This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.
Introduction
The government has set out its expectations from investment in the land transport system in the Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2021.
Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021(external link)
The GPS 2021 sets out four strategic priorities to guide National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) investment, and 11 results that the government expects to see from that investment. The strategic priorities and the results overlap. Some National Land Transport Fund investments will contribute to multiple results and support multiple strategic priorities. Other investments will make a significant contribution to just one result and one strategic priority.
Investment management
We (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as investor) expect that investments from the investment management activity class will contribute to the following results:
- Ensure investment is directed to areas of most need by investing in research into existing and emerging transport issues.
- Deliver the right infrastructure and services to the right level at the best cost.
Investment management
Road to Zero
We expect that investments from the Road to Zero activity class will contribute to the following results:
- reduced number of deaths and serious injuries
- a safer land transport network.
Road to Zero
Walking and cycling improvements
We expect that investments from the walking and cycling improvements activity class will contribute to the following results:
- reduced number of deaths and serious injuries
- a safer land transport network
- improved access to social and economic opportunities
- public transport and active modes that are more available and/or accessible
- increased share of travel by public transport and active modes
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- reduced air and noise pollution
- improved resilience of the transport system.
Walking and cycling improvements
Public transport services and infrastructure
We expect that investments from the public transport infrastructure and services activity classes will contribute to the following results:
- reduced number of deaths and serious injuries
- a safer land transport network
- improved access to social and economic opportunities
- public transport and active modes that are more available and/or accessible
- increased share of travel by public transport and active modes
- freight routes that are more reliable
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- improved resilience of the transport system.
Public transport services and infrastructure
Local road and state highway maintenance
We expect that investments from the local road and state highway maintenance activity classes will contribute to the following results:
- reduced number of deaths and serious injuries
- a safer land transport network
- improved access to social and economic opportunities
- public transport and active modes that are more available and/or accessible
- increased share of travel by public transport and active modes
- freight routes that are more reliable
- freight routes that are more resilient
- reduced air and noise pollution
- improved resilience of the transport system.
Local road and state highway maintenance
Local road and state highway improvements
We expect that investments from the local road and state highway improvements activity classes will contribute to the following results:
- reduced number of deaths and serious injuries
- a safer land transport network
- improved access to social and economic opportunities
- public transport and active modes that are more available and/or accessible
- increased share of travel by public transport and active modes
- freight routes that are more reliable
- freight routes that are more resilient
- reduced air and noise pollution
- improved resilience of the transport system.
Local road and state highway improvements
Rail network
The GPS 2021 sets out the expectations for the delivery of the New Zealand Rail Plan (Rail Plan) and the new approach to funding the heavy rail activities of KiwiRail.
The Rail Plan is a non-statutory document that sets the government’s strategic focus for investment in the rail network, and guides investment in rail under GPS 2021. The Rail Plan has a focus on two investment priorities with the goal of a resilient and reliable national network:
- investing in the national rail network to maintain freight rail, and provide a platform for future investments for growth
- investing in metropolitan rail to support growth in our largest cities
We expect that investments from the rail network activity class will contribute to the following results:
- a safer land transport network
- freight routes that are more reliable
- freight routes that are more resilient
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- reduced air and noise pollution
- improved resilience of the transport system.
Rail network
Coastal shipping
We expect that investments from the coastal shipping activity class will contribute to the following results:
- a safer land transport network
- freight routes that are more reliable
- freight routes that are more resilient
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- improved resilience of the transport system.
Coastal shipping (web page coming soon)
