19 September 2022
File Ref: OIAP-7-25476
Max Shierlaw
By email:
[FYI request #20311 email]
Tēnā koe Max
Request for information 2022-133
I refer to your request for information dated 22 August 2022, which was made to Hutt City Council
(Hutt City) and transferred to Greater Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington) on 23 August
2022. You have requested the fol owing:
“Please forward me al communications between the Hutt City Council and Greater Wel ington
Regional Council concerning converting carparks outside Hel Pizza and Subway into a bus stop.
Please also forward all safety assessments of the existing Jackson Street bus stop that is being
relocated to 340 Jackson Street.”
Greater Wel ington’s response follows:
Please see
attachments 1-8 which contain all correspondence on the matter. For ease we have listed
the correspondence attachments below and context for each attachment. There is correspondence
provided below which is outside of the scope of your request for information, however, we believe
this is important to provide context.
Correspondence between Greater Wellington and public
1.
Attachment 1 – Metlink case – 248264: Emails between Greater Wel ington and an owner
and developer of properties on Jackson Street who reported buses hitting a canopy multiple
times. They are looking at rebuilding the canopy which was hit
2.
Attachment 2 - Demolition of veranda 336-338 Jackson Street, Petone: Emails between
Greater Wellington, Hutt City Council (Hutt City), and the owner and developer as in
attachment 1
Correspondence between Greater Wel ington and our contractors and operators
3.
Attachment 3 - Moving signage for bus stop 8006: Emails between Greater Wel ington and
contractor (Directionz) on completion of relocated bus stop signage
Wellington office
Upper Hutt
Masterton office
0800 496 734
PO Box 11646
PO Box 40847
PO Box 41
www.gw.govt.nz
Manners St, Wel ington 6142
1056 Fergusson Drive
Masterton 5840
[email address]
4.
Attachment 4 - 8006 Jackson Street at Bolton St relocation: Emails between Greater
Wellington and Tranzurban advising bus operators of bus stop 8006’s relocation
5.
Attachment 5 - business notification letter for stop 8006 Jackson St - relocation under
TMP: Emails between Greater Wel ington staff on organising the letter drop to business
owners in area for the relocation of bus stop
Correspondence between Greater Wel ington and Hutt City Council
6.
Attachment 6 - Jackson St Petone- bus stop change: Emails between Greater Wel ington
and Hutt City Traffic Engineers. Councillors brief on the bus stop relocation and reasons
behind the relocation
7.
Attachment 7 - TMP review on hold: Emails between Greater Wel ington and Hutt City
Traffic Management Plan (TMP) coordinator and Hutt City Traffic Engineering Manager
discussing approval of bus stop relocation
8.
Attachment 8 - TMP review on hold: Emails between Greater Wellington and Hutt City TMP
coordinator discussing approval of TMP
Some information including personal information from external agencies contained within the
emails has been redacted under section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 to protect the privacy of natural persons.
If you have any concerns with the decision(s) referred to in this letter, you have the right to request
an investigation and review by the Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information requests
where possible. Our response to your request wil be published shortly on Greater Wellington’s
website with your personal information removed.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Samantha Gain
Kaiwhakahaere Matua | General Manager Metlink
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