IR-01-24-349
24 January 2024
Steve Marshal
[FYI request #25311 email]
Dear Steve
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 29 December 2023. You
requested:
The unformed legal road section of Te Toiroa Road is near Ngunguru, in Northland. It
runs between the formed part of Te Toiroa Road and the end of Pukenui Road. It's a
single-lane track crossing an escarpment. Signposting indicates that it is shared by
walkers, cyclists, horse riders, motorcyclists, and other motor vehicle drivers.
I'd like to know the number and type of vehicle-related incident complaints made to the
police concerning this track (legal road) from mid-2018 to the present.
We have searched al incoming calls from 01 January 2018 to 24 January 2024 and can
advise there have been 2 phones cal s where the location has been given as Te Toiroa
Road.
29 July 2021 – Vehicle speeding around corner, almost flipped
29 April 2022 – Vehicle parked on road/ditch – possible vehicle crash
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Zealand Police website.
Yours sincerely
T Morgan
Tracy Morgan
File Management Support Officer
New Zealand Police