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10 October 2023
Cody C
[FYI request #24309 email]
REF: OIA-13757
Dear Cody
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 2 October 2023 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide analysis (if any held) of the environmental impact of NZTA windscreen labels.
Part of your request for information regarding any potential plans to remove the labels was transferred
to Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport on 10 October 2023, which wil address that aspect of your
request in due course.
I am refusing your request for analysis of the environmental impact of windscreen labels under section
18(g) of the Act because the information requested is not held by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
and I have no grounds for believing that the information is held by another department or Minister of
the Crown or organisation, or by a local authority.
I can, however, advise that the current labels we use are a result of Waka Kotahi working continuously
with our suppliers to make this product and the manufacturing process as environmentally friendly as
possible, while stil being fit for purpose.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse
this request. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
In line with Waka Kotahi policy, this response wil soon be published on our website, with personal
information removed.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Ministerial Services, by email
to [NZTA request email]
Yours sincerely
Eric van der Plank
Senior Manager Commercial Services
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