Cameras and commercial relationships

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To whom it may concern at the Tauranga City Council,

This is a request to the Tauranga City Council for information and documentation as covered by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and/or the Official Information Act 1982.

How many cameras with automatic number plate recognition capability have been installed on roads, streets, intersections, traffic lights, light posts, and other Council property with Tauranga City Council’s approval in the last five years?

How many cameras with automatic number plate recognition are operating in Tauranga City City with the Tauranga City Council’s approval?

Does the Tauranga City Council own these cameras, lease these cameras, or are they owned by another company?

For the cameras operating on roads, streets, intersections, traffic lights, light posts, and other Tauranga City Council property which are owned by companies rather that Tauranga City Council, what are the names and NZBN numbers for those companies.

Which third parties does Tauranga City Council provide data, images, or footage collected with cameras operating on roads, streets, intersections, traffic lights, light posts, and other Tauranga City Council property?

Does Tauranga City Council provide data, images, or footage to Auror Limited, Datacom Group Ltd, vGRID, SaferCities, or Safe City Group Limited?

How many cameras does Tauranga City Council have in 2024 which are supplying data, images, or footage to vGRID, SaferCities, and/or Safe City Group Limited?

How many cameras does Tauranga City Council have in 2024 which are supplying data, images, or footage to Auror Limited?

How many cameras does Tauranga City Council have in 2024 which are supplying data, images, or footage to Datacom Group Ltd?

Does Tauranga City Council have a commercial relationship with Auror Limited and what was the dollar value of contracts and total financial transactions (revenue and expenditure) with Auror Limited in the 2022/2023 financial year?

Does Tauranga City Council have a commercial relationship with Datacom Group Ltd and what was the dollar value of contracts and total financial transactions (revenue and expenditure) with Datacom Group Ltd in the 2022/2023 financial year?

Does Tauranga City Council have a commercial relationship with Safe City Group Limited and what was the dollar value of contracts and total financial transactions (revenue and expenditure) with Safe City Group Limited in the 2022/2023 financial year?

Sincerely,

John McDonald (Editor at CityWatch NZ)
[email address]

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Good morning John

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 25 June 2024 for information about cameras and commercial
relationships.

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Good afternoon John

 

Please find your response letter attached.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Emily Clarke (she/her) | Democracy Services Advisor |
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000

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Good afternoon John

 

Please find your final response letter attached.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Emily Clarke (she/her) | Democracy Services Advisor |
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000

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