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Wellington 6141
New Zealand
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www.nzta.govt.nz
8 February 2024
Samantha
[FYI request #25241 email]
REF: OIA-14333
Dear Samantha
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 19 December 2023 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) for:
The locations of ANPR cameras in Wellington region specifically Wellington City, Hutt Valley,
Wairarapa & Kapiti
1. What are the locations of the currently installed ANPR cameras + install dates if possible.
2. What are the locations of the future, planned installed ANPR cameras.
3. What system is being used to run the ANPR cameras (axis, milestone, Rekor or other
ANPR softwares)
4. How long are license plate data stored for.
5. How does the ANPR system get its plate alert data (NZTA, carjam API, police, manual plate
entry)
6. Does the ANPR system check for expired rego, wof, etc or is it only for stolen vehicles
7. What is the city’s plans for ANPR (covering all entrances to the city, hotspots for stolen
vehicles etc)
8. Do police have a direct access to view plate data, or is it only accessible by City
Cameras/city safe
9.How many alerts for stolen cars have the police and or council had since installations
10. Are their plans to have the city fully covered by ANPR.
To be a valid request under the Act, the information sought must be ‘specified with due particularity’ as
outlined in section 12(2) of the Act. On 22 December 2023, we wrote to you seeking clarification of
your request because it is unclear what specific information you are seeking. We sent a follow-up
email on 17 January 2024 but had not received clarification from you. Therefore, we are only able to
respond in general terms with respect to ANPR safety cameras operated by NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Information on safety cameras operated by NZTA can be found at this link:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/safety/partners/speed-and-infrastructure/safety-cameras/. You can find information about the use, sharing and storage of private information captured by these
cameras in the NZTA
Privacy Statement and th
e Safety Camera Privacy Impact Assessment.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Ministerial Services by email to
[NZTA request email]
Yours sincerely
Josh Driscoll
Manager, Ministerial Services
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