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20 May 2024
Kevin Smith
[FYI request #26501 email]
REF: OIA-15199
Dear Kevin
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 21 April 2024 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I am requesting detail on the road alignment along the stretch of SH67 from 115 Buller Rd to 161
Buller Rd. This area is just a kilometre or so from the Buller Bridge.
The road running alongside 2/127 Buller Rd seems to have a confused boundary […]
[…] The correspondence I am interested in is that between NZTA and associated agencies since
2018. Could I please request copies of correspondence between NZTA and others with an interest
in that short stretch of road and in particular that alongside 2/127 Buller Rd.
The information you have requested is covered by your interactions with the Property Group who were
acting on NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) behalf. This is summarised in the table below.
26 February 2019
Surveyor referral and contact with The Property Group (TPG)
regarding potential encroachment onto 127 Buller
Road.
27 February 2019
TPG request to NZTA for instructions to act and NZTA
confirmation of instructions.
5 June 2019
Surveyor enquiry on progress.
10 June 2019
Phone call with landowner to discuss project.
11 June 2019
Initial Landowner letter.
21 June 2019
Meeting with landowner on site.
10 July 2019
Email
to landowner
with
update
regarding
valuer
appointment timeframes.
2 August 2019
Request for Crown valuation fee estimates
22 August 2019
Owner enquiry on progress.
26 August 2019
TPG update to owner.
19 September 2019
NZTA approval for valuer engagement and valuer
engaged.
25 September 2019
TPG to owner update on valuer engagement.
22 October2019
Crown valuation report
4 November 2019
TPG to owner with proposed compensation.
11 December 2019
TPG follow up on owner on valuer engagement.
14 April 2020
TPG follow up on owner on valuer engagement.
10 November 2020
Owner request for survey prior to valuer engagement to
determine total area.
11 November 2020
TPG to owner regarding survey after agreement entered into.
Owner advice that he will seek valuation advice.
15 April 2024
Correspondence from owner regarding boundary pegs.
Correspondence from TPG to NZTA to advise of issue.
All correspondence that falls in scope of your request has already been provided to you by the
Property Group. However, should you wish to receive another copy of the correspondence, we are
happy to provide you with that.
If you would like to discuss this reply with NZTA, please contact us by email to
[NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Damien Grant
Senior Manager, Property Services
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