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Further to Reply 17213 (2026), was the six-month period between the detection of potential fraud in February 2025 and the formal notification of NZ Police on 1 August 2025 the result of a deliberate decision to withhold notification until a particular stage of NZTA's internal process had been reached; and if so, what was that stage, and was this decision documented?

Answered Question 18715 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Further to Reply 17213 (2026), was the six-month period between the detection of potential fraud in February 2025 and the formal notification of NZ Police on 1 August 2025 the result of a deliberate decision to withhold notification until a particular stage of NZTA's internal process had been reached; and if so, what was that stage, and was this decision documented?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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No. I am advised by NZTA that the formal notification to Police was made in August 2025, following the confirmation of fraud in July 2025.