| Chatham Islands | New Zealand | Region as % of NZ |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 612 | 4,268,500 | 0.01 |
| Land area (km2) | 97 | 275,400 | 0.04 |
| Imports (gross tonne)1 | - | 79.2 million | - |
| Exports (gross tonne)1 | - | 73.4 million | - |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) ($)1 | 20 million | 155,360 million | 0.01 |
| Passenger transport - bus - boardings | - | 92,777,000 | - |
| Passenger transport - rail - boardings | - | 18,347,000 | - |
| Passenger transport - ferry - boardings | - | 4,695,000 | - |
| Vehicle kilometres travelled1 | - | 40,200 million | - |
| Fatalities2 | 1 | 366 | - |
| Serious injuries2 | 0 | 2553 | 0.07 |
| Local roads - urban all (km) | 6.4 | 17,298 | 0.04 |
| Local roads - urban sealed (km) | 5.7 | 16,956 | 0.03 |
| Local roads - rural all (km) | 172.4 | 65,601 | 0.26 |
| Local roads - rural sealed (km) | 5.3 | 33,698 | 0.02 |
| State highways - all (km) | - | 10,906 | - |
| State highways - sealed (km) | - | 10,850 | - |
| State highways - motorway (km) | - | 172 | - |
Notes:
| Chatham Islands | 2009/12 | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Walking and cycling | 0.1 | 0.4% |
| Transport planning | 0.0 | 0.1% |
| Public transport improvements | - | 0.0% |
| New & improved infrastructure for state highways | - | 0.0% |
| New & improved infrastructure for local roads | 2.9 | 25.4% |
| Public transport services | - | 0.0% |
| Maintenance of state highways | - | 0.0% |
| Renewal of state highways | - | 0.0% |
| Maintenance of local roads | 1.6 | 13.8% |
| Renewal of local roads | 6.9 | 60.1% |
| Demand management &community programmes | 0.0 | 0.1% |
| 11.4 | 100% |
Note: includes T funds of $2m
Local road maintenance funding of $8.4 million will pay for a range of projects, including road markings and signage to make roads on the islands safer and more dependable. The NZTA has approved a three-year allocation and expects the council to manage the required maintenance, operations and renewal programmes including any changes in costs within that allocation.
One key project, recently completed, involved stabilising the cliff face above the road to the Waitangi Wharf. This aims to reduce the threat of a slip blocking an important route to a facility that is essential to the islands' economy.
The NLTP allocates $2.9 million to local road improvements in the Chatham Islands. This will go towards:
Road safety is one of the key priorities in this NLTP. With this in mind, the Chatham Islands Council will use funding of $10,000 to work with the community to identify local road safety issues on the islands, then establish and implement local solutions to deal with them.
An NLTP allocation of $51,000 to walking and cycling initiatives will be used to complete a programme of new footpaths on the Chatham Islands in 2009/10. Once the programme is finished, walking will be a safer and more attractive travel option in areas where footpaths are available.
National Land Transport Fund funding for New Zealand Police road policing activities in the Chatham Islands totals $27,000 for the 2009/10 year.
This will enable strategic policing of the 'fatal five' road safety issues: speeding, drink/drugged driving, restraints, dangerous/careless driving and high-risk drivers. It also contributes to funding of vehicles and equipment, communications, accommodation and other costs.
The detailed 2009/10 Road Policing Programme can be viewed on the NZ Police website at www.police.govt.nz/service/road(external link). The programmes for 2010/11 and 2011/12 will be published annually on the site once they have been approved by the Minister of Transport.
The major projects currently planned between 2013 and 2020 are:
Last updated: 6 October 2009
