I regularly seek public information through the Official Information Act (OIA) and the Local Government Official Information And Meetings Act (LGOIMA). Take a read of the ones that are interesting!
Wellington City Council has confirmed that the Moa Point Sludge Minimisation Facility is expected to reduce emissions by 2,000 tCO₂-e per year, based on carbon calculations by Beca, in response to this March 2026 LGOIMA request.
Snapper tag-on data for Metlink rail replacement bus services and scheduled rail services across Wellington, broken down by fare type and line (Jan 2024–Dec 2025).
Greater Wellington Regional Council has released monthly bus replacement service counts for all four Metlink rail lines from 2017 to January 2026, broken down by planned and unplanned disruptions, in response to this January 2026 LGOIMA request.
Greater Wellington Regional Council has released detailed daily rail patronage data spanning 2017/2018 to August 2025, including individual trip high-count statistics for all train lines, in response to this September 2025 LGOIMA request.
Wellington's central area contains approximately 13,750 publicly accessible car parks, including 4,096 on-street spaces, according to this February 2026 LGOIMA response from Wellington City Council.