“Could you please send me: 

- A copy of the contract entered into between the Council and the provider of the train services in Wellington? (Am I correct that this is Transdev?) 

- Any variations to that contract 

- Any correspondence between the Council and the train service provider in relation to the performance of that contract 

- Any legal advice the council has received in respect of this contract 

- Assuming there is such a contractual stipulation, any information on whether the council has penalised the service provider, warned the service provider, notified the provider they are in breach of contract, or considered cancelling the contract.” 

On 24 April 2024, an officer emailed you to clarify your question regarding correspondence between Metlink and Transdev regarding performance of the contract given that it is quite broad and would likely capture all correspondence between Metlink and Transdev as they all generally fall under managing services and therefore managing performance of the contract.  

On 24 April 2024, you responded: 

“Would this be narrower? Any correspondence between the Council and the train service provider in relation to the non-performance of that contract.  

I am basically trying to see whether the Council has talked with the operator about it failing to meet its contractual requirements.” 

For a copy of the attachment relating to this request please email democratic.services@gw.govt.nz