondence with the Greater Wellington Regional
Council on which PT services (bus and rail) would be considered rapid transit services?
The documents within scope of your request are listed in the document schedule below.
Some information has been withheld from these documents under section 9(2)(a) of the act, to protect the privacy
of natural persons.
The following two documents are published on the Waka Kotahi website. I am therefore refusing your request
these documents under Section 18(d) of the Act, because the information is publicly available.
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Attachment 4: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/Roads-and-Rail/onf/docs/ONF-Current-Function-
Classification-Guidance.pdf.
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Attachment 8: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/Road-Efficiency-Group/docs/onf-movement-and-place-
classification-discussion-document.pdf.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to withhold and
refuse this information. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this repsonse with Waka Kotahi, please emai
l [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Vanessa Browne
National Manager, Programme and Standards
Document schedule.
Ref
Document
Date
1.
ONF Proposed change to PT classification presentation to TSIG
11 February 2021
2.
Public Transport section of ONF Detailed Design
2020
3.
Draft agenda for regional approach to intensification workshop
February 2021
4.
Public Transport Movement Classification WS
April 2021
5.
Notes from regional approach to intensification workshop
February 2021
6.
DRAFT TSIG Feedback so far ONF PT Tiers
21 August 2020
7.
ONF PT Tier DRAFT
2 September 2020
8.
ONF movement and place classification discussion document
2 September 2020
9.
Rapid Transit Definitions
9 September 2020
10.
Email correspondence with Auckland Transport
2020-2021
11.
Email correspondence with Greater Wellington Regional Council
2020-2021
