National Land Transport (Road) Noise Map
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From: S. Zeng
Dear Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency,
I would like to request the most recent National Land Transport (Road) Noise Map in geodatabase format. Specifically, the ESRI geodatabase mentioned as output in 6.0 in this report, or the latest version since the report's release: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/Highways...
I would also prefer the map be released along with other supplemental information through the NZTA's Open Data Portal (https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/open-...). Though if it will slow down the release of this data, please send it to me instead.
Yours faithfully,
S. Zeng
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S. Zeng
This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.
Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency for response. They will contact you if they require
clarification of your request, more time to respond, or if your request
has been transferred to another organisation to respond to. Unless more
time is required, Waka Kotahi will send a response to you within 20
working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before 25
August 2023.
Lastly, the information you have requested may contain the names and
contact details of our staff. Please let us know whether you require these
names and contact details. We may need to consult our staff before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
require staff names and contact details.
If you would like to discuss your request with Waka Kotahi, please contact
us by email at [1][NZTA request email].
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Ministerial Services
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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: S. Zeng
Kia ora,
Thanks for your reply. I do not need the name and contact details of the staff.
Yours sincerely,
S. Zeng
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Please find attached a letter advising of an extension to your request of
29 July 2023 for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
A response will now be sent to you on or before 8 September 2023.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Please find attached the response to your request of 29 July 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: S. Zeng
Dear Waka Kotahi NZTA,
I write to provide the purpose of my request as requested. As someone working in a research support capacity in a tertiary institution with data analysis experience, I intend to perform exploratory analysis on the data, including the noise pollution effect of different types of transport infrastructure. I reserve the right to share any findings with the wider public. I am requesting the information for all of New Zealand, though I am more interested in Auckland. I also personally live in an area with significant traffic noise, and want to know if this issue is recognised by NZTA modelling, and what other areas are affected by the issue.
With sustained public scrutiny on housing supply and transport projects in recent years, my analysis of the data can inform the public discourse. Analysis of the dataset can provide insights for better housing and transport policies, and address issues with transport noise.
To my knowledge, there is no publicly available information on road noise in NZ, which heightens the importance of releasing this information.
I do not require any personal information, such as property owner details.
On the balance, I believe disclosure of the information is in the public interest.
Yours sincerely,
S. Zeng
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your follow up email.
Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency for response. They will contact you if they require
clarification of your request, more time to respond, or if your request
has been transferred to another organisation to respond to. Unless more
time is required, Waka Kotahi will send a response to you within 20
working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before 3
October 2023.
Lastly, the information you have requested may contain the names and
contact details of our staff. Please let us know whether you require these
names and contact details. We may need to consult our staff before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you we will assume that you do not
require staff names and contact details.
If you would like to discuss your request with Waka Kotahi, please contact
us by email at [1][NZTA request email].
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Please find attached a letter advising of an extension to your request of
5 September 2023 for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
A response will now be sent to you on or before 1 November 2023.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Please find attached the response to your request of 5 September 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
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From: S. Zeng
Dear Vanessa,
Thanks for your response and your work on this. It is disappointing that I still haven’t been able to access the data I’ve requested since 29 July. Nevertheless, I look forward to the 2023 SCON report being released in this month, with the geodatabase I’ve requested. If the dataset is not released I will have to seek an appeal with the Ombudsman.
It would be helpful if you can point to a section of Waka Kotahi’s website where this data will be shared.
Yours sincerely,
S. Zeng
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your patience while we work to prepare the Social Cost of
Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
Unfortunately we have experienced some delays while we work towards
getting the information ready for release. We still plan to release the
information, however we are now estimating the end of February 2024 before
it will be available. We apologise that it will not ready within our
originally-indicated timeframe. We expect the maps to be made available
via our open data portal (see
[1]https://opendata-nzta.opendata.arcgis.com/), but will confirm this with
you once published and available.
Ngâ mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your continued patience while we work to prepare the Social
Cost of Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
We are still working on ensuring the map data meets our current Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) standards before it is published alongside the
SCON report. We apologise for the delay in these being published and will
provide you with a further update by the end of March 2024.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence <[5][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 4:29 PM
To: [6][FYI request #23630 email]
Subject: RE: OIA-13547 RESPONSE
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your patience while we work to prepare the Social Cost of
Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
Unfortunately we have experienced some delays while we work towards
getting the information ready for release. We still plan to release the
information, however we are now estimating the end of February 2024 before
it will be available. We apologise that it will not ready within our
originally-indicated timeframe. We expect the maps to be made available
via our open data portal (see
[7]https://opendata-nzta.opendata.arcgis.com/), but will confirm this with
you once published and available.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
Further to our prior email, we are advised the SCON report which was to
accompany the modelled noise contours is still some months away. However,
we are continuing work on finalising the GIS data for the modelled noise
contours. We expect this to be available on our website in the next few
weeks and will update you when this happens.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence <[5][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 11:26 AM
To: S. Zeng <[6][FOI #23630 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA-13547 RESPONSE
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your continued patience while we work to prepare the Social
Cost of Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
We are still working on ensuring the map data meets our current Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) standards before it is published alongside the
SCON report. We apologise for the delay in these being published and will
provide you with a further update by the end of March 2024.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence <[11][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 4:29 PM
To: [12][FOI #23630 email]
Subject: RE: OIA-13547 RESPONSE
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your patience while we work to prepare the Social Cost of
Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
Unfortunately we have experienced some delays while we work towards
getting the information ready for release. We still plan to release the
information, however we are now estimating the end of February 2024 before
it will be available. We apologise that it will not ready within our
originally-indicated timeframe. We expect the maps to be made available
via our open data portal (see
[13]https://opendata-nzta.opendata.arcgis.com/), but will confirm this
with you once published and available.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora S Zeng
We are happy to advise that the road-traffic noise contours data is now
publicly available at:
nzta.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7fd0c57ebe274e579b05c27c66e2a4fa#overview
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us via return email.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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From: Official Correspondence <[5][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2024 10:46 AM
To: [6][FOI #23630 email]
Subject: OIA-13547 FURTHER UPDATE
Kia ora S Zeng
Further to our prior email, we are advised the SCON report which was to
accompany the modelled noise contours is still some months away. However,
we are continuing work on finalising the GIS data for the modelled noise
contours. We expect this to be available on our website in the next few
weeks and will update you when this happens.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence <[11][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 11:26 AM
To: S. Zeng <[12][FOI #23630 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA-13547 RESPONSE
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your continued patience while we work to prepare the Social
Cost of Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
We are still working on ensuring the map data meets our current Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) standards before it is published alongside the
SCON report. We apologise for the delay in these being published and will
provide you with a further update by the end of March 2024.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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From: Official Correspondence <[17][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 4:29 PM
To: [18][FOI #23630 email]
Subject: RE: OIA-13547 RESPONSE
Kia ora S Zeng
Thank you for your patience while we work to prepare the Social Cost of
Noise (SCON) project information and noise contour maps for public
release.
Unfortunately we have experienced some delays while we work towards
getting the information ready for release. We still plan to release the
information, however we are now estimating the end of February 2024 before
it will be available. We apologise that it will not ready within our
originally-indicated timeframe. We expect the maps to be made available
via our open data portal (see
[19]https://opendata-nzta.opendata.arcgis.com/), but will confirm this
with you once published and available.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
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