This page relates to the 2024–27 National Land Transport Programme.
This page explains how approved organisations and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA; for its own activities) can update, add or remove an activity in the 2024–27 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP). It also provides information on cash flow adjustments and surplus funds.
2024–27 National Land Transport Programme
Variation of the 2024–27 NLTP: means any of the following variations approved by us (NZTA as investor) of the 2024–27 NLTP:
- adding a new phase of an activity
- adding a new activity
- changing the scope or costs of a phase of an activity
- changing the timing of costs of a phase in a financial year within the NLTP period
- removing a phase or an activity from the NLTP.
NLTP inclusion: means inclusion of a phase in the 2024–27 NLTP that is eligible for funding from the National Land Transport Fund. For definitions of the funding priorities, see:
NLTP funding
Funding approval: approval given by us (NZTA as investor) under section 20 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.
Land Transport Management Act 2003 section 20(external link)
Variation of the 2024–27 NLTPBack to top
We (NZTA as investor) may vary the 2024–27 NLTP at any time after adoption of the NLTP in accordance with section 19E of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.
Land Transport Management Act 2003 section 19E(external link)
An approved organisation or NZTA (for its own activities) may seek our approval to any of the following:
- the addition of a new activity to the NLTP
- the addition of a new phase of an activity to the NLTP
- removal of an unfunded phase of an activity that has been included in the NLTP.
Adding a new activity or phase
Before adding a new activity to the NLTP, an approved organisation and NZTA (for its own activities) must apply for our approval. This involves contacting the appropriate NZTA representative to confirm:
- what information is required to ensure a successful application. In particular, approved organisations and NZTA (for its own activities) are required to complete the required Transport Investment Online (TIO) fields and upload the relevant supporting information
Transport Investment Online(external link)
- who is the delegated NZTA authority holder with responsibility for approving additions/variations to the NLTP
- what information is required if funding approval is also sought for a phase requested to be included in the NLTP.
Funding approvals (webpage yet to come)
If the activity or phase is not already in TIO the activity owner must add it during the development of the application and any supporting documentation must be added or updated within TIO.
Removing an activity or phase of an activity
Where a phase or an activity is no longer required for the 2024–27 NLTP, the approved organisation or NZTA (for its own activities) must inform us so we can update TIO accordingly.
Funding activities in the 2024–27 NLTPBack to top
An approved organisation or NZTA (for its own activities) may seek approval for:
- new funding for a phase or phases within an activity included in the NLTP
- a cost increase for a phase of an activity included in the NLTP
- change in scope of a phase for an approved activity included in the NLTP (either with or without a cost adjustment).
For details on the process, requirements and further information for funding approvals and cost increases, see:
Funding approvals (webpage yet to come)
An approved organisation or NZTA (for its own activities) may do any of the following without our approval:
- adjust the forecast cash flows of any activities included in the 2024–27 NLTP provided there is no overall cost increase or a significant impact on the 2024-27 NLTP forecasts
- move funds between phases within an activity, provided the funding is within the same activity class
- make a declaration of surplus funds when any approved funding is no longer required. Such a declaration has the effect of reducing the amount of approved funding for the phase of activity.
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Approved organisations and NZTA (for its own activities) may apply for cost-neutral (cash flows) or negative (surplusing funds) adjustments. The TIO request with the ‘Reason for change’ is usually sufficient for processing the application and the NZTA Treasury and Cash Flow team will action the request within 2 weeks unless the impact requires consultation with either the activity class owners or investment advisors.
Note that the following requests are subject to prior agreement from your NZTA investment advisor and the activity class manager:
- ‘maintenance, operations and renewal programme’ activity for the 2024–27 NLTP funds being transferred between activity classes
- delaying the activity/phase start to a future NLTP which potentially violates the ‘readiness for funding’ requirement of the National Land Transport Fund Investment Claims and Obligations Policy
National Land Transport Fund Investment Claims and Obligations Policy
- cash flows that have a significant impact on current NLTP funding, that is, bringing forward funds from future years outside of the NLTP into the NLTP.
For information about the requirements for transport investments, see:
Quick links – transport investment requirements (webpage yet to come)
For further details on adding activities to the NLTP:
- Inclusion of activities in regional land transport plans and the National Land Transport Programme (webpage yet to come)
- The key principles, factors and prioritisation for assessing whether activities should be included in the NLTP are detailed in our section on the Investment Prioritisation Method.
2024–27 Investment Prioritisation Method
- The legislative and other requirements for RLTPs to be included in the 2024–27 NLTP are explained in our information on RLTPs, see the information on 2024–27 NLTP development for further information.
2024¬–27 NLTP development
Sources of funding are detailed in our policy on funding sources.
National Land Transport Fund Funding Sources Policy
