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Dear Andy,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 14 December 2023, in which you requested the following information:

* I was wondering if you can tell me the unit cost per install of the 10,000 EV chargers that you're proposing to install as per your election campaign?
* It would also be interesting to know about the frequency of the installations as 10,000 chargers in a 3 year term equates to nearly 30 per day.
* Could you please indicate where these chargers are likely to be located and who's going to operate them (and make the money). Are they going to be overseen by ChargeNet who already operate a large network of charging stations nationwide? If not, what are your proposals for accessing and paying for
a charge as it's imperative that charging doesn't need fragmentation in terms of multiple apps/RFID tags etc?

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

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minster for Auckland

Email: [Simeon Brown request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Dear Andy

Thank you for your email of 14 December 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 the Ministry of Transport. The request is therefore being transferred to them for a response under Section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

The Ministry of Transport will contact you in due course regarding this request.

Kind regards

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy, Minster for Auckland

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Kia ora Andy,

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge the transfer of your Official Information Act request on 15 December 2023 seeking:

“* I was wondering if you can tell me the unit cost per install of the 10,000 EV chargers that you're proposing to install as per your election campaign?
* It would also be interesting to know about the frequency of the installations as 10,000 chargers in a 3 year term equates to nearly 30 per day.
* Could you please indicate where these chargers are likely to be located and who's going to operate them (and make the money). Are they going to be overseen by ChargeNet who already operate a large network of charging stations nationwide? If not, what are your proposals for accessing and paying for a charge as it's imperative that charging doesn't need fragmentation in terms of multiple apps/RFID tags etc?”

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 5 February 2024 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

The Ministry publishes Official Information Act responses on our website when there may be wider interest in the information released. This means the information provided to you might be published after you have received it.

Ngâ mihi

Harry (He / Him)
Kaitohutohu - Tuhinga Ôkawa|Adviser - Accountability and Correspondence

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Dear Andy,

 

Please find the attached response to your OIA request.

 

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Rios Diaz

Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport

| E: [1][email address] | [2]transport.govt.nz

 

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Thank you for contacting Hon Simeon Brown MP, Minister of Transport,
Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy and Minister for
Auckland.

Hon Simeon Brown considers all correspondence important and appreciates
you taking the time to write. As the Minister receives a large amount of
correspondence, it is not always possible to personally reply to all
emails.

* If your correspondence is related to a constituent matter, please get in
touch with the Minister’s electorate team by email:
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572-0000
* If your correspondence is diary related, requests will be processed
accordingly and we will be back in contact with you
* If your correspondence requires a response, you can expect a response in
due course
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Email: [Simeon Brown request email]
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Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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Dear Andy, 

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request,
received on 17/07/2024, in which you requested the following information: 

 

Now that more than 6 months have passed, I'd like to revisit this request
and see what progress, if any, has been made on this pre-election promise?

Please could you supply any relevant information you've received and also
all related correspondence between you and the Ministry of Transport on
this matter?

 

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

 

Kind regards, 

 

Noemi Leinfellner

Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Reception: 04 817 6804

Email: [1][email address] Website:
[2]www.beehive.govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
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to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy
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release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Dear Andy,

Thank you for your email of 17 July 2024 to Hon Simeon Brown requesting
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

‘’Now that more than 6 months have passed, I'd like to revisit this
request and see what progress, if any, has been made on this pre-election
promise?

Please could you supply any relevant information you've received and also
all related correspondence between you and the Ministry of Transport on
this matter?’’

I am writing to advise you that as it stands, your request may be refused
under section 18(f) of the Act which applies where information cannot be
made available without substantial collation or research. We would like to
invite you to refine your request so that we may be able to provide you
with a response.

The second part of your request ‘any relevant information’ is a very broad
scope, as it includes any relevant information that the Minister’s Office
holds (not just advice from the Ministry), and we would suggest clarifying
this part by amending it to:

‘’All policy advice you received from the Ministry of Transport and
related correspondence between you and The Ministry of Transport since
October 2023 regarding government’s commitment to public EV charging’’.

Can you please confirm if you are happy with this refined request?

Please note that, as permitted under section 15(1AA) of the Act, any
amendment of your original request will be considered to be a new request
for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for a
response.”

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Email: [1][email address] Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal
or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would
list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it
to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy
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release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

From: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 12:43 PM
To: [FOI #25175 email]
Subject: RE: OIA24-305 | Re: OIA23-015 | Official Information request -
10000 new EV charging stations

 

Dear Andy, 

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request,
received on 17/07/2024, in which you requested the following information: 

 

Now that more than 6 months have passed, I'd like to revisit this request
and see what progress, if any, has been made on this pre-election promise?

Please could you supply any relevant information you've received and also
all related correspondence between you and the Ministry of Transport on
this matter?

 

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

 

Kind regards, 

 

Noemi Leinfellner

Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Reception: 04 817 6804

Email: [4][email address] Website:
[5]www.beehive.govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
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prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal
or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would
list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it
to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy
of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Thank you for contacting Hon Simeon Brown MP, Minister of Transport,
Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy and Minister for
Auckland.

Hon Simeon Brown considers all correspondence important and appreciates
you taking the time to write. As the Minister receives a large amount of
correspondence, it is not always possible to personally reply to all
emails.

* If your correspondence is related to a constituent matter, please get in
touch with the Minister’s electorate team by email:
[email address] or by calling one of his team on 09
572-0000
* If your correspondence is diary related, requests will be processed
accordingly and we will be back in contact with you
* If your correspondence requires a response, you can expect a response in
due course
* If your correspondence relates to another Minister's portfolio, your
correspondence will be transferred to the appropriate Minister
* If your correspondence expresses an opinion, it will be noted
* If you have made a request for official information, this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act
1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or Agency
* If your request relates to media, it will be referred to the media team
* Latest information from the Beehive can be found here:
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/
Thank you for the taking the time to write.

Kind regards,
[cid:image001.jpg@01DA43A9.6D8F41D0]
Office of Hon Simeon Brown MP
Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Email: [Simeon Brown request email]
Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Simeon Brown MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
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constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Dear Andrew

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon Simeon Brown

Minister of Transport, Minister of Local Government, Minister for Energy,
Minister for Auckland
Email: [1][email address] Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
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intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal
or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would
list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it
to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy
of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

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