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26 July 2023
Tim Hurdle
[FYI request #23153 email]
REF: OIA-12920
Dear Tim
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 16 June 2023 requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. Please provide copies of any reports, briefings or cabinet papers on the decision to raise
toll prices.
2. What are the exact proportions paid for debt repayment, interest costs, operating costs
and GST for the Tauranga Eastern Link SH2 and the Takitimu Drive SH29 to be paid from tol
revenues?
3. What is the current level of debt and the expected final repayment date for
(a) Tauranga Eastern Link SH2
(b) Takitimu Drive SH29
4. How are operating costs determined for toll roads?
5. What are the interest rates and terms of loans on the toll roads?
On 17 July 2023, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency extended the timeframe for responding to your
request, as allowed for under section 15A of the Act. In that response, we supplied you with responses
to questions 2-4 and advised you that one other document fell within the scope of question 1 and
contained information responsive to question 5. I am now able to provide that document to you.
Please find attached the board paper that falls in scope of the first part of your request and contains
the answers to the firth part of your request:
• OIA-12920 Review of current tol ing arrangements March 2023.pdf
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Ministerial Services, by email
at [NZTA request email]
Yours sincerely
John Coulter
Senior Manager, Investment and Finance