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Further to Replies 8823 and 8830 (2026), what action did NZTA take between February 2025, when the fraud was initially detected, and October 2025, when the last fraudulent conversion was issued; and why did that action fail to prevent further fraudulent conversions during that period? and 2 other questions

Answered 11429, 11671, 11674 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Questions

  • 11429

    Further to Replies 8823 and 8830 (2026), what action did NZTA take between February 2025, when the fraud was initially detected, and October 2025, when the last fraudulent conversion was issued; and why did that action fail to prevent further fraudulent conversions during that period?

  • 11671

    Further to Replies 8823 and 8830 (2026), how many of the 461 fraudulently converted licences were issued after February 2025, when the fraud was first detected?

  • 11674

    Further to Replies 8823 and 8830 (2026), with fraud initially detected in February 2025, and fraudulent licence conversions still being issued as late as October 2025, what action, if any, did NZTA take between February 2025 and October 2025 to prevent further fraudulent conversions from occurring?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) that between the period of February 2025 and October 2025, it took steps to prioritise the potential issues identified, assess the risk, understand the issue, and identify the root cause to determine how to appropriately close the vulnerability. As this period was used to determine the extent of the problem, the relevant process improvements had not yet been implemented.