10 May 2024
Cody Cooper
By email: [FYI request #26185 email]
Dear Cody
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“LGOIMA”):
Request for Information
I refer to your email dated 3 May 2024 which asked us to break down our
expenditure on implementing the National Ticketing Solution by categories.
The National Ticketing Solution (NTS) is a partnership between the New Zealand
Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and 13 Public Transport Authorities which will
provide a range of easy-to-use and consistent payment methods for all public
transport in New Zealand.
Customers will be able to pay for public transport using contactless debit or credit
cards and digital payment methods, as well as an NTS prepaid card. By making
payments easier, the NTS will encourage more people to use public transport more
often.
Environment Canterbury's expenditure on the National Ticketing Solution Programme
from 1 July 2021 until the end of February 2024 has been $1,126,815. This is broken
into two categories:
Personnel
$981,148
Goods and Services
$145,667
You will be aware that if you are not satisfied with this response, you can refer this
matter to the Office of the Ombudsman under s27(3) of the LGOIMA Act 1987.
Should you require any further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to
contact
[ECAN request email] in the first instance.
Yours sincerely,
Giles Southwell,
Director Corporate and Public Transport Services
File Number: GOVE/INQU/OMBU/2743C