Kia ora Delia,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 04 June 2023, in which you requested the following information:

• How much money have Wellingtonians using the train service paid in penalty fees for not snapping off the trains since Snapper was introduced. Please provide the ammounts broken down by train line/service.
• How was the decision of a $10 penalty decided?
• Has there been any consideration of reducing the penalty fee while train fares have been reduced to half price?

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Ngâ mihi,

Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Minister of Transport | Minister of Immigration| Minister for Auckland | Associate Minister of Finance
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office Phone: +64 4 817 8731 Email: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Delia Mason <[FOI #23002 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 4 June 2023 9:23 PM
To: Hon Michael Wood <[Michael Wood request email]>
Subject: OIA23-804 Official Information request - Transport penalty fees introduced with Snapper

Dear Michael Wood,

I'm making this request to you as Minister of Transport.

How much money have Wellingtonians using the train service paid in penalty fees for not snapping off the trains since Snapper was introduced. Please provide the ammounts broken down by train line/service.

How was the decision of a $10 penalty decided?

Has there been any consideration of reducing the penalty fee while train fares have been reduced to half price?

Yours faithfully,

Delia Mason

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Dear Delia,

 

Acknowledgement of Request for Information under the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

                                          

Thank you for your email dated 4 June 2023, transferred over to Greater
Wellington on 16 June 2023, requesting information regarding transport
penalty fees introduced with Snapper.

 

Your request is being followed-up and a reply will be sent to you within
20 working days of the request being received.

 

Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to
official information requests where possible. We do not publish
requesters’ personal information.

We will let you know when we respond to your request if we intend to
publish it on Greater Wellington’s website.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Darrell Young

 

 

for

Luke Troy

General
Manager                                                                                  

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Greater Wellington Regional Council

 

 

 

 

 

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Tçnâ koe Delia,

 

Thank you for your email of 4 June 2023 requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

The information requested is believed to be more closely connected with
the functions of Greater Wellington Regional Council. The request is
therefore being transferred to them for a response under Section 14(b)(i)
of the Act.

 

Greater Wellington will contact you in due course regarding this request.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Office of Hon. Kieran McAnulty

MP for Wairarapa |  Minister for Emergency Management | Minister of Local
Government
Minister for Racing | Minister for Rural Communities  | Deputy Leader of
the House  |  Acting Minister of Transport

Office Phone: +64 4 817 8731      Email:
[1][email address]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Winter <[email address]> On Behalf Of M Wood
(MIN)
Sent: Tuesday, 6 June 2023 10:41 AM
To: Delia Mason <[FOI #23002 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA23-804 Official Information request - Transport penalty
fees introduced with Snapper

 

Kia ora Delia,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request,
received on 04 June 2023, in which you requested the following
information:

 

              • How much money have Wellingtonians using the train service
paid in penalty fees for not snapping off the trains since Snapper was
introduced. Please provide the ammounts broken down by train line/service.

              • How was the decision of a $10 penalty decided?

              • Has there been any consideration of reducing the penalty
fee while train fares have been reduced to half price?

 

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official
Information Act.

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Office of Hon Michael Wood

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | Minister of Transport |
Minister of Immigration| Minister for Auckland | Associate Minister of
Finance Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New
Zealand

Office Phone: +64 4 817 8731      Email: [2][email address]

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Delia Mason <[3][FOI #23002 email]>

Sent: Sunday, 4 June 2023 9:23 PM

To: Hon Michael Wood <[4][Michael Wood request email]>

Subject: OIA23-804 Official Information request - Transport penalty fees
introduced with Snapper

 

Dear Michael Wood,

 

I'm making this request to you as Minister of Transport.

 

How much money have Wellingtonians using the train service paid in penalty
fees for not snapping off the trains since Snapper was introduced. Please
provide the ammounts broken down by train line/service.

 

How was the decision of a $10 penalty decided?

 

Has there been any consideration of reducing the penalty fee while train
fares have been reduced to half price?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Delia Mason

 

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Tēnā koe Delia

Request for information 2023-160

I refer to your request for information dated 16 June 2023 which was
received by Greater Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington) on 16
June 2023.

 

Our response is enclosed.

 

 

Ngā mihi

Samantha Gain | she/her
Kaiwhakahaere Matua Metlink | Group Manager Metlink
Metlink
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