9. PAUL QUINN (National) Link to this
to the Minister of Customs
What information has he received on the success of SmartGate?
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON (Minister of Customs) Link to this
SmartGate’s success shows just how rapidly New Zealanders have taken to the new technology that the system offers. As a result, they have benefited from far quicker processing times on arrival at Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington airports. This week the success of SmartGate reached yet another milestone, with the system reaching half a million users. That is an excellent result, given the system started less than a year ago, when the gates were first opened at Auckland Airport. SmartGate is now processing around about 17,000 people a week. Yet there is even more good news: from 1 December SmartGate will start processing departures at Auckland Airport as well.